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