Events : OVC Support--A Global Hub on Children Affected by AIDS

Creating Intentional Linkages between HIV and Child Protection

April 6, 2016

On March 3, 2016, OVCsupport.net hosted a webinar on Creating Intentional Linkages between HIV and Child Protection. The webinar featured Zvandiri, a program in Zimbabwe, which presented on their experience of incorporating children and youth, especially those living with HIV, in the development of programming and policy interventions.

Strengthening the Social Service Workforce from the Bottom-Up: Lessons from Child and Youth Care Workers and Isibindi Model in South Africa

The HIV/AIDS epidemic and other risk factors have led to a growing number of highly vulnerable children, not just in South Africa but across sub-Saharan Africa and other regions. Efforts to care for this growing population have created an increasing demand

Household Economic Strengthening Overview for OVC Implementers

The Learning Objectives for this webinar were to: Increase awareness and understanding of effective household economic strengthening practices

The Evidence Behind Early Childhood Development

The webinar explored the science behind early childhood development and will discuss current research on the impact of ECD programming. The webinar also looked at

Using Household Economic Assessments in Tanzania to Improve Programming for Families Affected by HIV

This webinar discussed how local partners implemented a Household Economic Assessment (HEA) and how the HEA allowed organizations to gain a greater understanding of vulnerability among their target population. This webinar also

Maternal Mental Health and Child Outcomes

This webinar discussed common maternal mental health concerns, maternal depression, anxiety, and trauma symptoms, and the effects of these concerns on child outcomes. The webinar

Understanding Status Disclosure for Children and Youth

This webinar helps participants understand why disclosure is important, review concerns related to disclosure, and describe the disclosure process. The webinar also discusses

Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Webinars

Since 2011, the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance has been hosting webinars on strengthening the social service workforce. The webinars have engaged participants

What do we know about community and family based interventions for vulnerable children in HIV-affected contexts in Africa?

The 4Children project hosted a learning event in May that shared the available evidence, and knowledge gaps, on community and family-based interventions for vulnerable children in HIV-affected

Improving Services for Vulnerable Children through Disability Inclusion

Including persons with disabilities within the design and implementation of development programs is a mandate of most major global health donors and principle of rights-based

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