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VulnerabilityCASH 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,…
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…
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…
Food Security and Nutritional Outcomes among Urban Poor Orphans in Nairobi, Kenya
The study examines the relationship between orphanhood status and nutritional status and food security among children living in the rapidly growing and uniquely…
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…
Practices of Relatedness and the Re-Invention of duol as a Network of Care for Orphans and Widows in Western Kenya
Globally, the HIV/AIDS pandemic (UNICEF/UNAIDS 1999) has brought increased mortality for young adults, while many children have been orphaned and made vulnerable…