In this episode Amanda is joined by representatives of three member organisations who are working to support children's mental health and wellbeing across three continents. Omattie Madray, Managing Director of ChildLinK, in Guyana, Chaste Uwihoreye, Country Director at Uyisenga Ni Imanzi in Rwanda and Rita Panicker, Director of Butterflies, in Indi…

In this month’s podcast Amanda is joined by two representatives of the Ali Forney Center in New York. Nadia Swanson is Director of Technical Assistance and Advocacy and Maddox Guerilla is Technical Assistance Consultant, and former graduate of the Center. The Ali Forney Center (AFC) was established in 2002 in memory of Ali, a gender non-conforming …

In this podcast Amanda Griffith, CEO at Family for Every Child, is joined by Nicole Mazen, Chief Program and Policy Officer at Amara. Amara is an organisation that supports children and families who are impacted by foster care or adoption in the greater Seattle area in the United States of America. Amara's focus is on meeting the needs of those who…

This podcast episode explores the context of the juvenile justice system in the United States of America. The USA has the highest youth incarceration rate in the industrialised world. However, in the past two decades there has been a significant drop in juvenile arrest and incarceration rates, which has seeded many changes in law and policy. Family…

O podcast de hoje explora o papel do intercâmbio de práticas entre organizações locais da sociedade civil em diferentes partes do mundo. O episódio é apresentado por Monica Alkmim, a Coordenadora Executiva da Organização dos Direitos Humanos, Projeto Legal, no Brasil. O Projeto Legal é um dos membros fundadores da aliança Family for Every Child. A …

This podcast episode explores the context for children and young people with care experience in New Zealand. Family for Every Child, CEO, Amanda Griffith, is joined by Tracie Shipton and Tupua Urlich from VOYCE-Whakarongo Mai, a new member organisation of the Family for Every Child alliance. VOYCE-Whakarongo Mai was co-designed by children with car…

El podcast de hoy es el segundo episodio relacionado con el tema de la prestación de apoyo en situaciones de emergencia. A la luz del actual conflicto en Ucrania, los miembros de Family for Every Child están compartiendo sus experiencias de apoyo a niños y familias vulnerables en situaciones de emergencia, con la esperanza de que sean un recurso út…

Today’s podcast is the first episode related to the topic of providing support in emergencies. In light of the current conflict in Ukraine, Family for Every Child members are sharing their experiences of supporting vulnerable children and families in emergency situations in the hope that they will be a useful resource for those practitioners direct…

El podcast de hoy es sobre un tema del que no se habla mucho, que es el Cuidado de las Cuidadoras. Se ha conversado mucho sobre la salud mental de las niñas, niños y adolescentes durante la pandemia, pero ENFOQUE Niñez de Paraguay ha ido un paso más allá y ha realizado un proyecto con las cuidadoras de instituciones de abrigo. Para conocer más sobr…

Family for Every Child influences national, regional and global decision-makers to implement positive change to child welfare policies and services, with a specific focus on children being cared for in a safe family environment. This is possible, in part, through advocacy efforts led by Family members. In this podcast, Family for Every Child's CEO,…

Would you like to learn more about Family's 2021-2025 Strategy? In our latest podcast, Suzanne Clulow from CINDI moderates a conversation between Ron Gutierrez from LSC and Family for Every Child's CEO, Amanda Griffith. They discuss the main considerations when developing this new strategy, how being part of a network like Family for Every Child ca…

This podcast is the second episode on the topic of International Approaches to Child Participation. Children’s right to participation is protected in the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child, which states that children have the right to freely express their views on all matters and decisions that affect them, and to have those view…

Today’s podcast is the first episode on the topic of International Approaches to Child Participation. Children’s right to participation is protected in the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child, which states that children have the right to freely express their views on all matters and decisions that affect them, and to have those vi…

