Armenia : Child Welfare Note
This Note was prepared in response to the needs for technical assistance expressed by the the Ministries responsible for child welfare and child protection in Armenia. With the Ministry of Education and with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2111281/armenia-child-welfare-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15317 |
| Summary: | This Note was prepared in response to
the needs for technical assistance expressed by the the
Ministries responsible for child welfare and child
protection in Armenia. With the Ministry of Education and
with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social Security
is developing a child welfare strategy, which will feed into
the Poverty Reduction Strategy that is currently being
drafted by the Armenian Government. The purpose of this Note
is to assist the preparation of the child welfare strategy
by identifying major issues in family and child welfare,
assessing efficiency and effectiveness of current policies
and suggesting measures that would better ensure the
well-being and future of Armenia's children. This note
discusses the dramatic political, economic, and social
changes that Armenia went through over the 1990s. Some of
them, especially prolonged economic hardship and extensive
out-migration have had a criticial impact on child welfare;
they have weakened the capacity of Armenia families to
manage risks, as well as the ability of the state to provide
meaningful support. Other factors contributing to the
current state of child welfare include high poverty risk,
low health and nutrition status, lesser access to education,
effects of migration, and the increased risk of joining an
underclass of children deprived of family upbringing. The
government will have to focus on a number of key issues in
creating an environment ensuring family and child well-being. |
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