[Omondi Onyango, Standard]Recently, concerns have been expressed by clerics about closing Charitable Children´s Institutions (CCIs). However, providing the best care for children takes a gradual process of transitioning them from CCIs to loving families. Instead, it is prioritising family preparation for gradual and safe reintegration of children currently living in CCIs into their families or placement in alternative family care options such as adoption, kinship care, or foster families. In the unfortunate situation in which a child has been hurt at home, there are several alternative family care options such as kinship care, foster care, Kafalah, and adoption to provide a safe and nurturing family for the child. For instance, four CCIs in Kilifi are currently transitioning into support centres for families after their children are reintegrated.

Source: Standard Digital July 24, 2021 10:18 UTC