12 • PART TWO: FACILITATOR’S GUIDE
Poster on how life skills empower children to make crucial decisionsLIFE SKILLS ARE IMPORTANT BUILDING
BLOCKS FOR EXISTING OVC PROGRAMS
Orphans and vulnerable children; and children
infected and affected by HIV/AIDS have
educational, growth and developmental needs
such as good nutrition, health care, social
acceptance and recreation. Other needs such as
legal and livelihood needs also demand urgent
attention. A Life Skills Education Program
contributes to and coordinates with programsthat attend to these needs. By strengthening and
linking other programs with life skills, we
recognize the holistic development of the child
and value the child as a person in his or her
own right.
Explanations for children’s behavior rest on an
amalgam of factors including information, skills,
motivation and the environment in which they
express their behavior.