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In 2013, in collaboration with UNICEF, the government of Rwanda established the Tubarerere Mu Muryango (Let’s Raise Children in Families - TMM) programme to enable the closure of large-scale residential care institutions for children and promote family-based care. The programme aims to build strong systems of protection and care that will have sustainable and wider benefits for children in Rwanda. This case study profiles the reintegration experiences of one child who has participated in TMM. It is based, where possible, on interviews with the child, his or her family, district social worker…
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Orphans and vulnerable children Programmes in Kenya are facing challenges of qualified project chiefs and lack of an extensive number of project administrators who have the applicable abilities required for project administration rehearses for effective project conveyance. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing performance of orphans and vulnerable children Programmes in Kenya focusing on unbound project in TharakaNithi County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following objectives to assess the influence of donor funding, social cultural factors,…
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It is the primary responsibility of any government to offer social protection to its vulnerable populations. The Kenyan government has not been left behind in provision of social protection to the vulnerable that includes the older persons, persons with severe disabilities and the orphans and vulnerable children. Childhood in Kenya is defined by the fact that over 50% of Kenyans live in absolute poverty, which means that 8.6 million children live below the poverty line. As the government plays the role of protecting the OVCs a question arises as to whether these resources…
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Background
Household cash grants are associated with beneficial outcomes; enhanced if provided in combination with care.
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This study describes the impact of cash grants and parenting quality on 854 children aged 5–15 (South African and Malawi) on educational outcomes including enrolment, regular attendance, correct class for age and school progress (controlling for cognitive performance). Consecutive attenders at randomly selected Community based organisations were recruited. The effects of cash plus good parenting, HIV status and gender were examined.…
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Background: Social protection interventions, including cash grants and care provision have been shown to effectively reduce some negative impacts of the HIV epidemic on adolescents and families. Less is known about the role of social protection on younger HIV affected populations. This study explored the impact of cash grants on children’s cognitive development. Additionally, we examined whether combined cash and care (operationalised as good parenting) was associated with improved cognitive outcomes.
Methods: The sample included 854 children, aged 5 – 15, participating in…
AVSI’s long history in Uganda continues to be shaped by the experiences and learning that came from the early years. During the period 1985 – 2000, AVSI accompanied the people of northern Uganda through two dramatic crises: the war with the LRA including the traumatic effects on the population and decades of displacement, and the outbreak of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. During those years, AVSI’s sensitivity to the person by having a holistic approach able to consider all his/her needs (material, psychological, social), and in particular of children, led to deep reflection on the psychological…
The Burning Question addressed in this reflection piece is: How necessary and effective are cash transfers as a component of the economic strengthening pathway, hypothesized as crucial for the project goals of building family resilience as a means of preventing child-family separation or ensuring successful reintegration of children into family care?
This Reflection Note is intended as a means for AVSI staff and implementing partners on the FARE project (a project of …
Question of Study: How, in practice, were Household Development Plans used, and what was their value in improving the relationship environment and capacities of families to reintegrate previously separated children and youth back at home and to prevent separation?
This question was considered very important for the AVSI Uganda staff because of the recent and powerful experience with the SCORE project in which each household prepared a Household Development Plan (HDP) tailored to the available resources and potential already existing within each household. The tool proved very useful…
With the support of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of HIV/AIDS, and the Displaced Children and Orphans Fund, FHI 360 assembled a consortium of leading organizations and experts to address the needs of vulnerable populations, especially children, under the Accelerating Strategies for Practical Innovation and Research in Economic Strengthening (ASPIRES) project.
The primary goal of the project is to support gender-sensitive programming, research and learning to improve the economic security of highly vulnerable…
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This study examines the impact of a family economic strengthening intervention on parenting stress among caregivers of AIDS-orphaned children in Uganda. The study uses data from a 4-year (2008-2012) NIMH randomized clinical trial for AIDS-orphaned children known as Suubi-Maka (N=346 dyads). Child-caregiver dyads from 10 comparable primary schools were randomly assigned to either the control group (n=167 dyads) receiving usual care for school-going orphaned children (such as food aid and scholastic materials) or the treatment group (n=179 dyads) receiving a family economic…