Today’s podcast is our second on the topic of domestic violence, and its impact on children, within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our focus today is on Sri Lanka, in South Asia. Champa Gunasekera and Samitha Sugathimala from the Foundation for Innovative Social Development (or FISD), in Sri Lanka speak to us about how FISD has been tackling…

In this podcast Amanda Griffith, CEO of Family for Every Child speaks to Kate Bundle, Chief Executive of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, based in Auckland, New Zealand. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG), was established in 2001, and grew out of a grass roots movement of support groups responding to the difficulties facing kin carers. GRG…

Family for Every Child is a growing network of currently 41 local civil society organisations working on the ground in 37 countries, and these organisations have a wealth of knowledge and experience from years of working with children and communities to develop solutions to improve children’s care. Today’s podcast focuses upon the topic of domestic…

Family for Every Child is a growing network of currently 41 local civil society organisations working on the ground in 37 countries, and these organisations have a wealth of knowledge and experience from years of working with children and communities to develop solutions to improve children’s care. Today’s podcast focuses upon a topic which is a hi…

Join Amanda Griffith, CEO of Family for Every Child in conversation with Zeny Rosales from the Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse (known as CPTCSA) in the Philippines. CPTCSA provides therapeutic support to young perpetrators and survivors of child sexual abuse, and trains parents and foster carers of children who have be…

Join Amanda Griffith, CEO of Family for Every Child in conversation with Rita Panicker, CEO of Butterflies in India, and Isabel Crowley, Director of JUCONI in Mexico. Butterflies works to protect and empower street and working children in New Delhi. And in Puebla, Mexico, JUCONI works to prevent and heal the consequences of domestic violence affect…

Join Amanda Griffith, CEO of Family for Every Child in conversation with Suzanne Clulow from the Children in Distress Network (known as CINDI), in South Africa. CINDI is a diverse network of over 250 South African civil society organisations championing the rights of vulnerable children and their families. Suzanne and Amanda discuss a joint researc…

Bienvenidos y bienvenidas al pódcast de Conversaciones sobre el Cuidado de Family for Every Child. En esta ocasión tenemos como anfitrión a Ivan Zamora, director ejecutivo de la ONG Paicabi, en Chile. Paicabi es miembro de la Alianza de Family for Every Child desde el 2016. Este pódcast es un espacio en donde los especialistas pueden compartir con …

This is Family for Every Child’s Conversations on Care podcast hosted by Amanda Griffith, CEO at Family for Every Child. This podcast is a space where we can talk directly to practitioners about how they are providing care to vulnerable children and families around the world. At Family for Every Child we are a growing network of currently 42 local …

Welcome to Family for Every Child’s Conversations on Care podcast hosted by Amanda Griffith, CEO at Family for Every Child. This podcast is a space where we can talk directly to practitioners about how they are providing care to vulnerable children and families around the world. At Family for Every Child we are a growing network of currently 42 loc…

Este podcast es un espacio donde hablamos directamente con los profesionales sobre cómo brindan atención a los niños y familias vulnerables de todo el mundo. En Family for Every Child somos una red de 40 organizaciones locales de la sociedad civil que trabajan sobre el terreno en 36 países, y estas organizaciones tienen un gran conocimiento y exper…

This podcast is a space where we talk directly to practitioners about how they are providing care to vulnerable children and families around the world. At Family for Every Child we are a network of 40 local civil society organisations working on the ground in 36 countries, and these organisations have a wealth of knowledge and experience from years…

Children in Distress Network (CINDI) champions the rights of vulnerable children and their families in South Africa by bringing together a strong, diverse network of local organisations to implement a wide range of programmes. CINDI also works specifically with children affected by HIV/AIDS in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. In this podcast Rekha Na…

In Episode 1 our CEO Amanda Griffith leads a discussion on how COVID-19 has impacted our members, Family for Every Child's response to the current situation and technical guidance developed by UNICEF, The Better Care Network and The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings. We also hear from four of our Members from the UK, Bangladesh…