Africa's Orphans and Vulnerable Children
The note is based on the "Social Protection of Africa's Orphans and vulnerable children" study, which looks at HIV/AIDS, and the violent conflicts that are giving rise to a massive generation of orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa. The reg...
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okr-10986-97812021-04-23T14:02:47Z Africa's Orphans and Vulnerable Children Subbarao, K. Mattimore, A. Plangemann, K. ABUSE AGED ARMED CONFLICT CAREGIVERS CHILD LABOR CHILD SLAVES CHILDREN AT RISK CLINICS EXTENDED FAMILIES EXTENDED FAMILY HEALTH CARE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL CARE INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LEARNING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT LIFE EXPECTANCY MALNUTRITION MORBIDITY NUTRITION ORPHANAGES ORPHANHOOD ORPHANS PARENTS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY SOLDIERS STREET CHILDREN VULNERABLE CHILDREN WAR YOUNGER SIBLINGS SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS ORPHANS VULNERABLE GROUPS ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME HIV VIRUSES EPIDEMICS RESOURCE AVAILABILITY DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS PUBLIC AWARENESS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES FOR HEALTH GOVERNMENT POLICY CHANGES The note is based on the "Social Protection of Africa's Orphans and vulnerable children" study, which looks at HIV/AIDS, and the violent conflicts that are giving rise to a massive generation of orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa. The region currently has about 12 million orphans, most under the age of fifteen. Coping with the risks, and consequences of orphan-hood, poses immense problems: resources are limited, communities are being overwhelmed, and the realization of international development goals is being threatened. Yet, the contours of public action are unclear due to limited knowledge of the problem's magnitude, and a lack of clarity on the effectiveness of interventions. While the impact of the epidemic is felt throughout communities, the focus of the study is limited to the analysis of the implications of the growing numbers of vulnerable children for Africa's future human development. The study pulls together the existing information on orphans, and vulnerable children, traces the sources, and extent of their vulnerability, examines the prevailing community responses, and, argues the case for concerted public actions. It also reviews the ongoing interventions, and delineates some examples of good practices. Hopefully, enhanced policy-making capacities will offer effective social protection to these groups in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2012-08-13T09:31:30Z 2012-08-13T09:31:30Z 2002-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1713338/africas-orphans-vulnerable-children http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9781 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 201 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa |
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ABUSE AGED ARMED CONFLICT CAREGIVERS CHILD LABOR CHILD SLAVES CHILDREN AT RISK CLINICS EXTENDED FAMILIES EXTENDED FAMILY HEALTH CARE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL CARE INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LEARNING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT LIFE EXPECTANCY MALNUTRITION MORBIDITY NUTRITION ORPHANAGES ORPHANHOOD ORPHANS PARENTS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY SOLDIERS STREET CHILDREN VULNERABLE CHILDREN WAR YOUNGER SIBLINGS SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS ORPHANS VULNERABLE GROUPS ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME HIV VIRUSES EPIDEMICS RESOURCE AVAILABILITY DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS PUBLIC AWARENESS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES FOR HEALTH GOVERNMENT POLICY CHANGES |
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ABUSE AGED ARMED CONFLICT CAREGIVERS CHILD LABOR CHILD SLAVES CHILDREN AT RISK CLINICS EXTENDED FAMILIES EXTENDED FAMILY HEALTH CARE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL CARE INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LEARNING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT LIFE EXPECTANCY MALNUTRITION MORBIDITY NUTRITION ORPHANAGES ORPHANHOOD ORPHANS PARENTS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY SOLDIERS STREET CHILDREN VULNERABLE CHILDREN WAR YOUNGER SIBLINGS SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS ORPHANS VULNERABLE GROUPS ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME HIV VIRUSES EPIDEMICS RESOURCE AVAILABILITY DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS PUBLIC AWARENESS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES FOR HEALTH GOVERNMENT POLICY CHANGES Subbarao, K. Mattimore, A. Plangemann, K. Africa's Orphans and Vulnerable Children |
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The note is based on the "Social
Protection of Africa's Orphans and vulnerable
children" study, which looks at HIV/AIDS, and the
violent conflicts that are giving rise to a massive
generation of orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa. The region
currently has about 12 million orphans, most under the age
of fifteen. Coping with the risks, and consequences of
orphan-hood, poses immense problems: resources are limited,
communities are being overwhelmed, and the realization of
international development goals is being threatened. Yet,
the contours of public action are unclear due to limited
knowledge of the problem's magnitude, and a lack of
clarity on the effectiveness of interventions. While the
impact of the epidemic is felt throughout communities, the
focus of the study is limited to the analysis of the
implications of the growing numbers of vulnerable children
for Africa's future human development. The study pulls
together the existing information on orphans, and vulnerable
children, traces the sources, and extent of their
vulnerability, examines the prevailing community responses,
and, argues the case for concerted public actions. It also
reviews the ongoing interventions, and delineates some
examples of good practices. Hopefully, enhanced
policy-making capacities will offer effective social
protection to these groups in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Subbarao, K. Mattimore, A. Plangemann, K. |
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Subbarao, K. Mattimore, A. Plangemann, K. |
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Subbarao, K. |
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Africa's Orphans and Vulnerable Children |
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Africa's Orphans and Vulnerable Children |
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Africa's Orphans and Vulnerable Children |
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Africa's Orphans and Vulnerable Children |
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Africa's Orphans and Vulnerable Children |
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africa's orphans and vulnerable children |
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2012 |
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