Country Index of Effort for Orphans and other Vulnerable Children in the context of HIVAIDS in West

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Country Index of Effort for Orphans and other
Vulnerable Children in the context of HIV/AIDS in
West and Central Africa
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Index of Effort covers

• National situation analysis
• Consultative process
• Coordination mechanisms
• National action plans
• Policy formation
• Legislative review
• Monitoring evaluation
• Resource mobilization

Total 98 questions maximum possible score 100
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Trend in Effort WCA - 2001 vs 2004
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Index of Effort WCA vs ESA
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Index of Effort West vs Central Africa
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Distribution of WCA countries by effort
23 countries submitted questionnaires
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Cumulative effort by component - WCA
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Trends in effort by component - WCA
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Effort by component WCA vs ESA
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Profiles of Weak and Strong programmes
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Objective Subjective Assessment of Efforts
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Gambia best overall score!
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Burkina Faso most improved!
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Components implemented by more than 66 of all
countries

• Government committed to taking action for orphans
• National meeting of stakeholders to discuss
  orphans
• Major stakeholders meet regularly
• National Action Plan for all children
• Policy to protect all children
• Nationally-agreed definition of orphans
• Government actively soliciting funds for orphans

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Components implemented by less than 33 of all
countries

• National action plan specifically for orphans
  (costed and budgeted)
• Government policy specifically for orphans
• Policy that creates a supportive environment for
  effective programming
• Legislative review creating laws to protect
  orphans
• Estimate of the number of orphans being reached
  by existing interventions
• Monitoring and evaluation undertaken and used in
  policy formulation and programme planning

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Conclusions

• Governments are increasingly committed to action
  for orphans - all countries show at least some
  effort
• Progress has been made in the past 3 years, but
  very much more needs to be done
• Best efforts occur in
• Consultation coordination among partners
• National situation assessment
• Weakest areas are
• Funded national action plans policies
• Legislation to protect orphans and vulnerable
  children in the context of HIV/AIDS
• Monitoring evaluation of interventions