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Identifying Households Needing Services for Orphans and Vulnerable Children – Guidelines for Adapting a Beneficiary Identification and Prioritization Tool from Uganda
MEASURE Evaluation,

This document describes and provides guidelines for countries to implement the Household Vulnerability Prioritization Tool (HVPT), a tool developed in Uganda to identify and prioritize vulnerable households for enrollment in OVC programming. 

Assessing the capacity of local administration and community structures to deliver social protection programmes
Andrew Kardan, Andrew Wyatt, Ramla Attah and Paul Quarles van Ufford - Oxford Policy Management,

This working paper assesses the performance of local and community-based structures in Kenya and Zambia in delivering the government social protection systems that they are tasked to support.

Case study on child protection within OVC programs: Integrated programming for improved child outcomes in Namutumba, Uganda
Suzanne Andrews - Catholic Relief Services ,

This case study describes the process, methods and results of the approach promoted by World Education’s Bantwana Initiative under two USAID/PEPFAR-funded consortium projects in Uganda: SUNRISE-OVC and STAR-EC. 

Case Study on Child Protection within OVC Programs: The Role of Para-Social Workers in Creating Community-Led Approaches to Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse
Suzanne Andrews - Catholic Relief Services,

The following case study outlines the process undertaken by officials, para-social workers (PSWs) and community leaders in several sub-counties in Kasese District in Western Uganda to a) identify and address instances of child abuse in their communities, b) track cases of abuse and encourage reporting by victims, and c) support a para-social workforce in the communities to act as a deterrent and reduce the incidence of abuse. 

Best Practices for Adolescent- and Youth-Friendly HIV Services – A Compendium of Selected Projects in PEPFAR-Supported Countries
Anastasia J. Gage, Mai Do, and Donald Grant - Measure Evaluation,

This compendium contains the findings from a review of 13 projects providing HIV services to adolescents in PEPFAR-supported countries. 

Guidelines on Best Practices for Adolescent- and Youth-Friendly HIV Services – An Examination of 13 Projects in PEPFAR-Supported Countries
Anastasia J. Gage, Mai Do, and Donald Grant - MEASURE Evaluation,

This document examines 13 projects serving HIV services to adolescents in PEPFAR-supported countries and provides a set of guidelines on best practices for adolescent and youth-friendly HIV programs. 

Community based alternative care as a strategy for protecting Burundian refugee girls and boys: A case study from Mahama camp, Rwanda
Alexandra Shaphren - Plan International,

This case study describes the community-based child protection programme implemented between 2015 and 2016 with Burundian girls, boys and adults in Mahama refugee camp in Rwanda.

Zambia National Consultation Accelerating Children’s Care Reform Report
Better Care Network,

The Zambia National Consultation Accelerating Children’s Care Reform Report is a summary report of a stakeholders’ meeting held between key stakeholders in children’s care in May, 2016.  

Integrating Case Management for Vulnerable Children A process guide for assessing and developing an integrated case management system in Eastern and Southern Africa
Maestral International, UNICEF,

This guide is aimed at informing policy makers and programme managers working across Eastern and Southern Africa to implement an integrated case management approach to practice with vulnerable children and their families. 

Capacity building of community based child care workers: A National Training Manual for Para Social Workers (2nd Edition)
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development - Uganda,

This manual is intended to train Para-social workers who are a non-formal “workforce” that constitute the largest but yet undefined group of caregivers who provide support and services to vulnerable children and families, particularly in low and middle income countries (GSSA, 2016).