33367 World Bank Social Safety Nets Primer Notes 2005 No. 17 Toolkit for Programming Assistance to Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Sub-Saharan Africa Background: Orphans and other vulnerable chil- officially launched in December 2004 at the dren (OVC) are among the most vulnerable pop- Second Global Partner's Forum for Orphans and ulation groups in Africa. Without support and Vulnerable Children living in a World with HIV protection, they are exposed to the risk of abu- and AIDS. Translation in French is underway sive labor, lack of education, malnutrition, dis- and a workshop for Francophone Africa should ease, and death. Estimates indicate that 20% of be held in the Spring 2005. children in Sub-Saharan Africa are OVC. They The toolkit is user-friendly and practical. The constitute such a large group that, to achieve the text is simple and direct, with check lists, "dos" MDGs, OVC concerns need to be mainstreamed and "don'ts", rules of thumb, worksheets and into relevant World Bank projects and programs. examples. The links open the door to a wealth of The World Bank's OVC Thematic Group information, including datasets, other toolkits, (consisting of staff members from the Africa manuals, reports and websites. To cope with lim- Region and the World Bank Institute) devel- ited internet access and slow connections, it is oped an OVC Toolkit to provide practical guid- possible to copy the toolkit to one's own com- ance for task team leaders and their counter- puter, to print it, or to obtain it as a CD. parts who wish to integrate OVC concerns into their project and program activities. Content The Toolkit is organized in four parts and twen- A practical tool for practitioners, planners ty-four sections. Each section is stand alone (if it and advocates refers to previous material, there is a link). The toolkit is designed as a web-based product to make it a widely accessible, live document. It · Do I need this Toolkit? This introduction draws on a large array of experiences and mate- helps users decide if the toolkit will be useful rial from international agencies and NGOs, for them, and what would be the most practi- hence helping to disseminate lessons--good and cal way to use it. Sections: Relevance to my bad--learnt in a variety of settings. It was pilot- Project, Rapid Test of Relevance, Choosing a ed in October 2004 in a workshop with NGOs Point of Entry. (both field-based and US-based), UNICEF, World Bank staff and African government agen- · What do I need to know? This part provides cies. The toolkit was revised based on the feed- basic information on OVC in Sub-Saharan back received during the workshop. It was then Africa as well as arguments to win support from The World Bank Africa Region (Maurizia Tovo, Menahem Prywes, Anne Kielland, Catherine Gibbons), and the World Bank Institute (Junko Saito) prepared this note on the "Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children Toolkit." 2004. World Bank. Washington, D.C. http://www.worldbank.org/ovctoolkit decision-makers inside and outside the World tion, Roles and Responsibilities, Costing Bank. Sections: Core Definitions, The Situa- Issues. tion, Rationale, Social Risk Management. · Sector Specific Approaches. Some users may · What do I need to do? Once support for an just need a quick overview of what types of intervention is won, it is time to design it. interventions are possible in the particular sec- This part goes through the main steps tor in which they work. Each section in this involved in setting up (or adapting) a project part covers a specific sector or type of project. benefiting OVC. Sections: Background Data, Sections: CAS/PRSP/PRSC, Multi-sector Working with Partners, Consulting with demand driven, Multi-Country HIV/AIDS, Children, Deciding What to Do, Common Post-Conflict projects, Early Childhood Devel- Pitfalls, Targeting, Monitoring and Evalua- opment, Education, Health, Transport, Energy. To access the toolkit, please visit http://www.worldbank.org/ovctoolkit. The World Bank Social Safety Nets Primer series is intended to provide a practical resource for those engaged in the design and implementation of safety net programs around the world. Readers will find information on good practices for a variety of types of interventions, country con- texts, themes and target groups, as well as current thinking on the role of social safety nets in the broader development agenda. World Bank, Human Development Network Social Protection, Social Safety Nets http://www.worldbank.org/safetynets