ERIC Number: EJ1112990
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
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Educating Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya
Jepkemboi, Grace; Jolly, Pauline; Gillyard, KaNesha; Lissanu, Lydia
Childhood Education, v92 n5 p391-395 2016
According to UNICEF, 13.3 million children (0-17 years) worldwide have lost one or both parents to AIDS. Nearly 12 million of these children live in sub-Saharan Africa. Together, with other children who have been severely impacted by the AIDS pandemic, these orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) are at higher risk of missing out on schooling, living in households with less food security, and suffering from anxiety and depression. Although the needs of OVC are complex and influenced by numerous variables, the provision of education has the potential to address many aspects of a child's well-being, including food and nutrition, health care, social welfare, and protection. Drawing on data collected using the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Well-being Tool in one area of Kenya, the authors of this study describe their findings on the educational well-being of the surveyed children and present recommendations for teachers on how to better support the diverse needs of OVCs.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Disadvantaged Youth, Institutionalized Persons, Children, At Risk Persons, Well Being, Educationally Disadvantaged, Student Needs, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Adolescents, Questionnaires, Correlation, Food, Nutrition, Safety, Mental Health, Religious Factors, Family (Sociological Unit), Depression (Psychology), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Social Discrimination, Poverty
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Kenya
Grant or Contract Numbers: T37MD001448