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Civil society organisations working with orphans and other vulnerable children : capacity assessment tool for quality OVC responses

MINISTRY OF GENDER LABOUR AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, UGANDA
2008

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This tool has been developed to analyse the capacity of national civil society organisations (CSOs) that implement orphans and other vulnerable children activities. Specifically, the tool can be used to identify capacity strengthening needs, plan technical support interventions, and monitor and evaluate the impact of capacity strengthening support

Guidelines for national OVC programme coordination

MINISTRY OF GENDER, LABOUR AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, UGANDA
2008

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"This guide highlights key features of the national OVC programme coordination mechanism that allows for an effective national OVC response with harmonised interventions at different levels. The guide highlights key stakeholder programme coordination roles and composition. The OVC programme coordination mechanism is based on the conceptual understanding and agreement that a multi-sectoral, multi-disciplinary and multi-level approach is needed in understanding the needs of OVC and coordinating an effective response to address these needs"

Human resources development planning guide : orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC) service delivery in Uganda

MINISTRY OF GENDER, LABOUR AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
2008

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"This guide has been developed to support human resources development planning of staff managing and implementing the Uganda OVC programme at national and local government levels. The guide is applicable to all staff and partners managing various OVC interventions. The guide accompanies ongoing efforts to enhance the Ugandan Ministry for Gender, Labour and Social Development’s capacity to manage and ensure that all children in Uganda, regardless of their vulnerability, are assisted to reach their full potential as equal citizens of Uganda"

Supporting orphans and other vulnerable children through communication and basic counselling : a reference guide for service providers

MINISTRY OF GENDER LABOUR AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
2008

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"This guide has been written as a reference resource for non-professional counsellors and staff working with orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) who need to know how to provide some basic counselling as part of psychosocial support for the children in their care or through their projects. This guide does not diminish the need for formal training and additional professional support, but aims to provide information and guidance which can be used with other resources. The guide aims to: * strengthen the capacity of service providers to address the individual and collective psychosocial needs of children and young people; * provide an easy to use two-in-one guide and reference material for child counsellors; * promote the personal and professional development of counsellors and other staff working with children and young people, and * help service providers to assess and deal with challenges in working with orphans and other vulnerable children"

A situational analysis of child-headed households and community foster care in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh states, India

INDIA HIV/AIDS ALLIANCE
TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
2006

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This study documents the needs and challenges of orphans in child-headed households, and explores the related legal and policy issues. The study also aims to analyse the need for community foster care and to support policy change that will enable the scaling up of community foster care in the two states. The report finds that an immediate response at all levels is needed to protect children from abuse and exploitation, and makes a number of programmatic, policy and research recommendations

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