At the first community stakeholders’ meeting, the mobilising team should clearly outline the
rationale for the CCC within the community. This will improve the reach and effectiveness of all
the CCC’s interventions to support and care for vulnerable children
Outcomes of the stakeholder meetings in Kaswa Area Development Programme,
Uganda:In Kaswa ADP the following were the outcomes of the two-day community stakeholder meetings
held at each of the 12 parishes in the ADP in 2003:Day 1- HIV/AIDS and its effects on the community were discussed
- Categories of OVC were defined by the community
- The needs of OVC were discussed
- Ongoing interventions for the care of OVC were identified
- Achievements, numbers of OVC reached, unmet needs and gaps were identified
- Ways for strengthening or scaling up community responses to care for OVC were
identified - Community OVC care coalitions were formed
- Roles of community care coalitions were generated.
Day 2- Monitoring and reporting of OVC were discussed
- Roles and tasks of home visitors were defined
- Selection criteria for home visitors were generated
- Registration and monitoring report format for OVC was generated
- Community care coalition leadership was discussed and leaders selected
- Training programme for community care coalitions was developed
- A follow-up meeting involving all ADP field staff was held at the ADP.
Case Study
Guide to Mobilising and Strengthening Community-Led Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Unit 1, Module 1^9