PROJECT
Tiwalere Orphan and vulnerable children (OVC) Project
Type:
Research
Thematic:
Poverty and Sustainable Livelihoods
Location:
Nsanje, Machinga, Mwanza, Mchinji, nkhotakota, Ntcheu and Zomba
Funded by:
USAID
PI:
Professor Paul Kishindo
Team:
John Kadzandira
Start Date:
Dec-2010
End Date:
Dec-2015
Duration:
5 years
Description:
The tiwalere Orphan and Vulnerable Children (OVC) project was a public/ private partnership designed to benefit OVC's in all 15 districts covering the northern and central reagions. The project had a five year duration (2010-2015) and was funded by USAID. it took a multi-sectoral approach to support 19,860 OVC households and 837 Communnity Based childcare centers (CBCC's) through the supportfor health and nutrition, agriculture/food security, water and sanitation and capacity building interventions.