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Defining Permanent Family Care

Defining Permanent Family Care.

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Defining Permanent Family Care

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  1. Defining Permanent Family Care • Permanent Family Care (PFC) involves an unconditional, loving and nurturing commitment to a child by an adult or adults with parental roles and responsibilities that provide(s) lifelong support to the child. These family relationships should have an emotional component with intimacy and a sense of belonging, and should also generally involve legal recognition of both parental and child rights and responsibilities. • Finding 1 – Agree upon and adopt a definition, or at least a description, of permanent family care(PFC). (Full) • Finding 2 – Operationalize “subsidiarity’ by prioritizing – especially for young children – the urgent need for PFC. (Majority)

  2. PFC in the African Context • Finding 3 – Strengthen legal basis for PFC through formally recognized placements, particularly domestic and international adoption. (Majority) • Finding 4 – Support traditional/informal mechanisms for PFC with necessary safeguards. (Majority) • Finding 5 – Cultural identity should be considered to determine child’s best interests, but not prioritized above providing PFC. (Majority) • Finding 6 – All children need PFC. We should have equality of aspiration for each child, African or non-African. (Full)

  3. Operationalizing PFC in Africa • Finding 7 – Need comprehensive child laws that harmonize internally/internationally & backed with resources. (Majority) • Finding 8 – Perverse incentives from laws/legal issues, like inheritance and criminal abandonment, hinder provision of PFC. (Full) • Finding 9 – Prioritize best placements for PFC (dom/intl adoption) & analyze all placements for how they could improve PFC. (Majority) • Finding 10 – Identify all children in need and use a clear definition of adoptability to guide placements. (Majority) • Finding 11 – Support kinship caregivers to improve PFC. (Full) • Finding 12 – Use and improve long-term foster care by preparing families and providing legal arrangements to mitigate risks and increase protection. (Partial) • Finding 13 – Sibling groups important for PFC. (General) 4

  4. Strengthening Systems for PFC • Finding 14 – Review child welfare systems to identify strengths and weaknesses for PFC. Need legal framework and standards of practice with detailed implementation plans for all levels. (Full) • Finding 15 – Standardize process for identifying, documenting and monitoring children in need of PFC. Government to set standards, provide oversight, collect/analyze data. (Full) • Finding 17 – Assess/train families of origin and prospective families before child urgently needs PFC. (Full) • Finding 18 – NGOs need secure data/technology systems to track, monitor and guard child case information and aggregate data. (Full) • Finding 19 – Governments to build/maintain child welfare systems that comply with int’l standards & ensure all PFC options along full continuum of care are included in national plans. (Majority)

  5. Support Services for PFC • Finding 20 – Community partnerships leverage support services and resources & build formal/informal networks to ID families, provide services, monitor outcomes and coordinate care. Build informal networks, no reliance on formal systems alone. (Full) • Finding 21 – Placement support needed to match children and families, giving consideration to child’s history, status and family dynamics. (Majority) • Finding 22 – Post-placement support critical for ensuring that PFC stays permanent and healthy. Services include regular caseworker visits and timely referrals to other services (Full)

  6. Public Opinion, Mobilization & Partnerships • Finding 23 – Raise public awareness and mobilize communities around PFC. Issues include harm of institutions & benefits of adoption. (Full) • Finding 24 – Awareness campaigns needed to educate the public, correct misperceptions, and promote PFC. (Full) • Finding 25 – Train frontline workers and sensitize policymakers on importance of PFC. (Full) • Finding 26 – Educate int’l donors and adopters about the needs and challenges around providing PFC in Africa. (Full) • Finding 27 – ID leaders and “innovator” families to model good practice & enlist faith-based organizations to promote PFC. (Full) • Finding 28 – Public-private partnerships can be neutral players for assessing and processing child cases to provide PFC. (Full)

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