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Posted By: Jade • September 8th, 2017
The objective of this special collection is to bring together contemporary research, thinking and critical scholarship about adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), both empirical and theoretical, in sub-saharan Africa (SSA). The special issue aims to draw together the work of academics and policy makers to make available current thinking, evidence, responses and debates relating to AGYW sexual and reproductive health needs in SSA. It is expected that this interdisciplinary and cross-cutting special issue will provide an avenue for experts at universities, international organisations, civil society groups and intergovernmental organisations to offer important insights on the subject matter. Read More
Posted By: Jade • February 27th, 2017
For the past two years, J Initiative (JI), a RISE regional working group member, has worked with key child protection stakeholders in the public, private and civil society sectors to mark Safer Internet Day (SID) in Ghana. Organized under this year’s global theme, ‘Be the change: Unite for a better Internet’, the SID 2017 forum was held in Accra on 7 February 2017, with parallel events also occurring in other parts of the country. Key partners and attendees of the event included World Vision International, Facebook, Vodafone-Ghana, Tigo-Ghana, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Ghana Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-Ghana), Ghana Education Service, and the Ghana Institute of Journalism. Read More
Posted By: Jade • October 24th, 2016
ACPF is organising its seventh International Policy Conference on the African Child (IPC) under the theme “Our Hidden Shame: Crimes and Extreme Violence against Children in Africa,” to be held from 7-8 November 2016 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read More
Posted By: Lopa • August 17th, 2016
Why Monitor and Evaluate Reintegration Programmes?
Considerable attention and resources have been targeted at the reintegration of different groups of children over the years, yet rigorous evaluations of these interventions are rare and it is not always clear what lessons are being learnt. Read More
Posted By: Jade • August 1st, 2016
The NGOs Railway Children and Juconi International will host a conference from 17-18 November, 2016 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania titled “Breaking the cycle: Reintegrating street-connected children: applying theory, developing practice”. Read More
Posted By: Jade • August 1st, 2016
The African Institute for Children Studies (AICS) in collaboration with other stakeholders will organize an international conference themed: “Best Interest for Children in the Justice System.” The conference will be held between 17th – 19th August 2016 at Daystar University Valley Road Campus, Nairobi, Kenya. Read More
Posted By: Jade • July 21st, 2016
Trace Kenya, a member of the RISE sub-Saharan regional working group, celebrated its tenth anniversary at a ceremony held in Mtwapa, a suburb of Mombasa, Kenya in March. Trace Kenya’s founder and director, Paul Adhoch, chaired the event which convened key stakeholders including beneficiaries, partners, media representatives and community members. Read More
Posted By: Jade • May 20th, 2016
The RISE Learning Network sub-Saharan regional working group (RWG) face-to-face meeting was successfully convened from May 4-5 in Nairobi, Kenya. Read More
Posted By: Jade • March 30th, 2016
The African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN), a RISE Regional Working group member, and the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) successfully concluded an International Conference on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children in Nairobi, Kenya from 7-10 February 2016. Read More
Posted By: Jade • March 30th, 2016
Better Care Network (BCN), a member of the RISE Global Reference Group, has launched a new virtual platform, Care to Practice: supporting children’s care practitioners in Eastern and Southern Africa. Read More