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This Toolkit is a companion volume to the Ugandan Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development’s OVC Training Manual. It contains practical information and tools to help Community Service Providers in Uganda translate the national OVC guidelines into action.

This document provides a tool that was used to assess broad capacity areas for quality OVC response in Uganda.

This is an issue of the Early Childhood Matters journal. Topics include community based care, out of home care, institutional care, mothers in prison, child-headed households, and other issues from around the world

Country-based analysis of child vulnerability in Barbados, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent & the Grenadines. Includes statistical and demographic data on vulnerable populations. Identifies specific barriers to meeting regional needs in child protection.

Outlines the changing vulnerabilities of children in modern China. Underlines the problematic definition of vulnerability in child protection programmes and advocates holistic approaches that integrate child participation in decision-making.

Emphasizes the social dimensions of psychosocial support interventions, including participatory groupwork and a focus on reducing stigma and discrimination. Argues that psychological interventions such as counseling should never be a first step.

Documenting shifting attitudes on adoption in India. Highlights persistent difficulties in national policy reform.

Description and findings of a pilot survey designed to monitor and evaluate national responses for children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS. Shows that over 99% of all children live in family care.

A participatory report of concerns raised by children affected by HIV/AIDS in central China. Uses children’s responses to identify child vulnerabilities and suggest appropriate future action.

Focuses on the general principles and actions for developing children’s centres in China. Centres would help initiate national child protection services and children’s participation.