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Africa's Orphans and Vulnerable Children

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dc.contributor.authorSubbarao, K.
dc.contributor.authorMattimore, A.
dc.contributor.authorPlangemann, K.
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T09:31:30Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T09:31:30Z
dc.date.issued2002-02
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1713338/africas-orphans-vulnerable-children
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/9781
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9781
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfrica Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 201
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectCAREGIVERS
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILD SLAVES
dc.subjectCHILDREN AT RISK
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILIES
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CARE
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectORPHANAGES
dc.subjectORPHANHOOD
dc.subjectORPHANS
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY
dc.subjectSOLDIERS
dc.subjectSTREET CHILDREN
dc.subjectVULNERABLE CHILDREN
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectYOUNGER SIBLINGS SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectORPHANS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
dc.subjectHIV VIRUSES
dc.subjectEPIDEMICS
dc.subjectRESOURCE AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectPUBLIC AWARENESS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES FOR HEALTH
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICY CHANGES
dc.titleAfrica's Orphans and Vulnerable Childrenen
dc.title.alternativeLes orphelins et enfants vulnerables d'Afriqueen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2002-03-15
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:20:30.295852Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1713338/africas-orphans-vulnerable-children
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid435501468192272112
okr.guid638881468204888821
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_02030204012626
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1713338
okr.identifier.report23665
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2002/03/15/000094946_02030204012626/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.sectorSocial Protection Adjustment
okr.topicUrban Development::Street Children
okr.topicGovernance::Youth and Governance
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicSocial Development::Children and Youth
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitAFT: HD Front Office (AFTHD)
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