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OrphansPrevalence and predictors of depression among orphans in Dakahlia’s orphanages, Egypt
Background: Children entering foster care have a higher prevalence of clinically significant depressive symptoms than children reared at home. Objective: The aim…
Adverse childhood experiences, psychosocial well-being and cognitive development among orphans and abandoned children in five low income countries
Background Development policymakers and child-care service providers are committed to improving the educational opportunities of the 153 million orphans worldwide.…
A systematic review on the meaning of the concept ‘AIDS Orphan’: confusion over definitions and implications for care
Global publications on the international AIDS epidemic report on the existence of an ever-increasing number of orphans and vulnerable children. It has been suggested…
The definition of true orphan prevalence: Trends, contexts and implications for policies and programmes
This study utilizes Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) or Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) data to explore paternal, maternal and double orphaning in…
Assessment of Emotional Status of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Zambia
Purpose: To describe the emotional status of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in two communities in Zambia. Methods: The Health Ed Connect Adaptation Questionnaire…
Orphan Status, HIV Risk Behavior, and Mental Health Among Adolescents in Rural Kenya
Objective: To examine orphan status, mental health, social support, and HIV risk among adolescents in rural Kenya. Methods: Randomly selected adolescents aged 10–18…
Mental health of HIV/AIDS orphans
Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is one of the best known deadly diseases in the world, due to its devastating impact…
Psychological wellbeing of children at public primary schools in Jimma town: An orphan and non-orphan comparative study
Orphans face multiple challenges including insufficient food, shelter, schooling, and medical care. Most research on orphans in developing countries concentrates…
Effects of Stigma on the Mental Health of Adolescents Orphaned by AIDS
Purpose By 2010, an estimated 18.4 million children in Sub-Saharan Africa will be orphaned by AIDS. Research in South Africa shows that AIDS orphanhood is independently…
Physical and sexual abuse in orphaned compared to non-orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
This systematic review assessed the quantitative literature to determine whether orphans are more likely to experience physical and/or sexual abuse compared to…
Anxiety, Depression, Stress, and Decision-Making Among Orphans and Non-Orphans in Pakistan
Purpose Orphanhood is a time which involves many psychological and emotional problems. Lack of self-determination and inability to take decision puts orphans at…
Care and education of orphaned children in Poland
Poland is going through tremendous changes in its educational and health‐care systems. These changes may bring reforms in the care of orphaned children because…
Towards a Definition of Orphaned and Vulnerable Children
The HIV epidemic presents challenges including orphans and a large mass of children rendered vulnerable by the epidemic and other societal forces. Focus on orphaned…
The capacity of the extended family safety net for orphans in Africa
This paper reviews published studies on orphans and describes indicators by which weakened or saturated extended family safety nets can be identified. Most orphans…
Weighing up the burden of care on caregivers of orphan children: The Amajuba District Child Health and Wellbeing Project, South Africa
This paper assesses the burden on orphan caregivers relative to non-orphan caregivers in the context of high HIV/AIDS mortality in South Africa. It presents findings…
Orphan adolescents' lifeworlds on school-based psychosocial support
Psychosocial support is an indispensable need of human life and a basic right of all children. Orphan adolescents in this phenomenological study describe their…
Psychological distress amongst AIDS-orphaned children in urban South Africa
Background: South Africa is predicted to have 2.3 million children orphaned by Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) by 2020 (Actuarial Society of South Africa,…
Psychological Stability of Orphans in Crisis Situations
The article presents the results of the study of psychological stability of orphans who survived abuse and violence in the parental home (N = 120). The structure…
Perceived Social Support and Resilience among Orphans: A Systematic Review
The present study is based on a systematic research review. The review of literature is an important component of the research process and should be carried out…
Who will cry for orphans? A review article on orphans’ mental health
Background: Being an orphan is a miserable feeling for children when they don’t have their family with them and to survive in this life there is no one to take…
Prevalence of Depression and Its Associated Factors among Orphan Children in Orphanages in Ilu Abba Bor Zone, South West Ethiopia
Orphans are the special group of children who are generally deprived and prone to develop psychiatric disorders even those reared in well-run institutions. These…
Psychological Characteristics of Adolescents Orphans with Different Experience of Living in a Family
The complexity of settling adolescents-orphans in foster families and significant number of break-downs in these families are the problems which determine the relevance…
“Orphans” or Veterans? Justice for Children Born of War in East Timor
