[humantraffic-vn] Child Trafficking Gateway 159 - De-institutionalisation

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From: childtrafficking.com at tdh.ch
Date: July 14, 2011 4:40:44 PM GMT+07:00
Subject: 19 Child Trafficking Gateway 159 - De-institutionalisation

Dear friends and colleagues

We are happy to announce a new publication by Terre des hommes Foundation 
and Hope for Himalayan Kids on the topic of de-institutionalisation of 
children. The existence of many orphaned and abandoned children is a 
painful reality in Nepal, and in many cases children did not need to be 
institutionalised. In other words and in many cases children were 
separated from their families due to family crises, migration, remarriage 
or child trafficking. The number of orphans is not higher than in other 
countries with a similar level development, but the difference lies in the 
fact that authorities and orphanages have been promoting 
institutionalisation until recently. An earlier study (Adopting the Rights 
of the Childe: A Study on Intercountry Adoption and its Influence on Child 
Protection in Nepal also available at 
http://www.childtrafficking.com/Docs/adopting_rights_child_unicef29_08.pdf
) estimated that there were many children instituionalised and needed 
urgent attention. Hence, with utmost concern to ensure child protection, 
Terre des hommes Foundation and Hope for Himalayan Kids teamed up to 
propose concrete solutions to these children. 

McArthur, D. (2011). 10 Steps Forward to De-institutionalisation. 81p.The 
manual is designed to guide those working in the field of child protection 
and provides guidelines and templates to transform the model of practice 
from an institutional care facility for children to children's services 
organization that provides alternative quality care and advocates 
preventive action for abandoned, orphaned or abused children. The key 
philosophy of the document is that the rights (and best interests) of 
children are better served in families compared to institutions. It 
provides concrete guidance on a wide range of alternative care services 
including kinship, foster care, domestic adoption, reunification of 
children with their families and family preservation. 
http://www.childtrafficking.com/Docs/ten_steps_for_deinstitutionalisation_0711.pdf

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Regards

Muna Basnyat 
Regional Anti – Trafficking Adviser 
Terre des hommes Foundation              
Kathmandu, Nepal