This study identifies key issues that need to be addressed in order to raise the profile of OVC and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development in Uganda.

A list of OVC national indicators used by the CORE Initiative for the prevention of OVC and HIV among youth in Uganda.

A study of HIV/AIDS education programs and direction for creating curricula in African schools.

A research study exploring planning for children by their terminally ill parents.

Brief article observing the proliferation of orphanages in Zambia. Points to several models of community-based care as alternatives better able to address the rights and needs of children.

Examines how a rights-based approach can provide a firm foundation for framing priorities and responses to children and families affected by HIV/AIDS.

Studies the efficacy of Group Interpersonal Therapy for severe depression in HIV-affected communities.

This report details the conditions of children held at an unofficial detention center in Kigali, Rwanda, held in overcrowded buildings and suffering from a lack of adequate food, water, and medical care, and subjected to abuse. 

This study explores barriers and possible incentives to orphan care in Zimbabwe.

Highlights characteristics among homes caring for children lacking parental care, providing a specified understanding of the educational, financial and supportive environments present for children in foster care arrangements in Kenya