This paper draws on EveryChild's programmes in 17 countries, and on an extensive literature review and consultations with over 400 children.1 It argues that in addition to urgent reform of child care systems, it is also essential that those working in fields such as social protection, juvenile justice, health and education recognise the importance of children without parental care. In short, children without parental care must be mainstreamed, rather than missing from the international development agenda. A failure do this will be another barrier to the Millennium

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Like the many millions around the world we have all been shocked by the utter devastation and rising death toll caused by the Boxing Day tsunami. The fact that over half of the dead are children is especially heartbreaking. The sheer size and scale of the disaster means we will probably never know exactly how many lives were lost in the early hours of 26th December.

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Our thoughts are with the many thousands of people, young and old, trying to piece their lives back together. It is now a race against time to get aid to the worst hit areas before the

For many families in Malawi today this is a reality. Field workers for EveryChild, a leading children's international development charity, are seeing first hand the devastating effects of the southern Africa food crisis which will leave over 14 million people in 7 countries across the region without food by the end of the year.
The Moyo family, from a village in the Engucwini district in Northern Malawi, have been surviving on maize husks since December last year. The husks are usually thrown away after the interior has been pounded to make 'Nsima' the staple diet. 3 weeks ago the family

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Background

EveryChild is a non governmental organization that has been complementing the Malawi Government efforts in alleviating poverty. EveryChild has been operating in Malawi since 1995 in the Chief Mtwalo area, Mzimba District, in the north of the country. Presently, the organization implements several programs including health, water and sanitation,