Government-NGO collaboration and sustainability of orphans and vulnerable children projects in southern Africa

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-60

  Rosenberg, Alana ^a   Hartwig, Kari ^a   Merson, Michael ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; Government; Non governmental organizations; Orphans and vulnerable children; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD CARE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; ORPHAN; SUSTAINABILITY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORPHAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, ORPHANED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORGANIZATIONS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOUTH AFRICA; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; LESOTHO; NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SWAZILAND;

EID: 38349054911     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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