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Guidelines on HIV and Infant Feeding: Principles and recommendations for infant feeding in context of HIV and a summary of evidence

January 1, 2012

These recommendations were developed by the WHO Guideline Development Group as updated revisions to the 2006 WHO guidelines for HIV and infant feeding practices. These recommendations are based off of new evidence, systematic reviews, GRADE evidence profiles, risk-benefit tables and discussions. This document reports on the principles and recommendations originating from evidence reviewed. These guidelines… View Article

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Critical Needs and Actions for Caregivers of Young Children: A Visual Reference Guide for Home Visitors

The Visual Reference Guide for Home Visitors on Child and Caregiver Needs has key questions, messages and suggested actions for caregivers on how to promote optimal health and development for their children and care for their own needs. The Home Visitor will use this guide to first evaluate what is happening in the caregiving environment;… View Article

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Social Protection and Cash Transfers to Strengthen Families Affected by HIV and AIDS

The International Food Policy Research Institute has conducted over 20 years of research on safety nets and social protection and 10 years of research on AIDS, food security and livelihoods. This paper is based on linking actors together surrounding these sectors to surface social protection in the field of approaches to reduce prevalence and impact… View Article

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Family-centered HIV Programming for Children

Families play an integral role in the lives and development of children. Strengthening the ability of a family to appropriately care for their children impacts developmental outcomes of the child. This guide is a section of a series of good practice guides created by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and Save the Children and contains strategies… View Article

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Educational Block Grants to Orphans and Vulnerable Children

September 1, 2011

This study, conducted by Boston University, seeks to determine the effectiveness and cost of various approaches to providing educational support to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in secondary schools. The main objectives of this study are to compare block grants and individual scholarship approaches; explore differences in various block grand approaches; examine costs per child… View Article

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Transforming Livelihoods for Resilient Futures: How to Facilitate Graduation in Social Protection Programmes

August 23, 2011

“Graduation” refers to the movement of people off of social protection provision or large-scale safety net programs, out of vulnerability and poverty, and into more productive and resilient livelihoods. Programs with a graduation agenda tend to focus on household resource and asset accumulation, but little analysis of this underlying theory of change has been conducted…. View Article

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Issues Paper August 2011: Strengthening Human Resources and Financing for Child Care and Protection Services

August 20, 2011

Regardless of adequate policy frameworks, vulnerabilities of orphaned and vulnerable children remain high in Uganda. Lack in funding and staffing in the social welfare system promotes vulnerability in children. This paper encourages improving child care and protection services by strengthening of the social welfare workforce and increased funding. This paper discusses the background of Uganda’s policies,… View Article

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Case Management Practice Within Save the Children Child Protection Programmes

June 27, 2011

As a leading international child protection agency, Save the Children is often challenged to carry out case management activities directly with children. Save the Children also provides guidance and training to local organisations, government ministries and community groups in basic case management practice.This study explains the fundamental components of a good case management system and… View Article

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My Skills, My Money, My Brighter Future in Zimbabwe: An assessment of economic strengthening interventions for adolescent girls

May 1, 2011

For this assessment, CRS chose to closely examine three economic strengthening approaches used in the Out-of-School Adolescents Support Project – vocational training and Junion Farmer Field and LIfe Schools (JFFLS), and Savings and Internal Lending Communities, and to determine how effective they were in helping girls overcome barriers to their economic empowerment.

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My skills, my money, my brighter future in Rwanda: An assessment of economic strengthening interventions for adolescent girls

This assessment examines three economic strengthening approaches used in Catholic Relief Service’s Out-of-School Adolescents Support Project, funded by UNICEF. Vocational training programs, school farming programs and saving and lending programs were assessed to inform future program designers/managers, donors and policymakers on best-practices for economic strengthening interventions. This assessment also encourages program designers to direct attention… View Article

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