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Neighbourhood Care Points in Swaziland: a case study

This report presents the findings of a case study on Neighbourhood Care Points (NCPs) in Swaziland - an innovative project that provides food, psychosocial care and other support to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in both rural and urban areas in Swaziland. The study sought to draw lessons from the 2006 assessment of NCPs conducted for UNICEF and to gain further insight into the NCP project in Swaziland.

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Chiefs' Fields for Orphans and Vulnerable Children

This case study is on Chief’s Fields, also known as the Indlunkhulu project. This project identified and targeted three disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, namely orphaned children, neglected elderly people, and people with disabilities. Orphans have been part of Swazi society since time immemorial and the traditional extended family structure had coped with the situation to a satisfactory level. However, AIDS alone contributed 60,000 children to the number of orphans in 2000 (World Bank, 2000).

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REBA Thematic Brief Number 4: Coordination and Coverage

Efforts are being made in most countries of the southern African region to establish improved coordinating mechanisms for social protection. Coordination is about the way that different bodies involved in social protection, within institutions and across institutions, interact with each other to share information, determine roles and competencies, avoid duplication of effort, and establish funding priorities. Coordination can have a significant bearing on the adequacy of coverage of different vulnerable groups achieved by social protection.

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REBA Case Study Brief Number 12: Education Material Fairs, Mozambique

Education Material Fairs (EMFs) are a social transfer delivery mechanism designed to motivate school attendance by orphans and vulnerable children in families that are unable to meet even the most basic necessities for school attendance due to financial constraints. EMFs provide a cash transfer in the form of a voucher that can be used to purchase shoes, clothes and educational materials at a fair to which vendors have been invited at a specific date and place. EMFs are thus modelled on Input Trade Fairs (ITFs) that provide farm inputs to vulnerable families in the same way.