Social protection of Africa's orphans and vulnerable children - issues and good practices program options
Social protection of Africa's orphans and vulnerable children - issues and good practices program options
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非洲孤儿和弱势儿童的社会保护——问题和良好做法方案选择
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2001
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Kathrin A. Plangemann
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K. Subbarao;Angel Mattimore;Kathrin A. Plangemann
艾滋病毒/艾滋病和暴力冲突在撒哈拉以南非洲催生了一大批孤儿。该地区目前约有1300万名孤儿，其中大多数在15岁以下。应对孤儿的风险和后果带来了巨大的问题：资源有限，社区不堪重负，国际发展目标的实现受到威胁。然而，由于对问题严重程度的了解有限，以及干预措施的有效性缺乏明确性，公共行动的轮廓尚不清楚。虽然整个社区都能感受到这一流行病的影响，但这项研究的重点仅限于分析日益增多的弱势儿童对非洲未来人类发展的影响。这项研究汇集了关于孤儿和弱势儿童的现有信息，追踪了他们易受伤害的来源和程度，审查了社区的普遍反应，并论证了协调一致的公共行动的理由。它还审查了正在进行的干预措施，并列举了一些良好做法的例子。希望这项研究将提高决策能力，为撒哈拉以南非洲的这些群体提供有效的社会保护。
HIV/AIDS, and violent conflicts are giving rise to a massive generation of orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa. The region currently has about 13 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 this 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, the study will enhance policy-making capacities to offer effective social protection to these groups in Sub-Saharan Africa.