Hiring National and International Institutions to Carry out Study on Residential... Tender

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Country : Timor Leste

Summary : Hiring National and International Institutions to Carry out Study on Residential Care and Care Reform in Timor-Leste

Deadline : 09 May 2025

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TOT Ref.No.: 118743602

Document Ref. No. : LRFP-2025-9196977

Financier : United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Despite significant legislative and programmatic reforms in the country, Timor-Leste children face violence, unnecessary family separation, and lack access to high-quality child protection services. One urgent issue is uncontrolled institutionalization of children, where many are placed in residentialcare facilities(including orphanages), despite the majority being estimated to have at least living one parent, often and without proper due diligence process. Timor-Leste ranks second in East Asia for child institutionalisation, with a rate of 256 per 100, 000 children, which is 95% higher than theregional average of 131 per 100, 000. An estimated 2, 500 to 3, 000 children are living in unregulated facilities. There is a direct linkage between children growing up outside of family-based care and negative impact on their health and nutrition status, with global studies showing that that childrenliving in residential care are at higher risk of violence, and not getting sufficient nurturing care, including good nutrition and stimulating interactions in a supportive and secure environment to maximize brain development. This is more harmful for younger children as 85% of brain development occursbefore the age of 5, a period that needs safe and nurturing family-based care, not institutional care. The child's brain needs good nutrition, stimulating interactions, and nurturing care in a supportive and secure environment to maximize brain development. UNICEF will support theGovernment...

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