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Building orphan competent communities: experiences from a community-based capital cash transfer initiative in Kenya

Skovdal, Morten, Mwasiaji, Winnie, Webale, Albert and Tomkins, Andrew (2011) Building orphan competent communities: experiences from a community-based capital cash transfer initiative in Kenya. Health Policy and Planning, 26 (3). pp. 233-241. ISSN 0268-1080

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Identification Number: 10.1093/heapol/czq039

Abstract

As a result of the increasing number of orphans in sub-Saharan Africa, numerous programmes have been initiated to facilitate the care and support of orphaned and vulnerable children. This paper reports on a community-based capital cash transfer initiative in Kenya and explores its role in building orphan competent and supportive communities through its participatory project cycle. Using a mixture of individual and group interviews, 300 orphaned children and 110 adults involved in this initiative were interviewed using open-ended questions. A thematic analysis of the data revealed that many of the communities participating in this programme had become more united and active in the support of orphaned children following the mobilization of much needed economic, political and social support resources. Despite many difficulties, largely due to the complexity of communities, we conclude that community-based capital cash transfer initiatives can facilitate the building of orphan competent communities.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://heapol.oxfordjournals.org/
Additional Information: © The Author 2010
Divisions: Psychological and Behavioural Science
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Date Deposited: 19 May 2011 15:11
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 23:03
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/36168

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