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 providing home-based services. Examples of projects in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe are detailed and common principles of best practice that emerge from an assessment of these projects are highlighted.

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Format: 149mm x 209mm
Pages: 28
ISBN 13: 978-07969-2056-0
Publish Year: HSRC Press
Rights: World Rights

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A literature review of evidence-based interventions for home-based child-centred development This literature review provides an overview of evidence-based interventions for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) that focus on providing home-based services. Examples of projects in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe are detailed and common principles of best practice that emerge from an assessment of these projects are highlighted.

Anna Strebel is currently a Managing Partner at Headways Research Training and Development, Cape Town. She was previously professor in the Psychology Department at the University of the Western Cape. She is both a registered researcher and clinical psychologist and has worked in a number of psychiatric hospitals. She completed her D. Phil in Psychology at UCT on women and AIDS. Her current research interests include STI/HIV/AIDS, gender and sexuality, focusing especially on project evaluations.

The Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Interventions for the Care of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe