Here’s what’s happening around the world in the area of child welfare and protection.
Maestral International is seeking a full-time Technical Director for the Changing the Way We Care initiative. Job descriptions and qualifications can be viewed in the document link below. Interested candidates should send the following documents by May 20, 2018 to Joanna Ison (jison@maestral.org): Cover letter C.V. References (3) Writing samples (2) Learn more about Changing […]
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2017 – Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and partners Lumos and Maestral International are one of four finalists in the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition. The proposal, Changing the Way We CareSM reunites children in orphanages with their families, while providing critical family support so families can stay together. Research shows that 80 to 90 percent of children in orphanages around […]
Read MoreProposal Developed with Lumos and Maestral International Will Help Children Living in Orphanages Around the World BALTIMORE, MD, Feb. 15, 2017 — A proposal from Catholic Relief Services (CRS) – developed in conjunction with Lumos and Maestral International – to move children out of orphanages and into families has been named one of eight […]
Read MoreThe Five-year National Plan of Action to End Violence Against Women and Children was developed by consolidating eight different action plans addressing violence against women and children to create a single comprehensive, National Plan of Action to eradicate violence against women and children in Tanzania. Nine Ministers had the opportunity to deliver their statement/commitment to the […]
Read MoreFrom January to May 2016, Maestral carried out a formative evaluation of the child protection system in the Union of the Comoros with the support of UNICEF. Comoros has taken several actions to improve and strengthen the child protection system since the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1991. However, […]
Read MoreFamily for Every Child has just launched the Guidelines on Children’s Reintegration which are intended to help governments, donors, NGOs, faith-based organisations and practitioners to pursue reintegration as the primary response in cases of separated children. The Guidelines provide practical guidance for effective reintegration that can help organisations to design high quality programmes; measure impact; train […]
Read MoreLove, Care and Protection: From Infancy to Adolesence Once every two years, REPSSI hosts a Psychosocial Support forum to promote awareness of the importance of psychosocial support (PSS) and share knowledge on approaches to providing it. The third forum hosted by REPSSI and partners, whose theme was Love, Care and Protection from Infancy to Adolescence was a high […]
Read MoreEvidence confirms associations between childhood violence and major causes of mortality in adulthood. A synthesis of data on past-year prevalence of violence against children will help advance the United Nations’ call to end all violence against children. Thirty-eight reports provided quality data for 96 countries on past-year prevalences of violence against children. Base case estimates showed […]
Read MoreThis article discusses the challenges faced by Ethiopian young adults who had aged out of institutional care facilities. These young adults reported facing many challenges upon leaving care, including difficulty finding employment, a lack of many basic life skills, difficulty finding a support network, and significant stigma in the community due to their background in care. The […]
Read MoreOn World Stats day 2015, we’re asking the UN to make sure we #leavenoonebehind in the Global Goals. 52 co-signatories have now signed our open letter to the UN Statistical Commission, asking them to make sure that we make sure all children are counted in the SDG indicators. Read the letter and learn more.
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