The Production and Reproduction of Kinship in Charitable Children’s Institutions in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya

The negative impact of institutionalization on children’s development and well-being has led to a global recommendation for deinstitutionalization. In countries with weak infrastructure and family support, some children in institutional care have been found to have better outcomes, which may be due in part to the family-like environments created by some Charitable Children’s Institutions (CCIs). The goal was to examine whether and how...