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The Coordinating Comprehensive Care for Children (4Children) project strengthened social service systems through the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for case management in DRC, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, and Uganda. This multi-country development has been synthesized into this global case management package that can be considered the gold standard for implementing partners and governments instituting a systematic, individualized, child-centered and family-focused approach for vulnerable households. The tools, SOPs and…
The video below is the recording from the webinar event Starting with the end in view: Designing OVC programs with responsible exit planning for families, programs and national systems, held 12 September 2017.
Webinar Summary:
In support of the 90-90-90 global initiative to end HIV and AIDS, PEPFAR has instituted a data-driven approach to target geographic areas with high HIV prevalence. As part of this “pivot” in PEFPAR support, OVC programs in low HIV prevalence areas or areas of “sustained support” have had to plan for and support a…
In this video, Kick4Life demonstrates how the organization works to give vulnerable children in Lesotho a life with dignity. It shares the story of Stanam Mokomo, a young girl who was left homeless after her parents died. This video also highlights Kick4Life's social entreneurship model, which helps children like Stanam have a more secure life.
For the millions of children affected by AIDS worldwide, care and protection can come from many sources, including parents, communities, NGOs and government programmes. Social protection – broadly defined as the web of public and private services that address poverty, vulnerability, and exclusion affecting all people – is one source that can help children and families affected by AIDS.
There is a growing consensus that strong social protection systems are needed in order to provide a buffer for families and communities already near the brink of destitution. And in April 2009, the G20…