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orphan careSocial Exclusion and Inclusion: Challenges to Orphan Care in Malawi
One of the major effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Malawi as in sub-Saharan African in general is the rising number of orphans. Development practitioners and…
Orphan Care in Botswana’s Working Households: Growing Responsibilities in the Absence of Adequate Support
Objectives. Botswana has one of the world’s highest HIV-prevalence rates and the world’s highest percentages of orphaned children among its population. We assessed…
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…
Orphan care: the role of the extended family in northern Uganda
This paper examines the traditional role of the extended family in orphan care in northern Uganda. The extended family provides much support in looking after orphans,…