Orphans and Vulnerable Children - CRIN

For this activity you will need:

 Flipchart and markers

 Copies of Handout 1

 Information on your country’s policies and legislation on OVC

To facilitate this activity:

1 Write the following heading on a sheet of flipchart paper: What the Government has done to help
Children. On another sheet, write: What more does the Government still need to do for Children?

2 Ask participants to brainstorm and list ideas under each question. Facilitate a discussion based
on their answers, and based on the information provided in your facilitator’s notes. This part
of the activity should take about half an hour.

3 Then hand out copies of Handout 1 to participants.

4 Keep the two flipchart pages up to use as references. Using the handout, go through each
of the eight categories on the handout where Government has or could intervene to endorse
both children’s rights and to support orphans and vulnerable children. The eight categories are:

• Child Welfare


• Child Safety and Protection


• Education


• Health


• Psychosocial Support


• Socio-economic Support


• Legal Aid and Representation


• Social Development.

5 If the group (yourself included) cannot list any
government interventions in a particular category,
these can be researched and filled in later.

45 minutes

Guide to Mobilising and Strengthening Community-Led Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Unit 2, Module 1^117