Caring for Children affected by HIV and AIDS
Innocenti Insight - November 2006
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre,
Available online as PDF file [60p.] at: http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/insight-hiv-eng.pdf
“……Explores the options for the care of children in communities affected by the AIDS pandemic. Beginning with the premise that the parent-child bond is the basic building block of child development and that the family is the basic unit of society, the report first looks at ways to keep parents alive and the family together as long as possible. It then explores alternative care arrangements beyond the immediate family.
Settings range from care by the extended family, through different forms of fostering in the community, to adoption and placement in residential institutions. The report highlights ways in which actors from outside the immediate community can help to sustain and improve the capacity of households and communities to care for the children left behind….”
Content:
Chapter 1 MAGNITUDE OF THE CRISIS
1.1 Multiple epidemics
1.2 The multifaceted impact of HIV and AIDS on children
Chapter 2 Principles and commitments
2.1 Global commitments
2.2 Facing the crisis together: shared responsibility
Chapter 3 Keeping children in families and communities
3.1 Protecting the immediate family and household
3.2 Supporting the extended family
3.3 Care in the community
Chapter 4 Building community capacity
4.1 Community-based assessment
4.2 Strengthening the organization of communities
4.3 Building mutual support mechanisms
4.4 Mobilizing networks and partnerships
4.5 The leadership role of NGOs
Chapter 5 Care Beyond the Family or Community of Origin
5.1 Adoption
5.2 Institutional care
5.3 Institutionalization as a last resort
5.4 Promoting alternatives to institutional care
Chapter 6 Challenging National Governments and the Global Community
Chapter 7 Conclusion
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