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Strengthening Community Support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children The Case of Matobo and Mberengwa Districts’ Child Protection Committees (CPCs)
In 2002, Save the Children partnered with the Department of Social Services and eight local authorities in a pilot project aimed at mitigating the impact of HIV AIDS through strengthening community structures to care and support OVCs, strengthening community coping mechanisms and increasing knowledge to the 15-24 year age group. The design of the project was centred around addressing the prevailing gaps in the response arising from brain drain as proffessionals were leaving the country at a time when OVCs increasing in numbers and extended families were overwhelmed. The project therefore say the need to involve communities to take responsibilities in caring, protecting and supporting OVCs.