A report recording the proceedings of a conference co-sponsored by the World Bank and World Vision. The two-day conference sought to promote awareness of OVC issues around the world, to provide practitioners with a forum to share best practices and other insights, and to probe the role of social protection in implementing a balanced response. Participants included but were not limited to: community and donor organizations, NGOs.

Examines initiatives taken to protect street children in Africa. Emphasis on increasing community and NGO participation in local responses.

The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) is an important tool for advancing children’s rights.

A publication on the global emergency of the AIDS pandemic and the crisis it creates among the children left behind. In an effort to protect vulnerable children, examples of country responses from Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe are highlighted. Includes recommendations for strategic action.

Save the Children’s research and analysis of residential care services and the need for alternative non-institutional approaches for children separated from their families. This book examines policy and practices from work in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Eastern and Central Europe.

This study examined examine associations of ART-adherence with adolescent violence victimisation by caregivers, teachers, peers, community members, and healthcare providers.