Funding orphanages on donations and gifts: Implications for orphans in Ghana

Frimpong‐Manso, Kwabena

doi:10.1016/j.newideapsych.2020.100835

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“…The participants’ report of not receiving adequate information and guidance on SRH, including sex education, which partly explained their early pregnancy and childbirth, is a conclusion consistent with earlier research studies (Albertson et al, 2020 ; Boustani et al, 2015 ; Harmon-Darrow et al, 2020 ; Nixon et al, 2019 ;). According to research on residential care in Ghana and Uganda, the child-to-caregiver ratio is high, and most caregivers in the facilities are untrained (Frimpong-Manso, 2021 ; Walakira et al, 2015 ). As a result, it is probable that time limits and restricted capabilities made it impossible for the adults to supply SRH information the young people needed.…”

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Pregnancy and Parenting Experiences of Care-Experienced Youth in Ghana and Uganda

Frimpong‐Manso

Bukuluki

Addy

et al. 2022

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Although sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s highest rates of early pregnancy, there is little awareness of pregnancy and parenting among young people in out-of-home care in this region. Therefore, this study looked into the experiences of pregnancy and parenting among young women who had been in residential care in Ghana and Uganda. We gathered data from ten parenting care leavers in both countries using semi-structured interviews and then analyzed the data from the interviews thematically. The study’s findings revealed that the young mothers had minimal sexual and reproductive health education, as well as a lack of sufficient monitoring, which predisposed them to early pregnancy. The young mothers indicated that emotional stress, financial and employment obstacles, as well as stigma, were some challenges they had experienced. They used personal motivation and spirituality as coping mechanisms to deal with their challenges. Training caregivers to deliver sexual and reproductive health information, having practitioners who will offer supervision during the semi-independent phase of leaving care, and providing separate housing for young mothers are some implications for practice emerging from the study. Policy implications include the need for social inclusion programs to support the academic, vocational, and parenting skills of young mothers who leave care.

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Pregnancy and Parenting Experiences of Care-Experienced Youth in Ghana and Uganda

Frimpong‐Manso

Bukuluki

Addy

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Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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“…A growing number of studies reveal the geopolitics of out-of-home childcare, and more specifically the hegemony of Western powers and international organizations representing Western ideologies and assumptions about childhood and care (Brown et al, 2002; Harlow 2021; Hoffman 2021; Islam and Fulcher 2022). Scholars analyze the global political economies of child abandonment and institutionalization, revealing how child institutionalization is part of the global care chain, where ‘orphans’ are manufactured in the global South to meet the demand from the global North (Chege and Ucembe 2020; Cheney 2018; Frimpong-Manso 2021; Guiney and Mostafanezhad 2015; Qian 2014; Van Doore 2022).…”

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“…A growing number of these studies note that faith-based charitable organizations often act as transnational actors supplying funds, volunteers, and other support to residential childcare in other countries (Insights into… 2022; Lumos 2017; Weiss 2020). The demand for ‘doing good’ feeds multiple charities that transfer Western money to build orphanages around the world, and thus help maintain the so-called orphan crisis (Cheney 2018; Frimpong-Manso 2021). Yet, as well as sponsoring orphanages, religious transnational charities also promote alternative forms of care, such as international one-to-one “child sponsorship” schemes for orphans (Benthall 2019).…”

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“…Van Ijzendoorn et al, 2020: 707; Chaitkin et al, 2017: 19). At the same time, some regions see a growing number of children being deprived of a family and raised in institutions (Chaitkin et al, 2017; Chege and Ucembe 2020; Frimpong-Manso 2021; Milligan et al, 2016). As will be discussed below, many studies indicate that a significant role in both processes – the reduced institutionalization of children in some countries and the increased institutionalization of children in other countries – is played by cross-border players.…”

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Advancing global and transnational approaches to the study of out-of-home childcare

Ulybina

2023

Childhood

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This paper advances the global and transnational agency approach to the study of out-of-home childcare, specifically the institutionalization of children. Based on existing studies, we highlight gaps in the current knowledge of global and transnational actors who shape child institutionalization around the world, including who these actors are, what they do and why, as well as the implications of their activities for children and families. We argue that the rise of global and transnational actors in out-of-home childcare requires systematic scholarly analysis if we are to understand the ongoing change in the global politics, policies, and practices of care.

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“…It is expected that the closing of residential care facilities would free up cash for family support and foster care. However, in the LMICS, this is unlikely to occur because residential care is funded by benefactors who may stop donating when the care model shifts to family‐based options, affecting DI efforts' long‐term sustainability (Frimpong‐Manso, 2021b; Islam & Fulcher, 2021; Wilke & Howard, 2022).…”

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Deinstitutionalization of children in residential care facilities: Experiences and perceptions of professionals in Ghana

Frimpong‐Manso,

Cudjoe,

Agbadi

et al. 2023

Child & Family Social Work

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According to the literature, the success of deinstitutionalization (DI) practices in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) is dependent on key factors including, a well‐functioning family‐based alternative care and social protection system, adequate funding and resources, and professional and other stakeholders' engagement and support. Following a practice research qualitative method, the study explored practitioner's experiences and perceptions on the status of Ghana's ongoing DI efforts and their recommendations for improving implementation. The study's main themes were establishing the need for residential homes for children (RHCs), RHCs not being an ideal family environment and RHCs as respite. Family marital problems, poor financial situation, stigma attached to some children in care, abusive parents and a lack of suitable alternatives when families have a crisis were identified as key factors that impede DI implementation in Ghana. The findings suggest the need for a progressive approach towards DI implementation in LMICs, with the first step being the re‐positioning of RHCs as respite care centres while progressively developing other alternative family‐based care options (such as kinship care) for children.

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Funding orphanages on donations and gifts: Implications for orphans in Ghana

Cited by 9 publications

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Pregnancy and Parenting Experiences of Care-Experienced Youth in Ghana and Uganda

Pregnancy and Parenting Experiences of Care-Experienced Youth in Ghana and Uganda

Advancing global and transnational approaches to the study of out-of-home childcare

Deinstitutionalization of children in residential care facilities: Experiences and perceptions of professionals in Ghana

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