Economy Category List
THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL DEATH ON SCHOOL OUTCOMES: LONGITUDINAL EVIDENCE FROM SOUTH AFRICA
We analyze longitudinal data from a demographic surveillance area (DSA) in KwaZulu-Natal to examine the impact of parental death on children’s outcomes. The results…
Research Papers
Children's adjustment to parental death
Reviews the evidence regarding the effects of parental death on children's acute and long-term psychological adjustment, as well as the clinical literature describing…
Studies
The maintenance of bastard children in London, 1790-1834
Background Orphan children living in orphanages are often neglected. These children's physical and mental health status is essential as they are highly prone to…
Studies
The Impact of Parental Death in Childhood on Sons’ and Daughters’ Status Attainment in Young Adulthood in the Netherlands, 1850–1952
Previous research on the impact of parental loss on labor market outcomes in adulthood has often suffered from low sample sizes. To generate further insights into…
Research Papers
A systematic review on the meaning of the concept ‘AIDS Orphan’: confusion over definitions and implications for care
Global publications on the international AIDS epidemic report on the existence of an ever-increasing number of orphans and vulnerable children. It has been suggested…
Studies
Does the impact of parental death vary by parental socioeconomic status? A study of children's educational and occupational attainment
Objective: We examine whether parental death differentially affects educational and occupational attainment by the socioeconomic status of the parent who dies and…
Studies
Constraints to educational opportunities of orphans: a community-based study from northern Uganda
The objective of this article is to assess constraints on educational opportunities of orphans cared for within the extended family system in Lira district, northern…
Studies
Role of Orphanages to Uplift the Socio-Economic Status of Orphans Focusing on SOS Children’s Villages in Punjab, Pakistan
The present study has been designed to examine the effect of the upbringing environment on the development of orphan children and their achievement. This study…
Research Papers
Problems of Orphan Children in State-Sponsored Orphanages of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The present study is conducted in two sweet homes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan i.e. Sweet Home of Peshawar and Sweet Home of Abbottabad. The nature of the study…
Research Papers
SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF ORPHANS IN ORPHANAGES: A CASE STUDY OF AL-ISLAH CENTER IN DISTRICT MARDAN
The study intends to reflect the ideal and actual situation of Al-Islah Centre considering Government policy for orphanages. Recreational, educational and food…
Research Papers
Care of Abandoned Children in Sunni Islamic Law: Early Modern Egypt in Theory and Practice
The concept of the best interests of the child comes into tension with premodern Islamic law with respect to the issue of adoption because Islamic law does not…
Studies
The impact of orphanage tourism on Bali
This article deals with the phenomenon of orphanage tourism in Bali, Indonesia. Context is given based on a recent published report by the Dutch government on the…
Studies
Influence of finance on mainstreaming support for orphans and vulnerable children in public nursery schools in Nyeri central district, Kenya
Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVC) below 8 years represent an extremely vulnerable population due to growing levels of poverty, HIV/AIDS and socio-economic…
Research Papers
Factors influencing implementation of social protection programmes in kenya: a case of cash transfer programme for orphans and vulnerable children in Kibera slums, Nairobi county
Majority of the Kenyan orphans live under extreme poverty conditions with relatives or guardians who are also often poor and therefore unable to provide basic care…
Research Papers
Cash transfer for orphans and vulnerable children as a form of human capital investment in Homa Bay county
The study investigated the role of CT-OVC as a form of human capital investment on the beneficiary OVC living in Homa Bay district of Homa Bay County. The CT-OVC…
Research Papers
INFLUENCE OF CASH TRANSFER GRANT FOR ORPHANS AND VULNARABLE CHILDREN ON WELLBEING OF HOUSEHOLDS IN KAKAMEGA CENTRAL: KENYA
Cash Transfer Programmes are an essential constituent of social policy, assessing the Programme from the beneficiaries‟ perspective is important in order to determine…