OVC

The impact of a community-based pilot health education intervention for older people as caregivers of orphaned and sick children

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Authors: Boon H; Ruiter RA; James S; Van Den Borne B; Williams E; Reddy P
Institution: Health Promotion Research and Development Unit, Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
Source: Journal of Cross-cultural Gerontology 8 Oct 2009; doi 10.1007/s10823-009-9101-2. [Epub ahead of print]

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Submitted by carol on 13 October 2009 - 7:58am. categories [ ]

Running a junior farmer field and life school - Empowering orphans and vulnerable children

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Getting started! : running a junior farmer field and life school, Empowering orphans and vulnerable children living in a world with HIV and AIDS

WIEGERS, Esther HILL, Catherine COLBERT,Patricia 2007

Country focus: Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Submitted by carol on 16 September 2009 - 11:34am. categories [ ]

Effects of Programs Supporting Orphans and Vulnerable Children

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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

Submitted by carol on 21 August 2009 - 10:50am. categories [ ]