Effects of Programs Supporting Orphans and Vulnerable Children

Key Findings, Emerging Issues, and Future Directions from Evaluations of Four Projects in Kenya and Tanzania
by: Florence Nyangara, Tonya R. Thurman, Paul Hutchinson, Walter Obiero
MEASURE Evaluation, Futures Group International, Washington, June 2009

This report provides a summary of key findings from evaluations of four programs, two in Kenya and two in Tanzania, supporting orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC). The aim of these evaluations was to ascertain the extent to which program interventions are effective in improving the well-being of OVC and their families, and the interventions’ cost-effectiveness in achieving key outcomes. 50 pp. 701 kB

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