All over East Timor, one can find “orphans” whose parents still live, and “wives” who have never been married. These labels mask an open secret in Timorese society—hundreds…
Orphans’ Land Rights in Post-War Rwanda: The Problem of Guardianship
In 1994, the Rwandan civil war and genocide produced thousands of orphans. Alongside the war, the growing HIV/AIDS crisis in Rwanda has produced a current population…
Neglect and perceived stigmatization impact psychological distress of orphans in Tanzania
Background: Research has shown that orphans in sub-Saharan Africa are at increased risk for mental health problems. Exposure to maltreatment and HIV/AIDS-related…
The impact of the declining extended family support system on the education of orphans in Lesotho
This paper examines the impact of the weakening of the extended family on the education of double orphans in Lesotho through in-depth interviews with participants…
Constraints to educational opportunities of orphans: a community-based study from northern Uganda
The objective of this article is to assess constraints on educational opportunities of orphans cared for within the extended family system in Lira district, northern…
Role of Orphanages to Uplift the Socio-Economic Status of Orphans Focusing on SOS Children’s Villages in Punjab, Pakistan
The present study has been designed to examine the effect of the upbringing environment on the development of orphan children and their achievement. This study…
Examining the Learning Experiences of Orphans from a Critical Perspective
Orphans are amongst the most vulnerable group of children. It is important to stimulate awareness as well as sensitivity to their issues. Framed within a critical…
Orphanage children in Ghana: are their dietary needs met?
Nourishing the body is a basic human right. The literature argued that children are born with the potential to develop both physically and emotionally. However,…
A Descriptive Study on Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children Staying in Institutional Homes
Introduction: Orphans and the other vulnerable children and adolescents (OVCA) living in institutional homes are more prone to behavioral and emotional problems…
Psychological well-being and socio-economic hardship among AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children in Guinea
Over the past decade, the effects of AIDS-related parental death on children’s socioeconomic, educational and psychological well-being have become apparent. Most…
Child Participation in Zimbabwe's National Action Plan for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children: Progress, Challenges and Possibilities
Children have the right to participate in all matters that affect them—including national policies, such as Zimbabwe's National Action Plan (NAP) for Orphans and…
The role of culture in psychosocial development of orphans and vulnerable children
Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) remain a pressing challenge for many countries in sub-Saharan Africa due to HIV/AIDS. In the face of the HIV/AIDS pandemic…
Parental HIV/AIDS and Psychosocial Adjustment among Rural Chinese Children
Objective To assess the relationship between parental HIV/AIDS and psychosocial adjustment of children in rural central China. Methods Participants included 296…
Orphan Status, HIV Risk Behavior, and Mental Health Among Adolescents in Rural Kenya
Objective To examine orphan status, mental health, social support, and HIV risk among adolescents in rural Kenya. Methods Randomly selected adolescents aged 10–18…
Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Under-Five Orphan Children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background. Undernutrition contributes to the death of around 3 million children and threatens the futures of hundreds of millions, undermining healthy development…
Prevalence and Care Practices of Epileptic Seizure among Children in Orphan and Vulnerable Children Homes in Abeokuta, Nigeria
This study focused on care and prevalence of epileptic seizure among children in orphans and vulnerable children homes in Abeokuta. Specifically, it determined:…
The care of orphans in the Islamic tradition, vulnerable children, and child sponsorship programs
One of the most favored objects for Muslim charitable works is the care of orphans. The Prophet Muhammad was an orphan himself: his father died either just before…
Child and caregiver concordance of potentially traumatic events experienced by orphaned and abandoned children
Exposure to trauma is associated with significant emotional and behavioral difficulties among children. Overall, reports of trauma and violence experienced by children…
Children’s psychosocial wellbeing in the context of HIV/AIDS and poverty: a comparative investigation of orphaned and non-orphaned children living in South Africa
Background: Recent studies have questioned whether orphanhood is primarily associated with key dimensions of psycho-social wellbeing in children living in circumstances…
Treatment outcomes among HIV-positive orphaned and non-orphaned children on antiretroviral therapy in Johannesburg, South Africa
Background. Limited research investigating treatment outcomes for HIV-positive orphans compared with non-orphans has shown mixed results, with several studies indicating…
Multi-informant perspective on psychological distress among Ghanaian orphans and vulnerable children within the context of HIV/AIDS
Background: There is little knowledge about the psychosocial distress of children affected by human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency…
Family Ties and Mental Health of Orphans in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). Does the Gender of the Dead Parent Matter?
