The primary aim of all psychosocial support programs should be placing and maintaining children in stable and supportive family environments. Psychosocial care and support activities for vulnerable children should follow the principles of child and lifespan development. Rather than being a stand-alone activity, psychosocial support programs should be integrated into wider systems, wherever possible, such… View Article
Read more »Children deserve to be cared for in a loving and nurturing environment, free of abuse, violence, exploitation and neglect, yet children are vulnerable to these in many different situations – families, schools, alternative care, in work environments and on the street. Child Protection prevents and responds to child abuse, exploitation and neglect, and family separation…. View Article
Read more »The Accelerating Strategies for Practical Innovation and Research in Economic Strengthening (ASPIRES)project supports evidence-based, gender-sensitive programming to improve the economic security and related health outcomes of highly vulnerable individuals, families, and children. ASPIRES aims to accelerate the adoption of evidence-based practice by evaluating Household Economic Strengthening (HES) interventions and supporting program configurations most consistent with… View Article
Read more »LIFT II aims to provide technical assistance to design and establish referral systems for economic strengthening, livelihood and food security services to enhance engagement, adherence, and retention of people living with HIV and other patients in clinical care and treatment. This project’s primary goal is to support evidence-based, gender-sensitive programming to improve household food security… View Article
Read more »The CYES Network and Learning Platform were established to build a network of professionals dedicated to improving the lives of children through effective economic strengthening programming. By working through substantial partnerships, led by FHI 360’s STRIVE Program, USAID/Displaced Children and Orphans Fund, the FHI 360 FIELD Program and The SEEP Network, the CYES Network and… View Article
Read more »MEASURE Evaluation works to improve orphans and vulnerable children programming by facilitating the collection and use of data. Data is important to determine “what works” and to keep programming on track, ensuring positive impacts on children and families, reaching targets laid out in the PEPFAR initiatives – Accelerating Children on Treatment (ACT) and Determined, Resilient,… View Article
Read more »Early childhood education is one of the most effective, long term strategies for reducing poverty because it results in better school performance, which leads to improved levels of employment. This review presents a set of indicators to support the intersectoral planning, delivery, and monitoring of the essential components of South Africa’s package of early childhood… View Article
Read more »In this issue, we review two papers on informal kinship fostering, a long-established tradition in Africa and now a key approach for responding to changing child care needs in the face of HIV and AIDS; two reviews, one on the psychological functioning of children exposed to HIV and the other on engaging fathers; one paper… View Article
Read more »In this issue we look at six substantial reviews of evidence on topics relevant to programming for children affected by HIV and related disadvantages: global health and development in early childhood; measures and indicators for assessing impact of early childhood development programmes; psychological interventions for perinatal depression by non-specialist health workers; caregiver behavior change; the… View Article
Read more »No entity alone can fulfill the needs and safeguard the rights of children by working in isolation. The National Action Plan aims to engage stakeholders to contribute to key priorities for the survival, protection, development and participation of children in Uganda—all as part of one coherent framework. A holistic and coordinated effort will create a social safety net… View Article
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