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Realising the Rights of Children growing up in Child-headed households: A guide to law policies and social advocacy was written by Professor Julia Sloth-Nielsen and edited by Sibonile Khoza and Sandra Liebenberg. This publication is aimed at presenting in an accessible form some of the main legal and policy issues that concern child-headed households. It is aimed at a broad readership, not necessarily only those who are knowledgeable about the law and legal debates.
This publication documents "best practice" examples pertaining to a number of child justice issues drawn from a wide variety of African countries, namely Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda including South Africa. It is a manual which is suitable for use by policy makers, non-governmental organizations and persons concerned with the implementation of child justice reforms and it highlights innovative local practices that can be replicated between African countries.