In sub-Saharan Africa, families represent a type of social safety net for individuals in difficulty, thus making up for the absence of social programs and public…
Comparison between Orphans and Non orphans on the dimension of Resilience
“Children are one third of our population and all of our future” (Select Panel for the promotion of Child health, 1981). They are the most valuable natural resource…
Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety and Their Co-Occurrence among Orphaned Children in Sekhukhune District, Limpopo Province
Although both short- and long-term psychological challenges, specifically depression and anxiety, have been reported among orphans, there is a dearth of studies…
A Comparison of Mental Health Problems and Coping Strategies in Orphans and Non-Orphans
The present research aims to compare the levels of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, and stress between orphans and non-orphans and to explore…
Developing The Comprehensive Social Well-Being Index For Orphans In Malaysian Orphanages
Tragically, millions of children all over the globe have become orphaned for many reasons for example famine, displacement, disease or poverty. With a desire to…
Measuring Symptoms of Psychopathology in Zambian Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Scale Validation and Psychometric Evaluation
There is a paucity of validated mental health measures for assessing psychological well-being among HIV-affected youth. We sought to explore the psychometric properties…
Enhancing Psychosocial Support through Positive Youth Development: Narratives from Orphans in Zimbabwe
Due to the AIDS pandemic more and more youths are losing their parents. They are usually left with caregivers and in Zimbabwe these are usually people from the…
Orphanhood and self-esteem : an 18-year longitudinal study from an HIV-affected area in Tanzania
Background: The HIV epidemic exacerbated the prevalence of prime-aged adult death in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in increased rates of orphanhood.…
Study to Assess Physical Health Status of Children at Selected Orphanage in Salem, Chennai – India
Orphanages are a vulnerable group in any socio-economic setting simply because they are deprived of one or both of their primary care givers. The level of vulnerability…
Health and Nutritional Status of Orphan Children’s Living in Orphanages with Special Reference to District Anantnag of Jammu and Kashmir
The practice of placing deprived children having least or no emotional and material resources, in orphanages has since long been prevailing in socio -economically…
Nutritional status and dietary diversity of orphan and non – orphan children under five years: a comparative study in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana
Background: Undernutrition in children under 5 years is a major risk factor to child deaths and is related to impaired cognitive development and lower school performance.…
Using photovoice to engage orphans to explore sexual violence in and around a township secondary school in South Africa
This article examines the vulnerability of orphans to sexual violence in and around their township secondary school. Using photovoice as a methodology with which…
Orphans, Converts, and Prostitutes: Social Consequences of War and Persecution in the Ottoman Empire, 1914–1923
Considerable research has been conducted on the relationship between the First World War and the persecutions of Ottoman Armenians. So far, little is known about…
Orphans and At-Risk Children in Haiti Vulnerabilities and Human Rights Issues Postearthquake
The vulnerability of children in Haiti has increased dramatically since the earthquake in January 2010. Prior to the earthquake, the prevalence of orphans and at-risk…
Orphans or Veterans: Justice for Children Born of War in East Timor
All over East Timor, one can find “orphans” whose parents still live, and “wives” who have never been married. These labels mask an open secret in Timorese society—hundreds…
Factors influencing access and retention in secondary schooling for orphaned and vulnerable children and young people: Case studies from high HIV and AIDS prevalence contexts in Lesotho
The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing access and retention in secondary schooling for orphans and other vulnerable children living in high HIV…
The implications of neoliberalism for the care of orphans in Zimbabwe: Challenges and opportunities for social work practice
The paper explores the implications of neoliberal social policies for the care of orphans in Zimbabwe and looks at the challenges and opportunities for social work…
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMME FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (CT-OVC), KENYA
