Video: Turning a disability into a super-ability
November 2, 2017Josh has turned his disability into a super-ability. Learn how CRS and Special Olympics are starting early and helping others like Josh.
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A Holistic Approach to Psychosocial Support: A National Training Manual for Caregivers
This document is a training manual for primary and secondary caregivers of orphans and other vulnerable children in Uganda. This training manual works to address some of the psychosocial effects that children living with poverty, conflict, abuse, and parental death experience. Module one provides an overview of what constitutes psychosocial well-being and modules two through… View Article
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Coloring Book for Children in Savings Groups
October 27, 2017This coloring book helps children learn about the importance of saving money, and is meant to be used either in children’s savings groups, or in adult savings groups in which children attend with their parents. It also teaches about children’s rights and responsibilities. Spanish version (30 pages)
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Randomized controlled trial of a parenting program to reduce the risk of child maltreatment in South Africa
October 25, 2017This study is the one of the first to evaluate the preliminary effects of a parenting program to reduce the risk of child maltreatment using a randomized controlled trial. Also unique to this study is the extreme vulnerability of the 68 parent-child dyads (children ages 3-8) with high percentages reporting unemployment, hunger and poor health… View Article
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Clinic to Community Referrals: Linking Health and Economic Outcomes to Improve Client Outcomes
October 24, 2017A formalized network of referral providers is crucial for increasing access to a range of HIV and economic strengthening, livelihoods and food security (ES/L/FS) services for those in need, and for ensuring the long-term permanence of that service delivery. However, little information regarding creation of integrated, multi-sectoral referral networks and few standardized tools to facilitate… View Article
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Caregiver role in HIV medication adherence among HIV-infected orphans in Tanzania
Social support is a critical factor in HIV treatment adherence and especially so for children living with HIV. This qualitative study from Tanzania, while small in sample size, did reveal some troubling findings regarding adherence support and barriers faced by adolescents and some distinct differences among maternal, paternal and double orphans. All paternal orphans reported… View Article
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Ending child marriage and meeting the needs of married children: The USAID Vision for Action
October 13, 2017The USAID Vision for Action on ending child marriage and meeting the needs of married children outlines a plan for ensuring the rights of children to meet their full potential. The document includes a statement of the problem and explains the strategic underpinnings of USAID’s commitment to this issue–such as the link with the agency… View Article
Read more »The Advocacy Case for OVC in Nigeria
October 12, 2017The Coordinating Comprehensive Care for Children (4Children) project in Nigeria conducted a review to examine the gaps in investment for care and treatment for children living with HIV. Findings revealed that foreign funding accounts for 82 – 71% of the financing for HIV related programming and interventions. While the review identified some progress in contributions… View Article
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Improving PMTCT in Kenya
October 6, 2017In Kenya, the National AIDS and STI Control Program (NASCOP) with the help of the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) launched the Partnership for HIV Free Survival (PHFS) initiative in 2013. Its purpose was to apply quality improvement (QI) to run the national elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV… View Article
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Strategy for Accelerating HIV/AIDS Epidemic Control (2017-2020)
September 21, 2017Through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the U.S. is the largest bilateral donor to the global HIV/AIDS response. The strategy put forth in this document aims to achieve control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in 10 high-burdened countries by the end of 2020 through a particular focus on 13 priority high-burdened countries. While… View Article
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