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Searching with a thematic focus on Orphans and vulnerable children, HIV and AIDS vulnerable groups, HIV and AIDS, HIV Children and young people

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    Community mobilization for orphans in Zambia: an assessment of the orphans and vulnerable children programme of Project Concern International

    Displaced Children and Orphans Fund & Patrick J. Leahy War Victims Fund, USAID, 1999
    An estimated 78 percent of Zambia’s current orphans are the result of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.The paper argues that:finding effective ways to mitigate the impacts of HIV/AIDS on children and families must become a top national prioritystrategies to mitigate the problems of AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children must focus on strengthening the capacities of the extended family and
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    Children affected by HIV/AIDS: USAID project profiles

    Children Affected by AIDS, 2001
    This report from USAID provides an overview of some of the major challenges the HIV/AIDS pandemic is posing for the emotional and physical health and well-being of children across the world. The report highlights 62 USAID-funded initiatives implemented in 22 developing countries to support vulnerable childnre and adolescents.
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    Making a difference for children affected by AIDS: baseline findings from operations research in Uganda

    Population Council, USA, 2001
    Many organisations have begun to provide services to support AIDS orphans in East and southern Africa however, few have undergone any process of systematic evaluation.This report is a result of collaboration with PLAN International, Makerere University, and the Horizons Program to assess: the impact of an orphan support program physical, educational, and emotional wellbeing of children
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    Children on the brink: strategies to support children isolated by HIV/AIDS

    Synergy Project, USAID, 2000
    In the countries most affected by HIV/AIDS, there has been growing concern over the number of orphans, a problem that has increased largely as a result of the pandemic. This report was developed by two independent researchers contracted by USAID to review the situation of AIDS orphans.
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    From single parents to child-headed households: the case of children orphaned by AIDS in Kisumu and Siaya districts in Kenya

    HIV and Development Programme, UNDP, 1998
    The socio-economic consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic are felt in a growing number of countries and increasing mortality rates among adults are threatening economic and social well-being.This study looks at the status, needs and skills of orphans, especially those orphaned by AIDS and shows that:when a husband dies of AIDS in a family, the mother is also often living with HIV/AIDS a
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    Children on the brink : updated estimates & recommendations for intervention [HIV/AIDS impacts on children]

    Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 2000
    This executive summary of the report includes: new orphan estimates for 34 countries; a description of what children, families, and communities are doing to address their growing orphan problems; strategies for intervention that have been adopted; and a new strategic agenda to guide coherent action by the world communityAIDS has transformed large-scale orphaning, historically a sporadic, short

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