As of March 31, 2009 USG, PEPFAR-funded Implementing Partners
in Mozambique reported 122,777 Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) receiving
between one and six essential services.
All but one of the IPs are international NGOs which implement activities
through local community-based organizations.
While partners report routine process data (i.e. number of OVC receiving
services) to USG and to Government of Mozambique, there are no existing data of
quantitative baseline measures, needs assessments, program outcomes, and impact
or quality of care.
Based on the data and research and
evaluation needs identified by the Mozambican USAID Mission and the GOM, the
Mozambique USAID Mission contracted Boston University Centre for Global Health
and Development (BU CGHD) OVC-CARE Project, under the Project SEARCH mechanism,
to undertake the following activities:
- Carry out a Targeted Research and Evaluation
Capacity Building Program
- Conduct a Cohort study to evaluate the effectiveness
and impact of OVC interventions over time
We are currently in the process of conducting a mixed methods study of OVC and their households in four locations throughout Mozambique.
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