Innovations in Community-led Monitoring for OVC & DREAMS Programming
December 8, 2021On December 2, 2021, ACHIEVE hosted a webinar around the launch of its Community-led Monitoring Toolkit for OVC and Dreams Programming. During the event, the ACHIEVE team shared details from the toolkit development process including field experiences from pilot activities held in August and September 2021. Click the following link to watch a recording of… View Article
Read more »Resources for OVC Programming 2021 & Guidance Summary
May 11, 2021Priorities in OVC Programming 2021 & OVC Task Force Guidance Summary Priorities in OVC Programming 2021 – Revised PEPFAR COP21 Guidance Summary – Revised The OVC Task Force has recently prepared two documents that we hope you find helpful. One is a summary of the OVC-related sections of the PEPFAR 2021 Country and Regional Operational… View Article
Read more »Webinar Resources: What Works? Effective coordination between OVC and HIV clinical partners to improve pediatric HIV case finding, retention and viral load suppression
March 16, 2021Webinar Resources: Coordination OVC Slides Data Triangulation Tech Brief Questions & Answers from Webinar OVC Task Force and interagency PEPFAR colleagues discussed how OVC and HIV clinical implementing partners have coordinated their efforts to improve pediatric HIV case finding, retention and viral load suppression in Malawi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The… View Article
Read more »USAID Office of HIV/AIDS Optional Custom Indicators for USAID OVC Programs
March 14, 2021Custom Indicators Optional Custom Indicators for USAID OVC Programs: Standard Operating Procedures Optional Custom Indicators for USAID OVC Programs: Performance Indicator Reference Sheets The Standard Operating Procedures document guides OVC programs funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to operationalize the optional OVC custom indicators. This document accompanies the Performance Indicator Reference… View Article
Read more »USAID Office of HIV/AIDS Required Custom Indicators for OVC Programs
March 14, 2021Custom Indicators USAID PEPFAR Central Custom Indicators Reference Guide (IRS) USAID PEPFAR Central Custom Indicators Guidance Indicator Reference Sheets (IRS) are included for all custom indicators to be collected centrally through USAID’s PEPFAR Custom Indicators process. Each IRS provides a definition of the indicator, description of reporting components (numerator, denominator, disaggregates), frequency of reporting, and… View Article
Read more »Case study: response to COVID-19 in OVC programming in Tanzania
July 2, 2020As COVID-19 has created a disruption across all aspects of OVC programming, Pact Tanzania’s OVC programs created innovative tools to support community case worker volunteers to appropriately respond to the situation. In Tanzania, the pandemic has caused fear and stigmatization as a lack of information has created an uncertain environment. Among OVC communities, there was… View Article
Read more »Association between caregiver sex and HIV infection among OVC
July 2, 2020In a recent publication by the Pact Tanzania team working on the USAID Kizazi Kipya project, a study assessed whether the sex of the caregiver is assocaited with a positive HIV status of OVC. The study found that “OVC in Tanznia with male caregivers have a 40% higher likelihood of being HIV-positive than those with… View Article
Read more »M&E Tips and Considerations for Remote OVC Case Management
April 28, 2020The OVC Taskforce Co-Chairs, with technical experts from USAID and CDC, have developed this document to support continued case management and service delivery for vulnerable children and families within the COVID-19 context. This guidance is intended to help implementing partners think about how best to deliver critical services to children and families most at risk… View Article
Read more »Determinants of Implementing Cash Transfer Program for Orphans and Vulnerable Children: A Case of Isiolo County, Kenya
February 3, 2020Cash transfer (CT) programs play a vital role in the provision of social protection systems through regular and predictable cash payments to ultra-poor households. Kenya has an established cash transfer program for orphans and vulnerable children. This study had three objectives: 1. To examine influence of government monthly cash transfer on the implementation of OVC… View Article
Read more »Pictorial Tools for HIV-sensitive Community Case Management: A Toolkit to Deliver Standard Operating Procedures for Case Management
December 18, 2019This toolkit is a set of resources and tools for delivery of case management for OVC programming in low-literacy settings. The content is based on and simplifies the Standard Operating Procedures for Case Management developed by the Coordinating Comprehensive Care for Children (4Children) project. The toolkit is designed as a comprehensive and complete package. While… View Article
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