Publication: Costs of Projects for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children : Case Studies in Eritrea and Benin
Date
2004-01
ISSN
Published
2004-01
Author(s)
Prywes, Menahem
Abstract
Many developing countries are witnessing
the emergence of a large and growing number of orphans,
street children, and children in the worst forms of labor.
In particular, conflict and HIV-AIDS have produced a large
and growing cohort of orphans in Africa. Low cost solutions
are critical if large numbers of orphans and other
vulnerable children (OVC) are to be reached, yet there is
very little information available on the actual costs of
delivering services that assist them. This study estimates
the costs of interventions in Benin and Eritrea, in order to
determine which sorts of projects are most suitable for
scaling up, given limited financial resources. The study
measures the average annual economic costs of the project,
while the economic analysis of costs used in the study
includes depreciation, but also values the opportunity cost
of the money tied up in the capital good. A key finding is
that institutional solutions are costly compared to family
based solutions.
Citation
“Prywes, Menahem. 2004. Costs of Projects for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children : Case Studies in Eritrea and Benin. Social Safety Nets Primer Notes; No. 16. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/f7c933e3-d0a2-53fc-a086-d1517ee0778d License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”