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Philip Goldman Maestral International November 8, 2011. PROGRESS IN FAMILY BASED CARE. A GLOBAL MISMATCH. THE NUMBERS No permanent parents : 163 million Institutions : up to 8 million Violence : 1.5 billion Birth registration : 220 million under 5
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Philip Goldman Maestral International November 8, 2011 PROGRESS IN FAMILY BASED CARE
A GLOBAL MISMATCH THE NUMBERS No permanent parents: 163 million Institutions: up to 8 million Violence: 1.5 billion Birth registration: 220 million under 5 Forced sexual intercourse: 223 million (2002) FGM/C: 70 million Child marriage: 64 million Detained by law enforcement: 1.5 million Trafficked: 1.2 million/year (2002) And so on… 2010 OECD FOREIGN AID $129 Billion CHILD PROTECTION 0.5 % Source: UNICEF (some figures secondary sources); OECD DAC
CHILDREN: FRONT AND CENTER Poverty Reduction Children’s place in the agenda? Children in Families!!! Services that focus on prevention, ‘continuum’, response Mapping and Assessment What is the child protection/welfare system? What are its main gaps? Community- Based National Programs Prioritized and resourced (human and financial) Numbers and Evidence Surveys, administrative data, longitudinal and life cycle
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WHY INVEST IN CHILDREN’S WELFARE? TARGETING Best possible targeting from income/vulnerability perspective FAMILIES WORK! Bureaucracies and ideologies that keep children out of families don’t work LINK TO POVERTY ALLEVIATION Life cycle earnings/health utilization/educational performance/arrest and incarceration/etc. COST EFFECTIVENESS AND PUBLIC ROLE Community services versus institutions, public/NGO sector comparative advantage GOOD POLITICS Governments taking the lead to help communities, reduced reliance on ‘outsiders’
EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS… Extended family, adoption, foster… Psycho-social and related services Targeted services, e.g. disabled Birth registration Knowledge, attitudes, practices Health, educ. Access/quality Child friendly police and courts Tracing/outreach Good policy, legislation and regulation Data for decision making SOC. SER WORKFORCE ECON. STRENGHTNING
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