Kenya has been seriously affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It has increased the number of orphans in the country and also the vulnerability of affected households,…
Orphans and Vulnerable Children Affected by HIV and AIDS
HIV and AIDS have exacted a terrible toll on children and their families. During the 30 years of the global HIV epidemic, an estimated 17 million children lost…
Traumatic Experiences Affecting Children in Institutions of Care for Orphans in Kiambu County, Kenya
Childhood emotional trauma can have negative impact on the individual as adults in many ways. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the traumatic experiences…
Orphanage caregivers' perceptions: The impact of organizational factors on the provision of services to orphans in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Adding to the growing body of literature on outcomes for children living in orphanages and children's homes, this qualitative study explored the perceptions of…
Problems, Coping, and Efficacy: An Exploration of Subjective Distress in Orphans Placed in Ghanaian Orphanages
We used the Kidcope scale to explore problems experienced by participants within the preceding month, coping, and coping efficacy for 89 orphaned children sampled…
Children of A Lesser God? Orphans, Vulnerable Children (OVCs) And Poverty In Zambia: Implications For Social Work Practice
This paper attempts to present a conceptual linkage between a model of intervention of social protection and community practice model specifically locality development…
“Dancing to the Tune of the Donor”: Donor Funding and Local Implementation of Initiatives to Assist Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Uganda, 1986 – 2011
This study is an inquiry into the exercise of power in the mainstream development apparatus, drawing from the case example of the dynamics among local and foreign…
The dual risk of child sexual abuse and HIV infection facing orphans and other vulnerable children in South Africa
The risks of child sexual abuse (CSA) and HIV infection are interrelated, wherein each can be, and often is, a causal factor for the other. Children who have been…
A study on domestic gender crimes and the protection of orphans: the experience of social services in Italy
The orphans of domestic crime constitute the hidden face of human and family violence. Indirect violence on children in a family unit affects their imagination,…
Orphans in Syria and Iraq Juggling Balls: Wars, COVID-19, and the NGO’s financial crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact varies between and within nations, causing new forms of inequality. Refugee and orphan children in conflicted areas are more likely…
EARLY EDUCATION OF ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN: A CRUCIAL ASPECT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
In the last decade there has been a significant escalation in the number of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in various parts of the world, more particularly,…
Caregiver-specific factors and orphanage-context factors contributing to maltreatment of children in institutional care: A multi-level analysis of 24 orphanages in Tanzania
Background: High rates of maltreatment and low caregiving quality in institutional care settings have been identified in various low-and middle-income countries.…
Legal Protection of Orphans from child abuse in children`s residential institutions in Kyrgyzstan
This thesis is centered on question: Whether the Kyrgyzstan fulfils all the obligations on protection of orphans from child abuse in children`s residential institutions.…
AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC): Problems, Responses, and Issues for Congress
Since HIV/AIDS was discovered in 1981, more than 20 million people have lost their lives to the virus. Over 40 million are currently living with HIV/AIDS, including…
Orphans and Vulnerable Children in the Middle East
The state of orphans and vulnerable children in the Middle East has remained somewhat unknown or ambiguous, in recent years we are beginning to learn the dire state…
Set up to Fail: Inadequate Educational Support for Orphans in Central Kenya
In response to Kenya’s goal of free and universal primary education for every child by 2015, this paper describes a few of the obstacles that one of the most visible…
Orphanages as sites of modern slavery
This chapter argues that the desire of volunteers and visitors to assist orphans through orphanage tourism creates a demand for paper orphans, in turn fuelling…
THE CONCEPT OF ORPHANS TREATMENT IN THE QUR’AN
The orphan is a child left behind by his father when he is immature. There are also left by his mother, then the child is also called orphans. A child who loses…
INFLUENCE OF STIGMATIZATION ON PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING OF HIV/AIDS ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA
