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sons for not involving them?
• What do you think now about that decision?
8. What do the children you have taken in know about
the death of their parents?
• What are some reasons that guardians do not
tell/inform younger children about the death of their
parents?
• What are your thoughts with regard to some children
finding out about these deaths through other sources,
such as friends or neighbors?
• What would you do if a child were to ask what caused
the death of his or her parents, especially if you suspect
that the parent died of an AIDS-related illness?
9. What do you discuss with the children in your care
about sex, and how do you carry out that discussion?
Care and Support of Orphans and Vulnerable Children
10. Helping children deal with their emotional pain surrounding
the death of their parents
• What traditional practices are there to help children
deal with their grief when a parent dies?
• What happens to the children during the funeral?
• What do guardians do to alleviate the emotional pain
orphans experience soon after the death of a parent and
thereafter?
• What are some reasons why some guardians do not
spend sufficient time with the children they have taken
in?
11. What do you think are the best ways to take care of
orphans?
Probe:
• Issues regarding the long-term care, psychosocial support,
educational support?
• Who should be responsible for orphans? (immediate or
extended family; adoption group; foster care family;
institution)
12. Please tell us what the support needs are of people
like you who care for and support orphans.
Probe:
• Help with child-care
• Labor support (e.g., help with farming)
Thank you for your time and all the wonderful ideas you
shared with us.
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