This is a presentation delivered on the Second Annual African Regional Training and Exchange Event on Improving the Quality of OVC Programs in Ethiopia. It seeks to explain why it is important to measure quality, the relationship between measuring for quality improvement and M&E, what indicators should be used when measuring quality and how to… View Article
Read more »This is a presentation of results from a 5-country evaluation on OVC well-being carried out by Catholic Relief Services. The results were presented during an OVC forum held in June 2008. They covered 10 domains: nutrition and food security, education, shelter and environment, economic, child protection, mental health, family support, health, spirituality and community support
Read more »This fact sheet highlights the various steps and the resultant outcomes in integrating OVC services with that of HIV treatment.
Read more »This report was commissioned by the Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Children affected by HIV and AIDS’ working group on National Plans of Action (NPAs). It presents a broad overview of progress made and lessons learned in mounting national responses for children affected by AIDS and other vulnerable children. Based on review findings, future actions… View Article
Read more »“Increasingly countries in east, central, and southern Africa are integrating nutrition and food security interventions into HIV services at national, facility, and community levels. This compendium is designed for individuals who are designing, managing or implementing programs. It provides examples of promising practices in nutrition, food security and HIV as well helps understand the constraints… View Article
Read more »PEPFAR OVC Guidelines mandate that we actively involve orphans and vulnerable children in determining their own future. In the development of minimum standards for the quality of services for OVC, one way to include children’s is to hold a Youth Input Workshop in which a select group of orphans and other vulnerable children are brought… View Article
Read more »This framework presents the national quality for protection of OVC Standards for the protection, care and support of Orphans and other Vulnerable Children in Uganda. It provides information about the standards, national indicators and sample interventions.
Read more »This report sets out to advance understanding of the complex patterning of residential care in South Africa,as well as how it relates to national policy and law and to international child welfare policy on the issue.
Read more »This paper provides additional information and outlines recommended actions for protecting affected children from increased vulnerability, and for reducing their increased risk of abuse, exploitation and neglect. While it discusses the protection issues facing children globally, its recommended action speak directly to the findings of Africa’s Orphaned and Vulnerable Generations: Children affected by AIDS, which… View Article
Read more »The purpose of this document is to provide coordinators, stakeholders, and implementers with a process, methodology, and tools for assessing government human resource capacity to lead and manage an effective implementation of the NPA. The human resource (HR) assessment will take a snapshot look at the numbers, cadres, and types of skills needed at the… View Article
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