Applying community-based participatory research to better understand and improve kinship care practices: insights from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

TY - JOUR

T1 - Applying community-based participatory research to better understand and improve kinship care practices

T2 - insights from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

AU - Chukwudozie, Oge

AU - Feinstein, Clare

AU - Jensen, Celina

AU - OʼKane, Claire

AU - Pina, Silvia

AU - Skovdal, Morten

AU - Smith, Rebecca

PY - 2015/12/11

Y1 - 2015/12/11

N2 - While the principles behind community-based participatory research are firmly established, the process of taking community-based participatory research with children and youth to scale and integrating it into the programming of non-governmental organizations has been scarcely documented. This article reflects on the experiences of Save the Children in implementing a multicountry community-based participatory research program to increase understanding of kinship care in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. The article discusses challenges faced and lessons learned and highlights how the research process enabled action and advocacy initiatives at different levels-leading to an increase in support and policy attention for children living in kinship care.

AB - While the principles behind community-based participatory research are firmly established, the process of taking community-based participatory research with children and youth to scale and integrating it into the programming of non-governmental organizations has been scarcely documented. This article reflects on the experiences of Save the Children in implementing a multicountry community-based participatory research program to increase understanding of kinship care in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. The article discusses challenges faced and lessons learned and highlights how the research process enabled action and advocacy initiatives at different levels-leading to an increase in support and policy attention for children living in kinship care.

KW - Adolescent

KW - Child

KW - Child Advocacy

KW - Child Welfare

KW - Community-Based Participatory Research

KW - Democratic Republic of the Congo

KW - Family

KW - Female

KW - Foster Home Care

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Nigeria

KW - Public Policy

KW - Quality Improvement

KW - Research Design

KW - Sierra Leone

U2 - 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000052

DO - 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000052

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 25423249

SN - 0160-6379

VL - 38

SP - 108

EP - 119

JO - Family and Community Health

JF - Family and Community Health

IS - 1

ER -