Power and empowerment: Fostering effective collaboration in meeting the needs of orphans and vulnerable children

Global Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 509-522

  Wallis, A ^a   Dukay, V ^b   Mellins, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Lundy Foundation   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based care; Impact evaluation; Orphans and vulnerable children; Sub saharan africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY; EMPOWERMENT; HUMAN; ORPHANED CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD, ORPHANED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORPHANAGES; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); TANZANIA; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 77955261433     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690903120912     Document Type: Article

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