"On the Horizon" is an electronic news capsule from the Horizons Program.
Horizons (<http://www.popcouncil.org/horizons/horizons.html>) is a global
operations research project designed to:
                *       Identify and test potential strategies to improve
HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and support programs and service delivery.
                *      Disseminate best practices and utilize findings with
a view toward replication and scaling up of successful interventions.

Horizons is implemented by the Population Council in partnership with the
International Center for Research on Women, the International HIV/AIDS
Alliance, the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, Tulane
University, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.


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Making a Difference for Children Affected by AIDS: Baseline Findings from
Operations Research in Uganda
Many organizations provide support services to children affected by AIDS in
East and southern Africa. Yet few of these programs have been evaluated. In
Uganda, PLAN International, Makerere University, and the Horizons Program
are collaborating on a study to assess the impact of an orphan support
program on the physical, educational, and emotional wellbeing of children.
The researchers are also studying a different program, called succession
planning, in which children are reached before the death of the parent. This
intervention includes helping parents to write wills and appoint guardians,
creating family "memory books," and other activities that promote the
long-term wellbeing of children. The baseline sample includes 353 parents
who are HIV-positive, 495 children of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA),
233 orphans, and 326 current and standby guardians.
Full Report (available in pdf only):
<http://www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/horizons/orphansbsln.pdf>



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