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An exploration of social policy responses for orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana
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2015
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| author | Motlogelwa, Kealeboga Kelly |
| author2 | Taylor, Viviene |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12081 An exploration of social policy responses for orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana Motlogelwa, Kealeboga Kelly Taylor, Viviene Public Policy and Administration Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. This study explores whether social policy responses for orphans and vulnerable children(OVC) in Botswana address the needs of this category of children. The objectives of social policies and legislation (such as the Constitution, the Children's Act of 2009, the National Guidelines on the Care of OVC of 2008, and the Botswana National Plan of Action for OVC of 2010-2016) in relation to social protection are analysed, and the availability, accessibility and adequacy of the HIV and AIDS social protection measures for OVC, namely prevention of mother-to-child transmission, antiretroviral therapy, and community home-based care and orphan food baskets, are described. The study argues that these social policy responses for OVC are inadequate and do not comprehensively meet the needs of OVC. There is an inadequate legal and policy framework, fragmentation of social protection provisions, inadequate minimum eligibility criteria, shortage of human resources, insufficient funding, lack of awareness, and the presence of stigma and discrimination. These present barriers to the availability, accessibility and adequacy of social protection provision to OVC. 2015-01-11T13:27:59Z 2015-01-11T13:27:59Z 2012 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12081 eng application/pdf Department of Political Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Public Policy and Administration Motlogelwa, Kealeboga Kelly An exploration of social policy responses for orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | An exploration of social policy responses for orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana |
| title_full | An exploration of social policy responses for orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana |
| title_fullStr | An exploration of social policy responses for orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana |
| title_full_unstemmed | An exploration of social policy responses for orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana |
| title_short | An exploration of social policy responses for orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana |
| title_sort | exploration of social policy responses for orphans and vulnerable children in botswana |
| topic | Public Policy and Administration |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12081 |
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