IT TAKES A VILLAGE Care Day is a global celebration (and the world’s largest celebration) of the successes and achievements … Continue reading Care Day, February 18th!
Taiza: Formalising foster care system in Madagascar is a bit like digging out an abandoned gold mine.
We currently have possibly over 10,000 children living in institutional care in the capital city, with all centres full, or … Continue reading Taiza: Formalising foster care system in Madagascar is a bit like digging out an abandoned gold mine.
Equitable supports for foster/kinship carers and adoptive parents
Becoming a parent is an exciting and challenging period of time that requires the development of a particular set of … Continue reading Equitable supports for foster/kinship carers and adoptive parents
Why hold events for foster carers and children
The National Foster Care Association Malta NFCAM hosted several activities for foster carers and children during the summer period. Some … Continue reading Why hold events for foster carers and children
Names are important
What a name means to me A name connects me to people. My first name was given to me in … Continue reading Names are important
To be a social worker and to devote himself entirely to vulnerable children and families.
Originally written in French by Ny Hasina Ramahenina on UNICEF website Lanto Robivelo specializes in Social Work. Lanto Robivelo specializes … Continue reading To be a social worker and to devote himself entirely to vulnerable children and families.
Preventing Child Abandonment in Madagascar during Cononavirus
Governments around the world are taking different approaches to how to manage child protection, family support, and foster care systems … Continue reading Preventing Child Abandonment in Madagascar during Cononavirus
IFCO COFFEE CONVERSATIONS
On the 8th and 9th of April 2020, IFCO hosted two ‘Coffee Conversations’ Webinars in partnership with The Care Leavers … Continue reading IFCO COFFEE CONVERSATIONS
My contribution in establishing a new foster care system in Malta
It all started in 1998. Dr. Laurence Gonzi – then Minister for Social Policy (he was later appointed Prime Minister … Continue reading My contribution in establishing a new foster care system in Malta
Happy World Children’s Day!
On behalf of IFCO, I join with everyone around the world to wish all children a happy World Children’s Day. … Continue reading Happy World Children’s Day!