Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable children in SA
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Childcare
forums
Childcare forums are
defined in the National
Action Plan for Orphans
and Other Children
Made Vulnerable by
HIV and AIDS 2009–12
as ‘community-based
structures focusing on
the needs of OVC in the
community and ensuring
that their needs are
addressed. The purpose
of Childcare forums is to
ensure early identification
of OVC, be aware of
initiatives involving
childcare and support,
create awareness, assess
children’s needs, promote
advocacy, and build
capacity in families and
communities’.
Targeted beneficiaries
OVC
They are non-profit
initiatives which
are specifically
community-based.
The DoSD provides
funding and support.
In short, these forums
identify vulnerable
children and facilitate
access to governmentfunded
programmes.
They do not actually
deliver these services
themselves (Mathambo et
al. 2009).
Services offered by
Childcare forums include:
support;
home-based care;
recruiting of foster
parents;
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