International Approaches to
Supporting Kinship Care
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Kinship care – the care of children by relatives or friends of the family - represents a significant resource available for meeting the needs of girls and boys who are orphaned or otherwise live apart from their parents. 1 in 10 children worldwide are living in kinship care. In some countries, it is as high as 1 in 3. This makes it the most common type of care, after parental care. Kinship care can support the most vulnerable children in ordinary and crisis periods.
In this How We Care series, we present the programming of three CSOs on how they are supporting kin carers and the vulnerable children in their care, in their respective regions: the Associação Brasileira Terra dos Homens (ABTH) in Brazil, Farm Orphan Support Trust (FOST) in Zimbabwe and Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) in New Zealand.
Programme 1: Farm Orphan Support Trust
Farm Orphan Support Trust (FOST) - supporting vulnerable children in Zimbabwe's farm worker communities
Harare, Zimbabwe
Supporting Orphaned and Vulnerable Children through Kinship Care (the SOVC programme)
An overview of the programme (2 mins)
Briefing Paper - ENGLISH
Briefing Paper - ESPANOL
Illustration - ENGLISH
Illustration - ESPANOL
Programme 2: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) - providing full-time grandparent caregivers with information, advice, support and advocacy
Auckland, New Zealand
Empowering grandparent and whānau caregivers to raise resilient and healthy children
An overview of the programme (2 mins)
Briefing Paper - ENGLISH
Briefing Paper - ESPANOL
Illustration - ENGLISH
Illustration - ESPANOL
Programme 3: Associação Brasileira Terra dos Homens
Associação Brasileira Terra dos Homens (ABTH Brazil) - working with children and families to prevent separation, and to reintegrate those who have been separated
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Focus on extended family of origin for children’s care
An overview of the programme (2 mins)
Um resumo do programa (2 minutos)
Briefing Paper - ENGLISH
Briefing Paper - PORTUGUES
Briefing Paper - ESPANOL
Illustration - ENGLISH
Illustration - PORTUGUES
Illustration - ESPANOL