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An 11 page paper reviewing "Approaches to caring, essential elements for a quality service and cost-effectiveness in South Africa" and "Policy implications of the inadequate support systems for orphans in Western Kenya" for the purpose of evaluating their effectiveness in informing policy-making changes in sub-Saharan Africa. The focus is dealing with the exponentially-increasing numbers of AIDS-orphaned children. Traditionally, family units have cared for orphans, but their numbers are so high that they threaten to swamp that informal system. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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With numbers of orphans continuing to increase in sub-Saharan Africa, some researchers are giving attention to the support structures that exist and seeking to assess their success in
supporting those children who have lost one or both of their parents. Some research efforts are more successful than others, of course, as indicated by the two studies reviewed
here. "Policy implications of the inadequate support systems for orphans in Western Kenya" Nyambedha, Wandibba and Aagaard-Hansen (2001) conducted an investigation into basic
issues directly affecting orphaned children and their caregivers in Western Kenya. Their purpose was to propose policy changes for the present as well as to meet the expected future
need. Methodology Study Area The researchers conducted their study between November 1998 and June 1999 in the Nyanza Province of Western Kenya.
They specifically focused on the Nyangoma sub-location, Bondo District, which is bordered by Lake Victoria. The area was expected to have a population of just over 96,000 by 2001.
Most of the inhabitants of the area are of Luo ethnicity and practice subsistence farming. Fishing, small-scale gold mining and migrant work
provide additional income. Environmentally, the water supply is inadequate and healthcare is of poor quality and also inaccessible for many of the areas residents. A mission clinic charges
for healthcare services, and operates at prices that many of the locals see as being unaffordable; a government dispensary frequently has nothing to dispense. Study Population
The authors identify a study population but offer no information as to how they assembled the sample. Civic and religious leaders, teachers, orphans and their caretakers
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