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The Centre for Child & Family Justice are pleased to host international visitor, Dr Imran A Sajid, from the University of Peshawar, Pakistan, speaking about Child Protection through Extended Family Engagement in Peshawar,

Family Bonds: Child Protection through Extended Family Engagement in Peshawar, Pakistan

In the context of child protection, the extended family holds a key role in cities such as Peshawar, Pakistan where family ties and community networks hold significant cultural and social value. With around 2 million children aged 18 and below, Peshawar is a hustling, bustling city where urban life meets rural life. For the development of a culturally and emotionally balanced personality and to protect the child from harm and hardship, the extended family holds special importance.

In this talk, Dr Sajid will explore how the extended family is formed in Pakistan and how it works. He will also discuss how child protection is jointly taken up by the state and the extended family. The talk will include case studies of children formerly in state care and reintegrated into the community. The family is in transition in Peshawar. Although the extended family arrangement is still the dominant form, economic pressures are a risk factor to promoting and safeguarding children’s wellbeing and development.