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Case Study
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The SIDHAS program (2010-14) helps to mitigate the risks faced by Nigeria’s orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) through technical assistance to g |
Orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC) are susceptible to abuse, exploitation, violence, and neglect and often do not have access to support s |
Chronic food insecurity and achieving strict adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) are global challenges that, together, have a deleterious eff |
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An example of how assistance can be mobilized from within communities to protect young people’s access to education, Youth Alive Tanzania’s Youth a |
Promising Practice
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The In-Reach program provides access to care to children by creating linkages between families and staff. Staff members make h |
The CWGH has several programs focused on youth empowerment and health. The OVC program offers OVC youth an opportunity to expr |
Health Initiatives for the Private Sector (HIPS), a USAID-funded project, partners with private companies to design and implem |
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Community Care in Nigeria (CCN) is a 3-year programme that aims to improve the quality of life of 12,500 Orphans and Vulnerabl |
Memory work is a practical, child-centered, community-led approach that encourages families to communicate openly about HIV an |
This program was focused around a model of adult mentorship and support to improve psychosocial outcomes among youth-headed ho |
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STRIVE's implementation strategy was to support NGOs and CBOs that work with communities to carry out appropriate, effective, |
The Family Health Integrated Development Assistance (FAHIDA) Savings and Loan Project provides savings and credit services to |
The vision of CPC is to reduce the infection rates of STIs and HIV and to improve the quality of life for people living with a |
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NOAH works at franchising community-based models of orphan care through which motivated individuals from communities are guide |
The RAPIDS approach consists of a systematic scale-up of successful community-based palliative care models of home-based care |
The initial intervention focused on training older youth to provide HIV education, homework assistance and psychosocial suppor |
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The Mama Mkubwa (MM) initiative is a community-based initiative for the care and support of Most Vulnerable Children and Other |
AMITIE enhances the ability of communities and the government to respond to the needs of OVC and PLWH through home and facilit |
Technical Consultation Material
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November 2011, Ethiopia - This field-driven learning technical consultation—hosted by the PEPFAR Technical Working Groups (TWGs) for Care |
Report
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Scant data exists on the prevalence of violence against children worldwide. However, available information, including the United Nations Secreta
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This document aims to facilitate an understanding of the bi-directional relationship between HIV and food and nutrition security. It illustrates th |
Community-based early childhood development (ECD) centers can be an important focal point for delivering comprehensive services to young children w |
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This technical report examines a nutritional assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) program in Uganda that uses a quality improvement approach |
This document is intended to explore strategies to protect children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV (OVC) from abuse, exploitation, violence, a |
Technical Brief
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As the number of adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) continues to grow, the need to improve services, policies, and programs intensifies. This tech |
A promising development approach for addressing food and nutrition insecurity for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) is permaculture. In the con |
Research shows that early childhood development (ECD) is critical to both mental and physical health later in life. However, programming target |
Tools and Curricula
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This series of booklets is designed to aid caregivers of children living with HIV in the step-by-step pediatric disclosure process. The booklets ar |
These technical considerations and accompanying job aids serve as a guide for medical providers to address and respond to the unique needs and righ |
Health Policy Initiative Document
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This literature and program review focuses on programs to prevent HIV infection among vulnerable female adolescents and the general population—inc |
This guide was drafted by the Botswana Ministry of Health to ensure wider awareness of the OVC Guidelines and Botswana's Children's Act. |
