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Showing 1 to 20 of 146 for “"orphans"”.
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Decisions to care for HIV/AIDS orphans
There is substantial evidence to indicate that South Africa is facing the prospect of a large number of children, now and in the future, who will be orphaned as a result of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In all likelihood, these children would have experienced psychological trauma through the illness and …
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Achievement Of Developmental Milestones Among Salvadorian Orphans
… and environmental impact among Salvadorian orphans at selected sites, in order to make recommendations for appropriate training materials to allow for the mentoring of caregivers to advance milestone achievement among the orphans. The five objectives addressed in the research are in context …
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Sheltered by Strangers: The Story of Kenya’s Orphans
… Sheltered by Strangers: The Story of Kenya’s Orphans.
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Children’s Geography and the Everyday Lives of Orphans in Malawi
Malawi has almost one million orphans; half of whom were orphaned because of AIDS. The situation is often framed as an ‘orphan crisis,’ which is a problematic concept because of the shifting definitions of orphanhood, the cultural connotations of abandonment and helplessness associated with …
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Children’s Geography and the Everyday Lives of Orphans in Malawi
Malawi has almost one million orphans; half of whom were orphaned because of AIDS. The situation is often framed as an ‘orphan crisis,’ which is a problematic concept because of the shifting definitions of orphanhood, the cultural connotations of abandonment and helplessness associated with …
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Ancestral voices: Maria Edgeworth and other orphans of British literature.
Ancestral voices: Maria Edgeworth and other orphans of British literature.
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"Ceausescu's Orphans": Narrating the Crisis of Romanian International Child Adoption
<p>Taking a constructivist approach, this study employs content and narrative analysis methods to study the politics of Romanian International Adoption policy. The study focuses on the crisis period of 2001-2004 which ended with a ban on Romanian International Adoption. Policy discourse is examined …
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The littlest immigrants: the immigration and adoption of foreign orphans
… examines a unique class of immigrants: foreign orphans adopted by American families. Those children accounted for 18,000 adoptions in 1984 and 1985, or 20 percent of non-relative adoptions in the United States. This rapidly increasing class of immigrants is subject to Federal regulation of …
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Public-Private Partnership in Supporting Orphans in Primary Education in Tanzania
… Public–Private Partnership in supporting orphans in primary education in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. It identified strategies used by public–private partners in supporting orphan pupils in primary education. It examined how well the public-private partnership work in supporting orphans …
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HIV/AIDS orphans as heads of households : a challenge to pastoral care
… Because of the large number of AIDS orphans, the existing pool of community-based support has become saturated. Therefore these children now have to fend for themselves. They are forced to become heads of the households and breadwinners. In this situation the older children have to …
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The Psychosocial Well-Being of Orphans in the Context of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania: - A Case of 13 to 15-Years-Old Orphans in Kihologota Ward, Iringa Rural District, Tanzania
… investigated the psychosocial well- being of orphans in the context of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, a case of 13 to 15-years-old orphans in Kihologota ward, Iringa rural district. The study intended to understand the psychosocial well being of orphans aged from 13 to 15 year by analyzing their …
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Assessing responses and interventions to orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS: A case study of the experiences of HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in Gugulethu, Cape Town
… basis. Such children are referred to as HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Furthermore, the study examines the response proposals of key role players, such as government departments, civil society organisations and the affected communities, in dealing with the challenges faced by …
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Basic human needs of orphans and other vulnerable children and fulfilment in Windhoek
… whether the needs in the care and support of orphans and other vulnerable children in Windhoek are met and fulfilled. The main objectives of the study were to identify the basic needs of orphans and other vulnerable children, to determine the specific social support that is needed in the care …
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A descriptive survey based on the circumstances surrounding orphans in Ulundi Local Municipality
… understanding of the circumstances surrounding orphans in Ulundi Local Municipality. It was found that there were more paternal/maternal orphans rather than double orphans. The findings also revealed that most orphans were living with grandparents and were well taken care of as a result a …
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Nietzsche's orphans: music and the search for unity in revolutionary Russia, 1905-1921
… Transcending professional divisions, these “orphans of Nietzsche” comprised a distinct aesthetic group within educated Russian society. While lacking a common political, religious or national outlook, these philosophers, poets, musicians and other educated members of the upper and middle …
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An exploration of social policy responses for orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana
… explores whether social policy responses for orphans and vulnerable children(OVC) in Botswana address the needs of this category of children. The objectives of social policies and legislation (such as the Constitution, the Children's Act of 2009, the National Guidelines on the Care of OVC of …
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A formative evaluation of the James House programme for orphans and vulnerable children
… of a programme offering care and support to orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs). The programme is run by James House, a non-governmental organization whose main objective is to meet the basic needs of children in their service area; to protect them from abuse and exploitation, and to …
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The Army's Orphans: The United States Army Replacement System in the European Campaign, 1944-1945
Military historians have been debating the U.S. Army's World War II replacement system for decades, but no one has completed a detailed study of the War Department's policies and practice. Authors have focused primarily on how combat units overcame the system's limitations, but they have not …
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The attitudes of primary caregivers towards caring for HIV/AIDS orphans in the Ingwavuma District
… primary care givers who are caring for HIV/ AIDS orphans in the Ingwavuma area. As an evaluative research semi-structured interviews were conducted. A sample of -twenty primary care givers was drawn, 10 files were drawn from the Department of Welfare and Population Development Office and 10 files …
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A study of the educational difficulties experienced by AIDS orphans in 5 Ugandan Secondary schools.
… HIV/AIDS - related. However the number of AIDS orphans in Uganda is high and a considerable number of them are in school. The main purpose of this study was to investigate what problems such students face and what resources are available to them in schools to help them cope with the loss of …
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