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Civil registration is of utmost importance for both states and individuals affected by HIV and AIDS. In the context of HIV and AIDS, civil registration systems allow states to monitor their population, enabling effective policies to be formulated and implemented, protecting and fulfilling the rights of people living with HIV and communities affected by the pandemic. Simultaneously, civil registration acts as a source of protection for individuals, as such systems provide legal documentation establishing an individual’s identity, nationality, and kinship, which are necessary proof for securing…
A significant proportion of children in Zimbabwe live in weakened families and communities where social support is diminishing, impoverishment increasing, and access to health, education and social services are on the decline. Abuse (physical, emotional and sexual), economic exploitation (child labour), lack of parental care, street life and institutionalisation are some of the conditions that aptly describe or serve as evidence to the vulnerable state of these children. Generally, the prevailing negative macro-economic environment results in a child unfriendly environment that…
Many children have been left as orphans as a result of HIV and AIDS. In much of Africa it is grandparents who have stepped into the care gap. In sub- Saharan Africa the percentage of orphan children estimated to be living with grandparents in 2000 was 61%1. Over 50% of children orphaned by the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Tanzania live with their grandparents. Given this situation it is important for us to begin to understand more about the lived experience of children being brought up by grandparents. The KwaWazee Project provided a unique opportunity to work with groups of children living in…
Social protection, including social transfers and social services for the most vulnerable and marginalized, is gaining momentum as a development priority. Increased attention from governments, NGOs, academic institutes and donors is being accompanied by new calls to strengthen national Governments to coordinate, regulate, and in some cases implement social protection programmes at scale. In order to take up this role, there is increased recognition of the need to strategically locate social protection leadership with the appropriate Government ministry to maximize effectiveness. However,…
This report focuses on the social protection aspects of children’s property and inheritance rights in southern and eastern Africa. The introduction summarizes the findings of the author’s previous report for FAO on the legal aspects of children’s property and inheritance rights, and it discusses the findings of the current report.
The second section 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). The report also considers the factors…
In Uganda, over 2 million children are orphans or otherwise vulnerable, representing 14% of the nation’s children. One in four households in Uganda fosters at least one orphan. Fostering by kin or community members is recognized as the best option for orphans and the costs are far less than those of caring for children in orphanages. Many programs in Uganda seek to support orphans and vulnerable children, in alignment with both international policy and Uganda’s national policy. Although there is some research on the efforts to assist orphans in Uganda, few studies have…
The State’s first responsibility to children is supporting the capacity of families to provide adequately for their children’s needs. When a child’s family is unable or unwilling to provide adequate protection and care or when a child is separated, the State is responsible for ensuring protection and alternative care. Such support is made available through a social welfare system, which may include services provided by the Government as well as those of non-governmental organizations.
The Assessments of Capacity to Manage Alternative Care analyze the ability of national…
The Lubuto Library Project is creating quality libraries to serve Africa's most vulnerable children. The goal is to give the burgeoning numbers of vulnerable children the opportunity for non-formal education, improving literacy, language skills, general knowledge and participation in society. At a Lubuto Library, children can read for themselves, look at books or have books read to them, helping them to explore the world and their human heritage.
Construction is nearly complete on the first Lubuto Library, in Lusaka, Zambia. The Lubuto Library Project plans to build 100 libraries across…
WHAT: A report that identifies gaps and provides recommendations for protecting and supporting girls living on the streets. It provides models of good practices from Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe.
WHO: Social and community workers involved in the protection and support of children living or working on the street, specifically girls ages 12 to 18.
WHERE: While this report is primarily based on work with girls in Zambia, its examples of good practices include lessons from worldwide programs and research, and thus…
Do social cash transfer schemes in countries with high HIV and AIDS prevalence that target a broad spectrum of poor or extremely poor households, but do not explicitly target HIV and AIDS affected persons or households, have a significant AIDS mitigation impact? The study attempts to answer this question by presenting and analysing literature on the five biggest social cash transfer schemes in South Africa and data from pilot schemes in Zambia and Malawi. The analysis tries to establish the degree to which the different schemes reach HIV and AIDS affected households and in which ways the…