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Tag: Orphans and vulnerable children

Active Listening: Youth participation in M&E of OVC wellbeing in Botswana

This paper looks at how CRS Botswana used the OVC Wellbeing Tool to establish a baseline and to impact program design for their OVC activities, including psychosocial support, community mobilization and education.

[May 2010]

Increasing Savings and Solidarity among Households with Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Rwanda

A learning paper on using SILC methodology to help orphans and vulnerable children in Rwanda.

[April 2010]

A Child-Centered Monitoring and Evaluation Tool

Making M&E activities enjoyable for children ensures they will want to participate, which in turn improves the quality of data received. Data collected through Station Days is used to effectively measure project outputs, outcomes and impacts.

[February 2010]

OVC Program Sustainability and Transition Plans

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CRS designed A Facilitator’s Guide to Developing OVC Program Sustainability and Transition Plans in order to facilitate the comprehensive and systematic review of existing structures and planning for strengthening of indigenous mechanisms for OVC.

[January 2010]

OVC Protection Fact Sheet

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This fact sheet outlines the variety of child protection interventions implemented by CRS and partners through the PEPFAR-funded OVC program.

[January 2010]

OVC Education Fact Sheet

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This fact sheet outlines educational support provided by CRS and partners through the PEPFAR-funded OVC program.

OVC Psychosocial Support Fact Sheet

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This fact sheet outlines the broad forms of psychosocial support that are provided by CRS and partners through the PEPFAR-funded OVC program.

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    SILC: Kibara Mission

    Kibara Mission

    Describes the role that savings and internal lending approaches to microfinance has played in strengthening the economic wellbeing of HIV-affected households.


    Zimbabwe NPA for OVC

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    A child-friendly version of Zimbabwe’s National Plan of Action for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children.


    Active Listening: Youth participation …

    This paper looks at how CRS Botswana used the OVC Wellbeing Tool to establish a baseline and to impact program design for their OVC activities, including psychosocial support, community mobilization



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