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06/10/09
Adoption becomes the norm. Ukrainians adopt children more often Ukrainians adopt orphans more often
The situation with adoption has improved dramatically in the past three years, reports Ukraine's Ministry of Family, Youth, and Sports of Ukraine. Last year over 2,000 children were adopted by Ukrainians and 1,500 by foreign married couples, whereas in 2007 the numbers were reversed. -
22/09/09
Training on interagency co-operation for specialists working with emergency foster family
On the 23-24 of September in Brovary, Kyiv region EveryChild Ukraine will arrange training on inter-agency co-operation for specialists working with emergency foster family in terms of the project "Preventing Separation of Children through Implementation of Gate-keeping Mechanism". The objective in this training is to outline the approach to inter-agency work which is envisaged by the project, and the process by which this work is to be implemented and monitored. -
17/09/09
The duration of the project is two years, and it is co-funded by the European Union and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).The main goal of the joint project is developing mechanisms of transformation of the current institution-based system of state care of children without parental care into a family-based system. -
13/09/09
Children's Charity Warns that Elton John's Plans to Adopt from Ukraine Could Harm Ukrainian Children
EveryChild, the international children's charity, is concerned to learn that Elton John is planning to adopt a child from an orphanage in Ukraine. Whilst Elton John should be applauded for helping to raise awareness of the plight of children affected by HIV in Ukraine, the answer to Ukraine's deepening HIV and Aids crisis does not lie in international adoption. More children may be abandoned in children's homes as a result of another high-profile, celebrity adoption -
11/09/09
EveryChild Ukraine establishes country's first emergency foster care
In doing so EveryChild has challenged a law that denies abandoned children the right to a family. Working alongside the local authority in the Kyiv region, EveryChild has trained and supported emergency foster families to care for children who would ordinarily be confined to a hospital or children's home -
28/07/09
With the clear aim to highlight best national and international practice in foster care International Foster Care Organisation – IFCO organized a conference “Linking Global Foster Care” on 12-17th of July in Dublin, Ireland. -
01/07/09
On the 24th of June EveryChild expert Emily Delup (UK) facilitated a training session for 12 participants from Kyiv region on child participation. -
25/06/09
UN Human Rights Council supports new international standards on child care
EveryChild is pleased to announce that the UN Human Rights Council has adopted an important resolution which affects the UN guidelines on alternative care for children. These guidelines clearly set out that the best forms of care for children are family-based, and institutional care should only be used as a last resort. They also recommend that countries should invest in family-based alternatives, such as adoption and kinship care. -
18/06/09
By Anna Feuchtwang - chief executive of the charity EveryChild -
12/06/09
12 June is World Day Against Child Labour, an international day aimed at eliminating child labour, organised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) -
26/05/09
When 15-year-old Sophie's parents separated, her world fell apart. She lost interest in studying and her grades began to slip. Sleep problems meant she was groggy and irritable at school. Eventually she confided in her form tutor, who suggested she see the school counsellor. -
24/05/09
Retailers refuse to buy cotton picked by children in inhumane conditions. Nick Mathiason reports
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