erasmus mundus ma-advanced development in social work
Post on 22-Feb-2016
36 Views
Preview:
DESCRIPTION
TRANSCRIPT
Erasmus Mundus MA-Advanced Development in Social Work
De-humanisingLife for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
12.11.2013
IT SHOULDN’T HURT TO BE A CHILD
GIVE US HOPE
Content HIV/AIDS Global Situation The Need for support The Role of Social Work to OVC Support
Local Solution to HIV/AIDS problems
Global-Local Tension on HIV/AIDSRethinking Child Welfare
Global Local HIV/AIDS Situation
Children with HIV
New Infections
Total OVC’s
HIV/AIDS Global
3.3 Million 250,000 31 Million
Zambia 170,000 12, 000 Over 900,000
Why Respond? “Our present is shaped by our link to ancestors and our future to the wellbeing of our children”
Orphanhold is associated with poverty and its cycle
It graduates from individual traits to social determinants (life course perspective)
It affects Children’s rightsPoor state of existing child welfare programs Loss of Parents, living with HIV and isolated
The Role of Social Work-support OVC’sMicro Level Macro Level
1. Program design and Resource Mobilisation
2. Community organisation
3. Community/Family needs assessment
4. Reintegration of children into society
5. Facilitate Change
1. Advocate for good child welfare policies
2. Promotion of Children's’ rights
3. Monitor and Evaluate Child Welfare programs
Local Solutions to OVC’sStrengthening Families to respond to
OVC problemsEngage in community mobilisation and
resource development (community schools, IGA’s------)
Initiating broader skills development programs
Advocating for good welfare programs for OVC’s
Monitoring and evaluating child welfare programs and their rights satisfaction
1. Providing Psychosocial Services to FamiliesTrained Care Givers, Will
provide awareness services in Responsible Parenting Preventative Health Child Development Children's Rights
Psychosocial Workers will Provide Family
HIV/AIDS Counselling and Care
Protecting Children’s rights: Child Safeguarding Measure
Linking and increasing family access to services
1. For household food security2. Sales to raise funds to
support OVC’s
Improving food security for Vulnerable Households
Strengthening Family Economic systems1. Provide specific
household Skills Training
2. Integrating Crop value addition and innovation into farming programs
3. Individual and Group IGA’s
Global Local Tension on HIV/AIDSMedicalising HIV/AIDS vs. Social Isolation and Discrimination
Securitising vs. Moral response and Neighbourliness
Short term obligatory funding vs. community and family fabric building
Re-thinking Child welfareIntegrating Social welfare programs at
all levels to protect children’s rights affected by HIV/AIDS
Developing Interventions to prevent HIV/AIDS among children and youth targeting Early Child Development
Infusing HIV/AIDS policies into national health & development frameworks
Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation of Child policy and welfare programs
top related