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Title: | Child welfare perspectives of caregivers raising orphans and vulnerable children in Uganda |
Authors: | Shaw, Stacey A. Roby, Jini L. |
Year: | 2007 |
Periodical: | Journal of Social Development in Africa (ISSN 1012-1080) |
Volume: | 22 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 9-34 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | biblio. refs. |
Geographic terms: | Uganda East Africa |
Subjects: | foster care orphans child care AIDS sociology Child welfare Caregivers |
Abstract: | As the number of children orphaned increases due to HIV/AIDS, international attention has been directed towards finding best practices of caring for these children. However, the voices of the caregivers responsible for raising these orphans are rarely heard in the discussion about responsibilities and solutions. Believing their opinions to be of great value in determining priorities and practical solutions for orphan care, the researchers interviewed 315 caregivers in 2005 in Uganda who were raising orphans and other vulnerable children. The study found that caregivers placed responsibility for the orphan crisis on the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and stressed the importance of HIV/AIDS education in helping countries reduce numbers of orphans in the future. Caregivers reported feeling that many groups (including relatives, community members, governments and international programmes) have extensive obligations for helping children, and expressed views on legal, in-country and international adoption. Finally, implications and limitations of the study are discussed. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] |