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A study of endogenous community-based responses to the needs of children affected by HIV and AIDS, and how these might be supported in KwaZulu-Natal.
A research study exploring planning for children by their terminally ill parents.
Brief article observing the proliferation of orphanages in Zambia. Points to several models of community-based care as alternatives better able to address the rights and needs of children.
Information gathered by the ISS/IRC on the Muslim practice of Kafalah, which serves as a form of long-term fostering and de-facto adoption.
Overview of the role of communities in identifying and protecting vulnerable children, as well as guidance for organizations on how to mobilize and support community groups.
Overview of institutional and alternative care for Children in Need of Special Protection in Vietnam
A tool to encourage donors to fund community programs that keep children in family care, rather than simply funding orphanages. Describes the many strategies being used to invest in community-based care, and contains specific program examples.
Outlines the results of World Vision Rwanda’s mentorship program for children in child-headed households and other OVC. Includes challenges and lessons learned.
A lessons learned document reviewing impacts of a community-based care and mentoring program for child-headed households in Rwanda.
Research on the effectiveness and sustainability of established initiatives for vulnerable children in Zambia and Malawi. Outlines implications for approaches to community mobilization in current programming efforts.