Supported Child Headed Households

A child-headed household is one where there are no adult carers available and children live on their own. Typically an older child will care for siblings, cousins, nephews or nieces. Such a situation is increasingly common in areas with high AIDS mortality and regions affected by genocide or war.

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Save the Children Federation,

Highlights successes and lessons learned from the PC3 Program. Serves as a companion piece to the Toolkit for Positive Change

Stories as told to Shimelis Tsegaye, ACPF,

Developed while researching child-headed households in five Ethiopian towns and their rural surroundings, this book presents the experiences and stories of individual child household heads.

USAID, Save the Children & AED,

Provides principles of program design and technical recommendations for effective field interventions

UNICEF Romania, Alternative Sociale Association, Gallup Organization Romania,

Data and analysis on trends of child vulnerability due to parental migration for employment

Laurel L. Rose, Ph.D.,

Discusses the bi-directional relationship between HIV/AIDS and agriculture, food security, and rural livelihoods, including the relationship between HIV/AIDS and children’s property and inheritance rights

Steering Committee of the IATT on Children and HIV and AIDS,

Evaluates AIDS mitigation and targeting with child sensitive objectives and global guidance

Kingdom of Cambodia,

This document presents the full policy on the alternative care of children in Cambodia.

John Williamson,

An updated list of literature and bibliographies concerning children and families affected by HIV/AIDS around the world. Most of the resources are focused on sub-Saharan Africa.

Edward Kalisa,

Outlines the results of World Vision Rwanda’s mentorship program for children in child-headed households and other OVC. Includes challenges and lessons learned.

CARE ,

A lessons learned document reviewing impacts of a community-based care and mentoring program for child-headed households in Rwanda.