Stigmatization puts HIV/AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children at risk physically emotionally, socially and economically HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children…
RWANDAN GENOCIDE ORPHANS
The 1994 Rwandan Genocide is a tragedy which the world has not, up to date, been able to recover from due to its subsisting side effects. Due to the impact of the…
AIDS, ORPHANS AND CRIME: Exploring the linkages
In the hardest hit regions of the world, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is increasing poverty and inequality and reversing decades of improvements in health, education,…
Nutritional status of HIV/AIDS orphaned children in households headed by the elderly in Rakai District, South Western Uganda
Although a lot of research has been conducted on the role of good nutrition in mitigating the effects of HIV/AIDS, little is known about the health and nutritional…
Nutritional status, psychological well-being and the quality of life of AIDS orphans in rural Henan Province, China
objective To assess the influence of orphanhood due to AIDS on children’s nutritional status, psychological well-being and life quality, and to explore appropriate…
Nutritional status and dietary intake of the orphans: A case study in the ICH (Intervida Children Home) in Dhaka city in Bangladesh
The study was conducted among Intervida beneficiaries (Students) on October 2010. Total number of students was 46. The purpose of the study was to assess the nutritional…
Are orphans at increased risk of malnutrition in Malawi?
The objective of this study was to compare the nutritional status and health problems of village orphans, non-orphans and orphanage children, and to identify factors…
Orphans and their living arrangement in Indian households: Understanding their educational and nutritional status
Absence of biological parents affects a child’s growth and well-being. This study examines the status of children living in the households, whose parents or either…
Survival, family conditions and nutritional status of motherless orphans in the West Bank, Palestine
Aims: This study describes survival, family care and growth of the orphans of women dying at reproductive age (15—49 years) in the West Bank, Palestine, in 2000…
Nutrition Status and associated Morbidity Risk Factors among Children in Orphanages and Non Orphanage Children in selected Primary Schools within Dagoretti Division, Nairobi, Kenya (2009)
Most of the nutritional surveys that have been carried out in Kenya have concentrated on children aged five years and below who are under the care of their parent(s).…
Assessment of nutritional status and dietary patterns of orphans residing in different orphanages of Lahore, Pakistan
The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status, intake of energy and macronutrients of male and female orphans from orphanages in Lahore. Study was…
Nutritional and Food Security Status of Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Report of a Research Project supported by UNICEF, IFPRI, and WFP
The HIV epidemic has created over 10 million orphans in sub-Saharan Africa and countless other children are affected by the disease, whether by living with a parent…
Poorer health and nutritional outcomes in orphans and vulnerable young children not explained by greater exposure to extreme poverty in Zimbabwe
objective To describe patterns of association between different groups of young orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and their nutritional and health outcomes;…
Assessing the “orphan effect” in determining development outcomes for children in 11 eastern and southern African countries
There are more than 45 million orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa, 11.4 million because of AIDS – representing approximately 80% of all such orphans worldwide.…
Oral health status in relation to nutritional status among institutionalized and non-institutionalized orphans in Baghdad city
Background: Nutritional condition was reported as one of the factors affecting the oral health status, particularly among underprivileged groups. Orphans are one…
Orphans as a window on the AIDS epidemic in sub-saharan Africa: Initial results and implications of a study in Uganda
Provisional estimates from a Save the Children Fund enumeration study in four Ugandan districts indicate that the total number of orphans (one or both parents missing)…
An enumeration of orphans and analysis of the problems and wishes of orphans: the case of Kariba, Zimbabwe
In southern Africa, HIV and AIDS accounts for the largest proportion of orphans. Very often the orphaned children become destitute, and young girls in particular…
When the obvious brother is not there’’:Political and cultural contexts of the orphan challenge in northern Uganda
