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Bonding of the generations: promoting family values and
intergenerational solidarity in Singapore........................................... 61
Leng Leng Thang and Ern Ser Tan, Associate Professors, National University of Singapore
Changing family structure and development
transformation in Africa ..................................................................64
Hassan M. Yousif, Senior Researcher on Population and Development, United
Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Population and Youth Section, Social
Development Policy Division
Lessons from the community level in Ghana ................................... 67
Charles Abbey, Executive Director, African Development Programme
Building on traditional cooperation among women for
sustainable rural development..........................................................70
P. Ceci, P. Wolter, L. Monforte, F. M. Pierri and B. Rice, United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization, Italy; and F.B.S. Diallo, University Assistant, Centre for
Environmental Research, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Guinea
From disintegrating families to family solidarity............................... 74
Eunis Vu Kit Teng, Shirley Ng Wai Ngan and Lai Wong Suet Wing, Hong Kong
Family Welfare Society
Cherishing the family.......................................................................78
Family Council of Hong Kong
Building Cercanías between the state and families in Uruguay ........ 81
Beatriz Rocco, Valeria Gradín, Gustavo Machado, Marina Cal and Luis Orbán,
Ministry of Social Development - Cercanías Coordination Program
Colombia – a country that doesn’t forget its roots .......................... 85
Jose Ignacio Rojas, Director of Families and Communities and Karen Gaviria,
Communications Adviser for Family and Communities, Instituto Colombiano de
Bienestar Familiar
Strengthening family welfare and social development:
The Republic of Azerbaijan...............................................................87
Prof. Hijran Huseynova, Chair, State Committee for Family, Women and Children
Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Family Education Programme: advancing social integration and
intergenerational solidarity in Turkey............................................... 90
Emre Ertekin and Serdar Özhan, Ministry of Family and Social Policy, Republic of Turkey
II
C
onfronting
F
amily
P
overty
To build the future, read the present: the challenges
of transnational families...................................................................94
Paola Panzeri, Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union
Can or will the family succeed? A family-centric approach
to poverty alleviation .......................................................................97
Dr Catherine Bernard, Founder Director, Service and Research Institute
on Family and Children
Latin American families: the challenges of poverty and childcare....100
Maria Nieves Rico, Senior Social Affairs Officer, Heidi Ullmann, Associate Social
Affairs Officer and Carlos Maldonado Valera, Social Affairs Officer, United Nations
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Voice of the Family in Africa: strengthening the family in Africa.....104
Raymond Mutura, President, Voice of the Family in Africa International and the
Program for Family Development
Social development programmes for family well-being in Kenya ....108
Stefanie O. Bitengo, Principal Gender and Social Development Officer, Department
of Social Development, Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Services, Kenya
Social policy for families.................................................................112
Rosario Robles, Secretary of Social Development, SEDESOL, Mexico
M
ā
ori wh
ā
nau well-being: addressing child and family poverty......115
Tracey McIntosh, PhD (T
ū
hoe), Associate Professor in Sociology, University
of Auckland; and Ng
ā
Pae o te M
ā
ramatanga, Indigenous Centre of Research
Excellence, New Zealand
Family-focused social protection in Indonesia: a journey to address
children’s vulnerability...................................................................119
Santi Kusumaningrum, Co-Director, Center on Child Protection, University of Indonesia
Ethical Family Income: ongoing support
for the most vulnerable families.....................................................123
Ms Luz Granier Bulnes, Vice Minister of Social Services, Ministry of Social
Development, Chile
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