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Presentations and Materials for OVC Technical Consultation

Final Meeting Report

DAY 1: NOVEMBER 3, 2003

8:45-10:00 Opening Session

• Welcome & Introduction: Keith Brown, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, USAID
• Workshop Modalities & Objectives: Linda Sussman Bureau for Global Health HIV/AIDS, USAID, and Peter McDermott, Bureau for Africa, USAID
• Overview: Anne Peterson, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global Health, USAID
• The Orphan Crisis- Neff Walker, Senior Epidemiologist, UNICEF

10:00-10:30 Keynote Address
Ambassador Randall Tobias, U.S.G. Global AIDS Coordinator

10:45-11:05 Global Overview of the Situation of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS
Chair: Connie Carrino, Director Office of HIV/AIDS, USAID

• Global Overview of the Situation of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS- Roeland Monasch, Team Leader, Monitoring & Evaluation, HIV/AIDS, UNICEF

11:05-11:25 Impact of HIV/AIDS on Children

• The Impact of HIV/AIDS and Orphaning on Children- Moses Dombo, Senior Technical Officer, Family Health International

11:25-11:45 Question and Answer Session

11:45-12:25 Global/National Strategies and Action
Chair: Roxanna Rogers, Deputy Director Office of HIV/AIDS, USAID

• Global and National Strategies for Action- Mark Connolly, Child Protection Adviser, UNICEF
• Peter McDermott, USAID

12:25-12:45 Overview of the Knowledge Base

• The State of the Science: A Look Behind the Findings- Isolde Birdthistle, Consultant

1:00-2:00 Lunch Program - USAID Responses

• USAID Response: Children and Adolescents Affected by HIV/AIDS- Linda Sussman, USAID

2:00-4:00 Programs, Models and Approaches
Chair: Linda Sussman, USAID

• African Youth Perspective- Brigthon Gwezera, Masiye Camp & YOCIC
• Responding to the Needs of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Cambodia- Pok Panhavichetr, Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance
• Community-based Approaches:Integration Initiatives and Community ResponsesinHIV/AIDS Interventions- Davis Thavamony Reji Chandra, Palmyrah Workers Development Society
• Scaling up HIV/AIDS Interventions Through Expanded Partnerships (STEPs, Malawi) - Brenda Yamba, Save the Children, U.S.

4:00-4:30 Mrs. Graça Machel, Founder, Foundation for Community Development, Mozambique

4:30-5:30 Overview of Faith-Based Response Study
Chair: Michael Magan, Director, Faith Based Initiative, USAID

• Study of the Response by Faith-Based Organizations toOrphans and Vulnerable Children- Jim Cairns, Director, Program on Children, World Council on Religions for Peace

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DAY 2: NOVEMBER 4, 2003

8:30-9:00 Introduction to Working Groups

9:00-10:30 Plenary: Monitoring and Evaluation
Chair: Daniel Kabira, Senior Advisor HIV/AIDS, USAID

• Roeland Monasch, UNICEF
• Kate Harrison, International HIV/AIDS Alliance
• Orphan and other Vulnerable Children (OVC) Program Level Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Guide- Inoussa Kabore, Family Health International

10:45-1:00 Small Group Session I (some sessions are repeated)

• Education
• HIV+ Children
  • Clinical Care of the HIV-Positive Child- Janet Kayita
  • Nutrition Care and Support of HIV Positive Children Living in Limited Resource Settings- Dorcas Lwanga & Ellen Piwoz, SARA Project/AED
  • Overview of Children Living with HIV/AIDS- Sara Bowsky, Family Health International
• Models of Community Approaches
  • Enhancing District and Community Structures to Support OVC- Mary Simasiku, SCOPE- OVC Project: CARE Zambia
• Health and Nutrition
  • Child Survival in Relation to Mother’s HIV Infection and Survival- Jessica S. Nakiyingi, Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS in Uganda & Uganda Virus Research Institute

Concurrent Session: Video Screening

Introduction to Building Blocks Community Resource

2:30-4:45 Small Group Session II

• Education
• HIV+ Children
  • Clinical Care of the HIV-Positive Child- Janet Kayita
  • Nutrition Care and Support of HIV Positive Children Living in Limited Resource Settings- Dorcas Lwanga & Ellen Piwoz, SARA Project/AED
  • Overview of Children Living with HIV/AIDS- Sara Bowsky, Family Health International
• Children without Family Care
  • Community-centered Orphan Care Institutions- Diana Aubourg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) & Pan African Children’s Fund (PACF)
• Emotional Well-being
  • Indicators for Psychosocial Programs- Leslie Snider, REPSSI & Tulane University SPH&TM

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DAY 3: NOVEMBER 5, 2003

8:30-9:00 Plenary: Introduction to Available Resources

• Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children Toolkit- Gretchen Bachman, International HIV/AIDS Alliance & Family Health International

9:00-11:15 Small Group Session III

• Models of Community Approaches
  • Enhancing District and Community Structures to Support OVC- Mary Simasiku, SCOPE- OVC Project: CARE Zambia
• Children without Family Care
  • Community-centered Orphan Care Institutions- Diana Aubourg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) & Pan African Children’s Fund (PACF)
• Economic Strengthening and Food Security
  • HIV/AIDS - Impact & Mitigation:Three Community Responses- DAI
  • HIV/AIDS, Economic Strengthening and OVCs- Marty Hanratty, Office of Poverty Reduction/USAID
  • HIV/AIDS, Food Security and OVCs- Stuart Gillespie, International Food Policy Research Institute
• Emotional Well-being
  • Indicators for Psychosocial Programs- Leslie Snider, REPSSI & Tulane University SPH&TM

Concurrent Session: Video Screening

11:30-12:30 Plenary: Research Issues
Chair: Douglas Webb, Save the Children, UK

• Ethical Considerations for Information Gathering with children and Adolescents- Jan Williamson
• Other discussants To Be Determined

12:30-1:45 Lunch (Marketplace of Tools and Documents)

1:45-2:45 Positive Images: The Role of Media
Chair: Ron MacInnis, USAID

• Staying Alive (large file)- Halley Mahler, YouthNet
• Role of the Media: Community Perspective- Brenda Yamba, Save the Children

2:45-3:45 Presentations from Small Groups

• Children without Family Care
• Education
• Economic Strengthening and Food Security
• Emotional Well-being
• Health and Nutrition
• HIV+ Children
• Models of Community Approaches

3:45-4:30 Next Steps and Closing

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Background Materials for OVC Technical Consultation

Children Affected by AIDS: Electronic Discussion Forum
View PDF Document

Children on the Brink 2002: A Joint Report on Orphan Estimates and Program Strategies
View PDF Document

HIV/AIDS & Education: A Strategic Approach
View PDF Document

Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Technical Consultation—Report
View PDF Document

Policies for Orphans and Vulnerable Children: A Framework for Moving Ahead
View English PDF Document (large file: 1.00 MB) | View French PDF Document (large file: 1.03 MB)

Speak for the Child: Community Care for Orphans and AIDS-Affected Children- Case Study: Kenya
View PDF Document

Study of the Response by Faith-Based Organizations to Orphans and Vulnerable Children- Preliminary Summary Report
View PDF Document

Understanding the Needs of Orphans and Other Children Affected by HIV and AIDS in Africa: The State of the Science
View PDF Document

USAID Project Profiles: Children Affected by HIV/AIDS- Third Edition
View PDF Document (large file: 1.71 MB)

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