It is estimated that two million of Uganda’s children today are orphaned primarily due to AIDS. While recognising the immense impact of HIV/AIDS on the present…
Social and Pedagogical Problems of the Upbringing of Orphans in Russia
The problems of orphans in Russia are explored through a discussion of the reform of the state educational system for this population, alternative forms of care,…
Policy implications of the inadequate support systems for orphans in Western Kenya
This paper describes the support systems available for orphans in a rural Luo community in Nyang'oma sub-location in Bondo District of Western Kenya. Qualitative…
A 2-year follow-up of orphans’ competence, socioemotional problems and post-traumatic stress symptoms in traditional foster care and orphanages in Iraqi Kurdistan
Background This paper aims to compare orphans’ development in two different care systems. Methods Based on age, sex, psychological trauma scores, competence and…
“Retirement lost”—the new role of the elderly as caretakers for orphans in western Kenya
A study on the new role of the elderly as caretakers of orphans was conducted in a rural part of Kenya applying a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods.…
Diagnostic Orphans: Adolescents With Alcohol Symptoms Who Do Not Qualify for DSM-IV Abuse or Dependence Diagnoses
OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the validity of the DSM-IV criteria for alcohol use disorders when applied to adolescents. This report describes a group of “diagnostic…
Reconsidering the orphan problem: the emergence of male caregivers in Lesotho
Care for AIDS orphans in southern Africa is frequently characterized as a “crisis”, where kin-based networks of care are thought to be on the edge of collapse.…
Perceptions of children and community members concerning the circumstances of orphans in rural Zimbabwe
Focus group discussions and interviews were held with 40 orphans, 25 caretakers and 33 other community workers from a rural area near Mutare, Zimbabwe. Orphan concerns…
Care of Orphans: Fostering Interventions for Children Whose Parents Die of AIDS in Ghana
One of the devastating social problems associated with HIV/AIDS is the increasing number of children who are orphaned within relatively short periods of time. The…
A Comparative Study of Personality Differences between Orphans and Non Orphans of Lahore
Objective: The present research aimed at investigating the personality differences between institutionalized orphans (IO), non institutionalized orphans (NIO) and…
The socioemotional development of orphans in orphanages and traditional foster care in Iraqi Kurdistan
In order to investigate orphans' situation and development in Iraqi Kurdistan, samples from the two available orphan care systems, the traditional foster care and…
CARING FOR AIDS ORPHANS: THE EXPERIENCES OF ELDERLY GRANDMOTHER CAREGIVERS AND AIDS ORPHANS
Barnett and Blaikie (1992:2) postulate that the advent of the HIV/AIDS phenomenon seems to have caught countries unaware, and there has been virtually no plan to…
Barriers to the community support of orphans and vulnerable youth in Rwanda
A consistent theme in the literature on interventions for orphans and vulnerable children is the need for community-based care. However, a number of socio-cultural…
Social protection for orphans and vulnerable children in Zimbabwe: The case for cash transfers
The unprecedented number of orphans and vulnerable children in Zimbabwe has created an urgent need to create innovative ways to provide for the social protection…
Social protection of Africa's orphans and vulnerable children - issues and good practices program options
HIV/AIDS, and violent conflicts are giving rise to a massive generation of orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa. The region currently has about 13 million orphans, most…
Protecting rights of orphan and vulnerable children: no substitute for community action in Nyanza, Kenya Get access Arrow
This article focuses on the plight of orphans of HIV and AIDS victims and other vulnerable children in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. It draws upon participatory…
Children as ethnographers: Reflections on the importance of participatory research in assessing orphans' needs
Critiques of child participation within aid programming suggest that it is superficial and insubstantive for the fulfilment of children’s rights. By employing former…
Qualitative research report on orphans and vulnerable children in Palapye, Botswana
In 2002, the Human Sciences Research Council was commissioned by the WK Kellogg Foundation to develop and implement a five-year intervention project focusing on…
Social Protection: How Important are the National Plans of Action for Orphans and Vulnerable Children?
This briefing paper emerges from a review of 14 national plans of action (NPA), or in the absence of a NPA, outputs from the rapid assessment analysis and action…