a third of his assets in favour of a foster child. If the father and mother or one of them is asking for reinstatement under their guardianship of the foster child, it is up to the child if he/she is old enough to be opting for the return or not to his/her parents. The child can only be returned to his parents upon approval of the judge considering the interest of the foster child, if he/she is not of age of discretion. 170.It should be noted that the inclusion of children born out of wedlock and accommodated under the Kafala, is also pursued by the Kafil granting his surname to the mekfoul child in order to maintain the name correlation (Executive Order No. 9224 of 13/01/1992 concerning name change). 171.The State uses all necessary means both human and material to ensure that the child is placed in a care institution with the best living conditions and social integration. 172.For the period 2005-2008, a relative stability in terms of birth out of wedlock was recorded and observed, but an increase in Kafala family placement both in Algeria and abroad (Algerian families residing abroad). 173.If this system has the advantage of providing family and social integration opportunities for the concerned child, some concerns remain and they are subject of special attention. With this in mind, the state has initiated a series of measures concerning: - The revision of the length of time given to the biological mother before the final abandonment; - The principle of irrevocability of the Kafala measure, except in proven cases of abuse or non-compliance with the basic rights of the child or in the cases mentioned in articles 124 and 125 of the Family Code and articles 492-497 of the Code of civil and administrative procedure; - The establishment of a body in charge of monitoring the integration of children without families; - The setting up of life project; 174.As part of the improvement of care for children deprived of family, the state has established several interdisciplinary working groups supported by experts, both domestic and international. Furthermore, it should be noted that children in institutional settings are placed on a transitional basis pending Kafala placement. 175.The recovery of children born out of wedlock by the biological mother: In order to encourage the struggling single mother who expresses wishes to keep her child and to meet the costs arising from the maintenance, an expansion measure of granting aid to single mothers for safeguarding the child has been taken since 2005. 176. Thanks to an awareness raising campaign at national and local levels by the Ministry for Solidarity and its agencies (Wilaya Department of Social Action and Solidarity) in view of fighting against abandonment of children born out of wedlock by their biological mother, the number of children recovered by young single mothers has recorded a significant evolution. In this context, civil society proposes to grant a substantial maternal and psychological assistance to single mothers in order to avoid abandonment of the child. In case all the help offers are unsuccessful, it suggests to shorten the reflexion period granted to the mother, in order to place the child in the first weeks of his birth in order to avoid the consequences of emotional deprivation. 28

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