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TitelGrandparents caring for young children  
AuteurL. Nyesigomwe
Jaar2007
TijdschriftEarly Childhood Matters
JaargangNovember
Serienummer109
Pagina's41-44
ISSN1387-9553
OrganisatieBernard van Leer Foundation
OnderwerpCulture, Society and Religion
Trefwoordenchildren, ageing persons, HIV and AIDS, aid programmes
RegioEast Africa
LandUganda
SamenvattingAction for Children (afc) defines orphans and vulnerable children (ovc) as those who have lost one or both parents due to aids or any other cause, and all other children who are in a life-threatening environment caused by poverty, which predisposes them to abuse and neglect. Uganda has 2 million of the 12 million orphaned children in Africa. In 2001, afc carried out a baseline survey in the preurban areas of Kampala, to investigate the support systems for ovc. The results were interesting, revealing that over 75 percent of these children lived with their grandparents. With support from the Bernard van Leer Foundation, afc started the Grandparents Action Support (gas) project, to strengthen the capacity of grandparents as caregivers for ovc. The project also supported the establishment of community-based ecd centres and pre-primary schools.  
TaalEngels
CategoriePractice
Soort documentArtikel
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