From Single Parents to Child-headed Households - The case of children orphaned by AIDS in Kisumu and Siaya districts in Kenya (UNDP, 1997, 41 p.)

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PREFACE

I. INTRODUCTION

1.1 OVERVIEW

1.2 UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE STUDY

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1.5 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

II. METHODOLOGY

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2.1 INTRODUCTION

2.2 RESEARCH TOOLS

2.3 SAMPLE SELECTION METHODS

III. STUDY FINDINGS

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3.1 DESCRIPTION OF HOUSEHOLDS

3.2 MORTALITY RATES

3.3 EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

3.4 LIVING ARRANGEMENTS

3.5 HOUSING AND SHELTER

3.6 MOVEMENT OF THE ORPHANS

3.7 CONTACTS WITH EXTENDED FAMILIES

3.8 FAMILY SUPPORT SYSTEM

3.9 FOOD SECURITY

3.10 HOUSEKEEPING AND FOOD PRODUCTION

3.11 HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION

3.12 INCOME AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP

3.13 LEADERSHIP IN THE HOUSEHOLDS

3.14 JOB SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

3.15 SOURCES OF ADVICE FOR ORPHANS

IV. CHILD ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT: RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1 EMPOWERING THE CAREGIVERS

4.2 PROJECT IDENTIFICATION

4.3 VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND JOB CREATION

4.4 INSTITUTIONALIZING CHILDREN

4.5 POLICY, LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONCERNS

4.6 REINFORCING COMMUNITY VALUES

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