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HIV Multisectoral Development and Programming Publications

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Community Action and the Test of Time: Learning From Community Experiences and Perceptions
July 2006

Mobilizing community action is an increasingly common component of numerous programs designed to address the safety, wellbeing, and development of especially vulnerable children. In 2006, DCOF and Africa’s Health in 2010, a project managed by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), commissioned a series of case studies to examine the Malawi and Zambia community mobilization experiences. The case study review aimed to identify lessons learned from community experiences and perceptions, and to share these with a wide audience of policymakers and program designers.

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Community Action and the Test of Time: A Summary of the Retrospective Study of Community Mobilization and Community Feedback
February 2008

Mobilizing community action is an increasingly common component of many programs designed to address the safety, well-being, and development of orphans and vulnerable children. This document combines the reports of a two-phase study undertaken to record lessons learned from two community mobilization activities in Zambia and Malawi. The study examined what communities might be doing as a result of actions the programs had helped communities to set in motion. The fundamental question was whether community action for vulnerable children continued beyond the program.

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Community Feedback on the Report of a Retrospective Study on Community Mobilization for Orphan Care and Support in Malawi and Zambia
April 2007

This publication reports feedback obtained from communities in Malawi and Zambia about a study carried out in 2006 to assess the effectiveness of community mobilization in providing care and support to orphans and vulnerable children.

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