the Nest - second living room -

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a model of services and assistance for children in multi-problem families in Central and Eastern Europe

seminar on alternative forms of care  

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a brief report on the seminar on Alternative Forms of Care in Bangalore, India in February 2009

Bal Sangopan scheme  

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Alternate care i.e. non-institutional scheme, by D.V. Desavale, Government of Maharashtra

PALANHAR  

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A foster parenting programme for children in need of care, by Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Government of Rajasthan

YCDA  

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Experience on promoting alternative forms of care for the children without parental care, by Rajendra Meher

Alternative Care for Orpahns and Vulnerable Children (OVC)  

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Powerpoint presentation

what children told us  

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By mrs Bep van Sloten, Better Care Network Netherlands

Opening  

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Opening address by Karin Matthijsse, Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland

Komar Rikreay, Alternative Care Policy  

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Komar Rikreay has documented its policy and procedures with regard to alternative forms of care. They have placed children from different backgrounds (trafficking, former street children or orphans) in foster care and in group homes in and around Battambang, a rural area in Cambodia.

Newsletter Alternative Forms of Care in India, November 2007  

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In November 2006 Cordaid and Kinderpostzegels organised a seminar in Bangalore, India. The workshop focused on Alternative Forms of Care for Children without Parental Care. The newsletter is a follow-up action that was promised during this seminar. It contains information on what other non-gouvernmental organisations have done after the seminar. Maybe their experiences and efforts can again inspire you to experiment or set up a form of alternative care.

seminar report Bangalore november 2006  

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The report of a seminar with partner organisations of Cordaid and Kinderpostzegels in Bangalore in november 2006, where the possibilities, challenges and existing experiences with regards to alternative foms of care for children without parental care were discussed.

final report seminar 7 september 2006  

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The report of a seminar with Dutch funding agencies in the Netherlands in september 2006. The agencies had expressed their desire to be informed about the existing experiences with alternative forms of care in India and alternative care in general.

case studies  

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At the request of Kinderpostzegels and Cordaid, the International Foster Care Organisation (IFCO) has collected five examples of alternative forms of care for children without parental care in India.

overview of the debate  

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Kinderpostzegels and Cordaid have taken the initiative to further the discussion on different forms of care and to stimulate partner organisations in Asia to take up alternatives of care for children without parental care. For this purpose they have compiled an overview of the main trends in the current debate on care for these children.