Sadc presentation

the Duke of Africa™

Foundation®

Centre for Policy Research and Advocacy

Katlego DukeFounderthe Duke of Africa Foundation®

Ethics of AdoptionReflections on the Hague Adoption Convention and HCIA ImplementationChanging Patterns of Inter-country AdoptionInter-country CooperationChildren’s Rights

Other notable Findings*Tipping point e.g. orphans crisis*Biological Connections *Routine Adoption Practice e.g. Within-Country adoptions *Mechanisms for Collaboration(Professionals’ Voices) *Safeguards to Prevent Abduction/Sale/Trafficking

Findings

Case study Orphaned Children (age range 0-16years-Hiv/Aids related)

Questions about adoption should be asked

child’s pre-placement care? medical records and post-placement services needed and used? Countries also have had their unique paths towards addressing (OVCY) . The common

denominator among them, however is that they generally do not have developed child welfare systems that included adoption –and, commonly, did not include out-of-family adoption as a culturally acceptable/viable type of family formation.

In some countries, institutional care has been the placement of choice, resulting in hundreds or thousands of children tended to in sometimes appalling conditions

 The questions for professionals in addressing best policies/practices regarding adoption

include;

maintaining children in their biological families, domestic options available when children cannot remain in their biological families,

assessing and confirming children’s eligibility for adoption (domestic and ICA), children with special needs(HIV/AIDS related), matching families to children, and

ensuring safe and viable socio-economic and permanent homes for OVCY.

SADC Regional Conceptual FrameworkOrphans, Vulnerable Children and Youth (OVCY)

We need family orientedApproaches

Minimum, socially acceptable standards of living-UN/SADC and national prioritiesOrphanages, foster care, institutional care and different placement typesetc

Logic Model Builder Family Support Services-Adoption process(what makes up a family) Logic Model Builder for Post-adoption Services

Interest in the Logic Model of ADOPTION?

Maximum, socio-economic acceptable standard of living-Through the Duke of Africa foundation and partners

Initiate adoption awareness templates e.g. different state laws but integrated to the SADC, policies and cultural values Document sustainable OVCY holistic welfare and adoption process plan e.g. improve

incentives for adoption To assist in developing an evaluation plan e.g. quarterly , mid year and annually

Three 0sMore so for SADC-the Epidemic concentrated center

0 new infection

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0 deaths

0 stigma

& discrimination

With an average of 7% increase of orphans related to HIV/AIDS since 1990 -2010 Source UNAIDS 2010 Global Report Youth is a Transient state-Over 40% population Source Mo Ibrahim Forum 2012 Stats & figures

Talking the right talk

•Expanded opportunities for transient vulnerable youth living programs providing education, training, and employment services, and financial support for OVYC youth to prepare for living on their own

•The SADC Secretariat should develop outcome measures to assess State performance in operating sustainable living programs for OVYC including adoption cases

»Require States to use reasonable efforts to move eligible foster/institutional care children towards permanent home placements

AIDS orphans as a percentage of all orphans, 2009Botswana 72%Zimbabwe 71%Swaziland 69%Lesotho 65%Malawi 65%Zambia 53%South Africa 56%

The 3 action target solutions against 3 fold 0s:

firstly new HIV infections must be prevented so that children do not lose their parents; secondly access to antiretroviral treatment needs to be stepped up; and finally care must be provided for those children who are already orphaned-ADOPTION CAMPAGINS

» Mandate that State plans for foster/institutional care and adoption assistance include certification that prospective parents will be adequately prepared to provide for the needs of the child and that such preparation will continue, as necessary, after placement of the child

Emphasize permanence by requiring that efforts tofind a permanent placement continue concurrently with older youth independent living activities

Increased funding for adoption incentives for states, capacity partners and prospective parents »Prohibit States from delaying/denying placements of children based on the

geographic location of the prospective adoptive families

» Accelerated permanent placement: »Require States to initiate court proceedings to free a child for adoption once that child had

been waiting in foster/institutional care for at least 15 of themost recent 22 months, unless there is an exception including

allowed children to be freed for adoption more quickly in extreme cases

Reform the programs and grants to SADC States

»National data collection on ADOPTION services, cases and individuals served, and outcomes

»Extended categories of services to include time-limited biological reunification services and adoption promotion and support services» Ensured health and safety concerns are addressed when a State determines placement for OVYC

»Reauthorize the Family Preservation and Adoption Support Services Programs

“Start in the family CAMPAIGNs” Promoting every step of the adoption plan with adopteesAdoption month/International adoption day commemoration activities e.g. BONELA Dept of Social services

Promote safe and meaningful adoptions

»Reward States that increased adoptions with incentives funds-

»Promote adoptions of special needs children and ensured health coverage for adopted special

needs children

Require States to document and report child-specific adoption efforts-To reduce an increasing problem-ORPHANS

» Increased accountability: »Secretariat to establish new outcome measures to monitor and improve State performance

» Clarified ‘’reasonable safeguards’’:»Emphasize children’s psychological welfare health and safety

Major outcomesthrough

Family structure

Emotional and psychological Education Socio-economic impact

Dr Mo Ibrahim

Walking the right walk

EXPERIENCES

Greater transparency and consistency in the local/domestic and international adoption processes can increase focus on the best interests of and protections for children who need families and eliminatenew infectionsdeathsstigma & discrimination

Democratic Practice – this pillar encompasses issues that include government, legislation, the criminal justice system, voting rights, immigration, and civic engagement, among others.

Health – this pillar refers to various aspects related to physical and mental wellness, violence, safety, food security and access to affordable care.

Poverty – the subjects of income inequality, progress on the war on poverty, municipal and state solvency and economy fall under this category.

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Thank you

The Duke of Africa Foundation prospective stakeholders & partners

the Duke of Africa™Foundation®

Katlego Duke Kesa PharatlhatlheFounder Co-founder

the Duke of Africa Foundation® the Duke of Africa Foundation® Contact details Chairperson Nominee

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Poloko Issac Seete Bachelor Art Human Resource General

& strategic management,sociology Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University formaly the University of Port Elizabeth

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