Orphans and Vulnerable Children - CRIN

Action Planning

The coalition members should plan to meet at an agreed time, date and place to develop an action
plan for scaling up care, support and protection of OVC in the community. Some issues that the
action plan will cover include the following:
 Roles and responsibilities of the CCC, perhaps drafting a code of conduct for members
 Identifying the resources and capacity of the CCC; and identifying capacity training needs
 Agreeing upon vulnerability assessment criteria to identify OVC within the community
 Agreeing upon criteria for identifying, training and supporting home visitors for OVC care.

It is important for the mobiliser to be clear about what assistance that the agency (for example, a
government body or an NGO) that she or he represents is able to provide to support the CCC’s
future steps. This will avoid unrealistic expectations, misunderstandings and disappointments.
Some of the ways World Vision may support the CCC are indicated below.

STAGE 4

World Vision’s support to CCCs may include:

 Formation of Community Care Coalitions

 Training of community care coalitions in such fields as:

• OVC protection, care and support


• Psychosocial counselling


• Caring for the chronically ill parents


• Participatory rural appraisal and project planning, designing and facilitating


• Training in proposal writing and concept papers to possible sources of funds


• Leadership skills


• Other key organisational development skills that would enable the CCC to access
  resources to address critical needs of OVC.
   Formation of links from CCCs to referral systems and other relevant institutions (for
  technical, financial and other support) at district and national levels, for example, access
  to government disability support structures.
   Training of CCCs in child protection and linking them to human rights organisations,
  healthcare facilities and counsellors skilled at identifying child abuse and neglect.
   Resource mobilisation. Advocacy at local and national levels for allocation of additional
  resources for local groups caring for OVC; from both within and outside World Vision.
   Formation of links of CCC with existing relevant institutions at district and national levels.
   Community exchange visits of CCC members to successful programmes being run in
  other communities.
   Providing bicycles for CCC members to reach out to more OVC and to monitor the
  programme effectively.
   Production of IEC materials that are related to HIV prevention, OVC care and support
  and child protection (T-shirts, posters, pamphlets, videos, radio programmes and dramas).
   Quarterly CCC review and planning meetings.
   Financial and/or material support for the care, support and protection of OVC in the
  community.

Guide to Mobilising and Strengthening Community-Led Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Unit 1, Module 1^11