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Research outputs: ORPHANS
2006 Translating research into policy: the case of orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa
Policies are often developed without taking into account social science research findings and recommendations, despite the plethora of such ...
2006 The use of implementation research networks on orphans and vulnerable children to encourage research-driven policies: the case of Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe
There is a growing need for applied social sciences research to provide scientific evidence for use in both policy and programme development...
2005 Orphans and vulnerable children in distress
More than one third of children in two rural townships are missing at least one parent - often the breadwinner. The authors present their f...
Download this report2004 The development, implementation and evaluation of interventions for the care of orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe: A literature review of evidence-based interventions for home-based child-centred development
This review of literature provides an overview of evidence-based interventions for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) that focus on provi...