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This literature review sought to understand how the South African Education Department and its stakeholders have responded to the plight of OVC.
Zambia Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.
Thaliand Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.
Tanzania Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.
Swaziland Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.
Senegal Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.
Russia Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.
Niger Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.
Malawi Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.
Lesotho Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.
In Kenya, as in other countries of sub-Saharan Africa heavily burdened by HIV/ AIDS, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) face poverty and despair. There is an urgent need to provide a comprehensive response that supports families and communities in their efforts to care for children and safeguard their rights. The government of Kenya has established a cash transfer program that delivers financial and social support directly to the poorest households containing OVC, with special concern for those children with or affected by HIV/AIDS. …
The number of children under the age of 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) who have lost one or both parents to AIDS has increased dramatically in the last five years. The number of children orphaned by AIDS in SSA is estimated to be around 12 million (UNICEF, 2006). Many more children live with one or more chronically ill or dying parents and or live in poverty stricken and food insecure households. …
This report summarizes activities U.S. Government (USG) agencies are undertaking together to improve programming for highly vulnerable children and the steps they have taken and plan to take to implement Public Law 109-95. It covers the period of July 2007 through July 2008. This report contains many examples of how USG agencies have worked together, as well as with international donors, nongovernmental organizations, and host countries, to learn from each others' experiences and to improve programming. …
In 2007, a nine-country study in East and Southern Africa was commissioned to map involvement and define roles and responsibilities of civil society in expanded national AIDS responses to orphans and children made vulnerable by AIDS. Getting in Line analyses these country studies and provides recommendations to increase engagement between civil society, external agencies and government and assist their alignment with the vision, principles and strategies contained in national plans of action.