Orphans and Vulnerable Children - CRIN

Other Stakeholder Responsibilities

In this activity, you will:

 Explore what other sectors and stakeholders are doing towards OVC support

Facilitator’s notes:

Government ministries are key to the formulation of policies on OVC, but there are many other

institutions and individuals at various levels of society who have a role to play in caring for, supporting

and protecting OVC.

Activity 3

Roles undertaken by other stakeholders in the care of vulnerable children

 Parents, guardians and other caregivers

Some roles they undertake are to:

• identify OVC


• provide care and support


• offering psychosocial counselling and
  guidance


• plan for the welfare of children


• participate in policy development and
  review


• ensure birth and death registration in
  every household


• identify resourceful persons within the
  community to support OVC


• manage conflicts


• protect children from abuse and
  exploitation.

 Local authorities

They can undertake to:

• incorporate OVC concerns in the local government plans and budgets


• mobilise, allocate and use funds for implementating programmes


• ensure data on OVC is collected, collated and disseminated for improved targeting
  and OVC service delivery


• co-ordinate activities of OVC stakeholders at local and community levels


• ensure the protection of children from abuse and exploitation by making sure that child
  protection laws are upheld.

(^118) Unit 2, Module 1 Guide to Mobilising and Strengthening Community-Led Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children