Orphans in Malawi: prevalence, outcomes, and targeting of services

As in many Sub-Saharan countries, the issue of orphan-care has risen to the top of social protection agenda in Malawi, where the prevalence of orphaned children has dramatically increased because of early deaths of parents infected by the HIV/AIDS virus...In Malawi, most orphans, whether in rural or...

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Autor principal: Sharma, Manohar
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160708
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description As in many Sub-Saharan countries, the issue of orphan-care has risen to the top of social protection agenda in Malawi, where the prevalence of orphaned children has dramatically increased because of early deaths of parents infected by the HIV/AIDS virus...In Malawi, most orphans, whether in rural or urban areas, live in households of the surviving parent or close relatives, not in institutional homes. This means that orphan-related policy and/or public assistance programs have to operate, not directly with the orphaned children themselves, but through the agency of the household unit they live in. Understanding the state of orphaned children living in these households is therefore important for policy. Further, it is also necessary to assess the extent to which public assistance programs can successfully target their service to orphan-caring households and ensure that benefits actually accrue to the orphan child in the household.
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spelling CGSpace1607082025-02-19T14:03:03Z Orphans in Malawi: prevalence, outcomes, and targeting of services Sharma, Manohar social protection hiv/aids As in many Sub-Saharan countries, the issue of orphan-care has risen to the top of social protection agenda in Malawi, where the prevalence of orphaned children has dramatically increased because of early deaths of parents infected by the HIV/AIDS virus...In Malawi, most orphans, whether in rural or urban areas, live in households of the surviving parent or close relatives, not in institutional homes. This means that orphan-related policy and/or public assistance programs have to operate, not directly with the orphaned children themselves, but through the agency of the household unit they live in. Understanding the state of orphaned children living in these households is therefore important for policy. Further, it is also necessary to assess the extent to which public assistance programs can successfully target their service to orphan-caring households and ensure that benefits actually accrue to the orphan child in the household. 2005 2024-11-21T09:51:41Z 2024-11-21T09:51:41Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160708 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Sharma, Manohar. Orphans in Malawi: prevalence, outcomes, and targeting of services. RENEWAL Working Paper. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160708
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Orphans in Malawi: prevalence, outcomes, and targeting of services
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title_full Orphans in Malawi: prevalence, outcomes, and targeting of services
title_fullStr Orphans in Malawi: prevalence, outcomes, and targeting of services
title_full_unstemmed Orphans in Malawi: prevalence, outcomes, and targeting of services
title_short Orphans in Malawi: prevalence, outcomes, and targeting of services
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