Community-based Alternative Care as a Strategy for Protecting Burundian Refugee Girls and Boys: A case study from Mahama camp, Rwanda

Following the assessment of national alternative care models in both Burundi and Rwanda, a camp-based system was designed to support the influx of vulnerable children without parental care in Mahama camp. A local refugee workforce established and trained to implement community-based child protection programing.

Author(s):

Plan International

Year of Publication:

2017

Workforce Theme(s):

Case Management, Community Workers, Developing, In-service training, Multidisciplinary, Paraprofessionals, Planning, Supervision, Supporting, Systems

Program Theme(s):

Alternative Care, Child Protection, Children, Psychosocial support

Geographic Location:

Burundi, Rwanda

Resource Type(s):

Gray literature

Language(s):

English

Community-based Alternative Care as a Strategy for Protecting Burundian Refugee Girls and Boys: A case study from Mahama camp, Rwanda

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