2008 05 09 OVC Best Practices.pdf - SAfAIDS

Table of Contents
UK Consortium on AIDS & International Development
Orphans and Vulnerable Children Working Group
& Department for International Development
Symposium on Sharing of Best Practice
in OVC Programming, 2 nd November, 2004
Workshop Report
ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................. 2
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 3
OPENING.................................................................................................................. 4
SESSION 1 – STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF FAMILIES ............................ 4
Healthlink Worldwide: Communicating to Strengthen Family Capacity .................... 4
HelpAge International: Living Together................................................................... 5
Conclusions........................................................................................................... 5
SESSION 2 – MOBILISE & SUPPORT COMMUNITY BASED RESPONSES............ 6
Promising Practices in OVC Responses................................................................. 6
Strengthening Community Structures ..................................................................... 7
Conclusions........................................................................................................... 8
SESSION 3 – OVC ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES ........................................ 8
Access to Essential Services.................................................................................. 8
Conclusions........................................................................................................... 9
SESSION 4 - GOVERNMENT PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN..........10
Developing a national social protection strategy in Ghana .....................................10
Responding to OVC in a humanitarian aid context in Zimbabwe............................11
Conclusions..........................................................................................................13
SESSION 5 – ADVOCACY & SOCIAL MOBILISATION ...........................................13
Social Inclusion for OVC: Learning from Africa and Asia........................................13
Strengthening Social Mobilisation Efforts at the Community Level .........................14
Conclusions..........................................................................................................15
CLOSING.................................................................................................................15
SYMPOSIUM CONTACTS
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