A Pilot Ethnographic Study of Informal and Formal Child Protection Systems in Rural Liberia

This ethnographic study assesses and maps informal and formal community-based child protection systems in Liberia. The preliminary findings from the pilot child protection systems mapping highlighted some gaps between the formal and informal protection systems and defined a matrix of community-based institutions that provide both protection and also create risks for children.

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Author(s): Kiryn Lanning
Year of Publication: 2011
Resource Type: report

Tags: community-based child protection mechanisms (CBCPMs), ethnographic study, Liberia, systems strengthening