In Kasangombe ADP in Uganda, the CCC conducts regular meetings to discuss OVC
care:The CCC conducts regular meetings held at three levels – at village level (for home visitors);
parish level and ADP level. The CCCs from all parishes meet quarterly at the ADP to discuss
progress and the way forward. Opinion leaders in the community such as politicians, businessmen
and women and students are also invited to attend the meetings for support and advocacy.
The CCC leadership arranges the meetings. The ADP facilitates resources such as transport,
meals and stationery.The CCC quarterly co-ordination meetings take the following format:
Refresher session on the critical areas in OVC care (including new developments in the care
of OVC at the district, national and other levels). CCCs make presentations in the following areas:- Number of OVC registered by the CCC in the previous quarter
- Number of OVC who received care in the previous quarter by the CCC
- Major achievements of the CCC
- Main challenges and constraints for the CCC
- Suggested strategies to overcome the constraints
- Next plans and objectives.
Members discuss the following:- What have you learned from each other’s CCC?
- What are the strengths of the responses and how can they be improved?
- What solutions to the challenges mentioned above can be found within the community?
- What support can be obtained from outside the community – for example, at district
level, private sector or through politicians? - What lessons can be taken back to your CCC?
Agenda for the next meeting.Case Study 2
Guide to Mobilising and Strengthening Community-Led Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Unit 1, Module 1^21