Costs of Projects for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children : Case Studies in Eritrea and Benin
Many developing countries are witnessing the emergence of a large and growing number of orphans, street children, and children in the worst forms of labor. In particular, conflict and HIV-AIDS have produced a large and growing cohort of orphans in...
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okr-10986-118122021-04-23T14:02:57Z Costs of Projects for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children : Case Studies in Eritrea and Benin Prywes, Menahem APPRENTICESHIP APPRENTICESHIP ARRANGEMENTS CHILD LABOR CHILD PROTECTION COST EFFECTIVENESS FOSTER FAMILIES GROUP HOMES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS NUMBER OF ORPHANS OLDER CHILDREN ORPHANAGES ORPHANS SAFETY NETS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY STREET CHILDREN VULNERABLE CHILDREN YOUNGER CHILDREN Many developing countries are witnessing the emergence of a large and growing number of orphans, street children, and children in the worst forms of labor. In particular, conflict and HIV-AIDS have produced a large and growing cohort of orphans in Africa. Low cost solutions are critical if large numbers of orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC) are to be reached, yet there is very little information available on the actual costs of delivering services that assist them. This study estimates the costs of interventions in Benin and Eritrea, in order to determine which sorts of projects are most suitable for scaling up, given limited financial resources. The study measures the average annual economic costs of the project, while the economic analysis of costs used in the study includes depreciation, but also values the opportunity cost of the money tied up in the capital good. A key finding is that institutional solutions are costly compared to family based solutions. 2012-08-13T16:05:38Z 2012-08-13T16:05:38Z 2004-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/6240125/costs-projects-orphans-other-vulnerable-children-case-studies-eritrea-benin http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11812 English Social Safety Nets Primer Notes; No. 16 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Eritrea Benin |
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APPRENTICESHIP APPRENTICESHIP ARRANGEMENTS CHILD LABOR CHILD PROTECTION COST EFFECTIVENESS FOSTER FAMILIES GROUP HOMES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS NUMBER OF ORPHANS OLDER CHILDREN ORPHANAGES ORPHANS SAFETY NETS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY STREET CHILDREN VULNERABLE CHILDREN YOUNGER CHILDREN |
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APPRENTICESHIP APPRENTICESHIP ARRANGEMENTS CHILD LABOR CHILD PROTECTION COST EFFECTIVENESS FOSTER FAMILIES GROUP HOMES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS NUMBER OF ORPHANS OLDER CHILDREN ORPHANAGES ORPHANS SAFETY NETS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY STREET CHILDREN VULNERABLE CHILDREN YOUNGER CHILDREN Prywes, Menahem Costs of Projects for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children : Case Studies in Eritrea and Benin |
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Many developing countries are witnessing
the emergence of a large and growing number of orphans,
street children, and children in the worst forms of labor.
In particular, conflict and HIV-AIDS have produced a large
and growing cohort of orphans in Africa. Low cost solutions
are critical if large numbers of orphans and other
vulnerable children (OVC) are to be reached, yet there is
very little information available on the actual costs of
delivering services that assist them. This study estimates
the costs of interventions in Benin and Eritrea, in order to
determine which sorts of projects are most suitable for
scaling up, given limited financial resources. The study
measures the average annual economic costs of the project,
while the economic analysis of costs used in the study
includes depreciation, but also values the opportunity cost
of the money tied up in the capital good. A key finding is
that institutional solutions are costly compared to family
based solutions. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Prywes, Menahem |
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Prywes, Menahem |
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Prywes, Menahem |
| title |
Costs of Projects for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children : Case Studies in Eritrea and Benin |
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Costs of Projects for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children : Case Studies in Eritrea and Benin |
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Costs of Projects for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children : Case Studies in Eritrea and Benin |
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Costs of Projects for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children : Case Studies in Eritrea and Benin |
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Costs of Projects for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children : Case Studies in Eritrea and Benin |
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costs of projects for orphans and other vulnerable children : case studies in eritrea and benin |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/6240125/costs-projects-orphans-other-vulnerable-children-case-studies-eritrea-benin http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11812 |
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