IACN QUARTERLY - Issue 12/ June 2023
Hello, Issue 12/ June 2023 IACN QUARTERLY Catch up on the latest updates on webinars, trainings and conferences from our network Updates from the Field Learnings and experience shared by our fellow members Events and Announcements + Role of Master Trainers in Transforming Family-Based Alternative Care in India | Minu Kumari, DCPU, Purnea District, Bihar Voices from the Field Strengthening Communities, Preventing Family Separation | Anita Sinha, Child in Need Institute Railway Children India’s Early Gatekeeping Efforts | Lopamudra Mullick, Railway Children India Case Study: Aftercare Group Homes at Snehalaya | Joyce Connolly, Snehalaya Kinship Care to Ensure Safe Childhood in Gujarat- Meenal’s Story | Shilpa Vaishnav, Samvedna Trust, Hemalee Leuva and Muhammed Afsal.K.K, UNICEF, Gujarat Family-based Care Solutions through Foster Care | Dr. Shilpa Mehta, Devashish Mishra and Shivani Singhvi, Foster Care Society Bal Panchayat (Children's Parliament): The Journey of Child Participation in the Community-Level Prevention Project in Gujarat | Sonal Chauhan and Geeta Desai, Miracle Foundation India Ensuring Child Participation: Assessment Tool for Children in Residential Care | Gurneet K. Kalra, Udayan Care Faith for Children - Stories of Inspiration from Tamil Nadu | Changing the Way We Care Team, Catholic Relief Services Webinar: Gatekeeping as a Systematic Process: Preventing Child’s Separation |IACN andMiracle Foundation India Advancing Family Strengthening and Family-Based Alternative Care: Key Outcomes of the Deliberation Meeting with Stakeholders| Miracle Foundation India Graduation and Induction Event - Learning in Fellowship Together | Udayan Care 5th Biennial International Conference on Alternative Care for Children in Asia (BICON) | Udayan Care UNICEF/UN0377847 PHOTO CREDITS: RAILWAY CHILDREN INDIA Assessment of Strategies to Develop Resilience in Children in a Residential Child Care Model of India ‘Kinship Care in India- A Case Study Documentation Dear Colleagues, We are happy to bring to you the 12th issue of the IACN Quarterly. It covers a range of family-based care interventions focused on facilitating the participation of children and strengthening gatekeeping mechanisms in the rural and urban contexts. Another write-up highlights work with faith-based organisations in protecting children and improving outcomes for families in need. The case studies demonstrate the effective implementation of non-institutional forms of alternative care, such as kinship care, foster care and aftercare in rehabilitating children without parental ties. The issue also brings out the role of Master Trainers in transforming family-based alternative care in India. Please check the Events and Announcements section to read about the webinar organised by IACN and Miracle Foundation India on Gatekeeping as a Systematic Process and important upcoming events. We appreciate everyone who helped make this newsletter edition possible. If you wish to share resources or information for the IACN website or quarterly or would like to discuss any issues of mutual concern, please reach out to us at iacnsecretariat@iacn.in. We look forward to your continued support. Sincerly, IACN Secretariat