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Title: | Walking the talk: Zimbabwe's experience in implementing the National Action Plan for orphans and vulnerable children |
Authors: | Mushunje, Mildred T. Mafico, Muriel |
Year: | 2007 |
Periodical: | Journal of Social Development in Africa (ISSN 1012-1080) |
Volume: | 22 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 35-62 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | biblio. refs. |
Geographic terms: | Zimbabwe Southern Africa |
Subjects: | orphans child care AIDS sociology Child welfare |
Abstract: | Zimbabwe has shown its commitment to the protection of orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) in the context of the HIV/AIDS crisis through the implementation of the National Action Plan for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, and, more specifically, the Programme of Support (PoS) mechanism embodied in the plan. The authors examine Zimbabwe's experience to date with regard to implementation of PoS. They reflect on the events leading to the creation of PoS, and then consider the current state of affairs in respect of the performance of this strategy. Challenges that organizations are likely to face in accessing funds from PoS are highlighted. Several suggestions aimed at strengthening the process of implementing PoS are made, including a call for the mobilization of additional resources to enable more organizations to get on board, to ensure that more children are reached with quality programmes. The paper observes that notwithstanding the fact that the strategy comes with challenges and uncertainties, PoS is a new, innovative and viable approach to programming for OVC. Bibliogr., note, sum. [Journal abstract, edited] |