Welfare policy for orphans passes the test
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE AUTHOR(S): T.Tamasane, J.Head
KEYWORDS: ORPHANS, POLICY FORMULATION, WELFARE
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/April-2009/welfare-policy
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5748
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4949
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4949
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Abstract
The literature suggests that there is a crisis of care for children who are orphaned by AIDS. The authors investigated extended family care for orphans and other vulnerable children among 8 163 children in a semi-rural local municipality in the Free State. Here they report their findings.-
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