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Orphaned children
An orphan is a child whose parents are dead or have abandoned them permanently. In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents due to death is called an orphan
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Children accused of witchcraft: An anthropological study of contemporary practices in Africa
A report from UNICEF’s Regional Office for West and Central Africa using anthropological studies and reports from aid agencies to shed light on the growing accusations of witchcraft against children. According to the report, accusations seem to arise from
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Care and Support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Western and North-western Côte d’Ivoire. Evaluation Report
Since its launch in 2003, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has supported care for more than 10 million people worldwide, including more than 4 million orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). This evaluation report on OVC-related acti
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Capturing Children's Views on the Children's Bill 2010. The National Child Consultation Programme in Zanzibar
A report compiled by Save the Children in partnership with UNICEF and the Ministry of Labour, Youth, Women and Children Development. It outlines the findings of the National Child Consultation Programme on the development of a Children’s Bill for Zanzibar
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Families, Not Orphanages
AIDS and other diseases, armed conflict, natural disasters, forced displacement and extreme poverty leave millions of children orphaned, separated, or on the brink of family breakdown. These children need and have a right to protection and care, and gover
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Staff induction guide: Orphans and other vulnerable children service delivery in Uganda
The Alliance- as part of the CORE Initiative Project in Uganda- developed this publication as part of a series of tools and guides to support the development of the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGSLD) Orphans and Other Vulnerable Chi
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Economic Strengthening for Orphans and Vulnerable Children. Principles of Program Design and Technical Recommendations for Effective Field Interventions
This guide offers examples of economic strengthening best practices in a format that multi-sectoral teams of donors and practitioners can use to inform their own work. The document presents two sets of tools: 1. A series of seven principles for program de
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Expanding social protection for vulnerable children and families: Learning from an institutional perspective
The Interagency Task Team on Children and AIDS: Social Protection Working Group, hasa undertaken a review of the experiences and debates in selected countries around national social protection programmes and the process of developing them. The review aims
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Away from home- Protecting and supporting children on the move
This report looks at children who move and the different ways that mobility affects children’s lives. It calls for a better understanding of the variety of circumstances, the different reasons and purposes for movement, and the characteristics of children
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Global HIV/AIDS Capability Statement
The report highlights Save the Children´s key competencies and experience in HIV/AIDS work, focusing on three priority areas: i. Prevention of infections amongst newborns and care for those infected; ii. Sexuality and HIV; and iii. Scaling up care and sup
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ISS/IRC Fact Sheet No. 50: Specific Case Kafalah
Thematic Fact sheet from ISS/IRC on kafala and adoption, of the fact sheet series on the provision of care for children deprived of family or at risk of so being, those in need of adoption or who have already been adopted. The way in which kafala is co
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Memory Book- Memory, grief and identity: Life stories from orphaned children
This book is the result of a memory project undertaken by Save the Children Sweden and Handicap National in a deprived area of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during December 2005. Eighteen children were involved in the project all of whom come from particularly p
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Better choices for children. Community grants in Mozambique
The direct transfer of cash to communities and households is a growing area of social development, where families and communities are given the dignity of choice, are encouraged to be innovative, and are provided with the necessary financial support. Ther