HIV/AIDS is generating a major humanitarian crisis for families in Sub-Saharan Africa. The number of children who have lost one or both parents to AIDS is expected to rise to 35 million by 2010. Rolling back decades of progress in social development, HIV/AIDS has become a major constraint in the fight against poverty. Many African countries are also suffering from civil unrest and post-conflict situations resulting in more orphans or displaced children. 'Reaching Out to Africa's Orphans' makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of the many risks and vulnerabilities faced by orphans and the ameliorating role played by the actions of governments and donors. It brings together the admittedly limited evidence from interventions on behalf of orphans with a view to advancing our knowledge on what works and what does not in mitigating the risks faced by orphans, and enhancing capacities of communities to address this problem. Juxtaposing the risks and needs of orphans against the effectiveness (including cost-effectiveness) of care-giving arrangements, the study addresses issues bearing on how to scale up the more promising interventions. The authors draw several important conclusions on the strengths and weaknesses of various programs, targeting methods and their implications and, in particular, highlight the gaps in our knowledge with respect to the cost-effectiveness of interventions and the potential incentive effects of orphan care. Considering that resources are limited and the problem is immense, the study rightly underscores the need for coordination of efforts among all agencies seeking to respond to the crisis.
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This study describes the risks and vulnerabilities faced by orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Africa and the interventions being undertaken by governments, donors, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
orphanhood status, formal fostering, other vulnerable children, double orphans, property grabbing, orphan crisis, older orphans, create stigma, child fostering, fostered children, microfinance institutions, most vulnerable children, displaced children, orphan status, orphan care, female orphans Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Reaching Out, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa, Strengthen Community Action, World Vision, The Supply Side, World Bank, The Demand Side, Terre des Hommes Switzerland, Millennium Development Goals, High Low Low Low Low Low, Adhiambo Ogwang, Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey New!
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This study describes the risks and vulnerabilities faced by orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Africa and the interventions being undertaken by governments, donors, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
orphanhood status, formal fostering, other vulnerable children, double orphans, property grabbing, orphan crisis, older orphans, create stigma, child fostering, fostered children, microfinance institutions, most vulnerable children, displaced children, orphan status, orphan care, female orphans Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Reaching Out, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa, Strengthen Community Action, World Vision, The Supply Side, World Bank, The Demand Side, Terre des Hommes Switzerland, Millennium Development Goals, High Low Low Low Low Low, Adhiambo Ogwang, Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey New!
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- The United Nations by Richard S. Williamson in Back Matter
- Sub-Saharan Africa (The Sociology of "Developing Societies" ; 2) by Chris Allen in Back Matter
- Save the Children (Humanitarian Organizations) by Ann Parry in Back Matter
- Evaluation and Poverty Reduction (World Bank Series on Evaluation and Development, 3) by Osvaldo N. Feinstein in Back Matter
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