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We care for young children: Helping adolescent caregivers look after young children

January 1, 2010

Many young children are left in the care of older siblings. As the primary caregiver, adolescent caregivers become responsible for their younger siblings’ needs, including physical, social, emotional, spiritual and intellectual needs. Adolescent caregivers are children themselves and, while looking after their younger siblings, have a double responsibility of also caring for their own health… View Article

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United Nations General Assembly Resolution on the Guidelines on the Alternative Care for Children.

“This is the United Nations General Assembly resolution from February 2009, accepting the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children as an enhancement to the implemention of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. UN General assembly welcomes the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children,as a set of orientations to help to inform… View Article

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UNICEF Humanitarian Action Report 2010

his latest edition of UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action Report highlights 28 of the most pressing crises. It explains how UNICEF is partnering with others to save lives and rebuild families and communities.

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Supporting Parents and Caregivers of Children Living with HIV: Training of Trainers Handbook

December 1, 2009

This training handbook, part of the Kids ART Education Series, is designed for trainers working with parents and caregivers of children with HIV and/or receiving HIV treatment, specifically Antiretroviral Therapy (ART). Trainers and community facilitators can help parents and caregivers to be better informed about HIV and ART, understand the unique needs of children receiving… View Article

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Caring for the Caregivers: Understanding Rwandan OVC Volunteers in a Faith-Based Setting

September 1, 2009

This study, conducted by Catholic Relief Services – Rwanda, seeks to better understand the profile of volunteers used to reach orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), their motivation, importance of incentives and the volunteer’s relationship to the church. The purpose of this study is to improve the quality of services provided to OVC in Rwanda. Findings… View Article

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Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for The Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Response in Nigeria

“Nigeria is home to a notably high number of orphans and vulnerable children as a result of AIDS, road accidents, maternal mortality, ethno-religious conflicts, poverty, and gender inequality. The country has made significant strides toward improving services for OVC. Among these is the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for OVC Response presented here. This plan lays… View Article

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Case Management: Systems and Accountability

June 27, 2009

This document focuses on implementing a case management system during the initial start up phases of an emergency child protection project. The concepts are not exclusive to emergency projects and hold strong relevance to the inclusion of the system into existing development projects. The document provides useful guidelines and tools for improving social work.

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Facilitating HIV Testing and Disclosure with Children and Adolescents

June 1, 2009

Testing and disclosure are major barriers to treating infants and children with HIV. This report presents findings from a study exploring issues related to testing and disclosure for children in age groups 0-6, 7-14, and 15-18. The exploratory study used qualitative and quantitative methods and was conducted in Andhra Pradesh and Manipur, India. The study… View Article

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Orphans and Vulnerable Children Wellbeing Tool: User’s Guide

April 1, 2009

This tool was developed by a team of technical advisors at Catholic Relief Services for children to self-report on wellbeing domains in order to improve the quality and responsiveness of OVC programs. This was designed to be a practical, reliable and valid tool that can be used across OVC programs in order to capture quality… View Article

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Increasing Savings and Solidarity among Households with Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Rwanda

February 1, 2009

Rwanda is home to a disproportionately large population of orphans and vulnerable children. The purpose of this paper is to document and disseminate lessons learned in a Catholic Relief Services OVC savings and solidarity pilot project in Rwanda. This paper – part of a learning paper series – provides an overview of the project scope,… View Article

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