Model of Care | Description | Image of Care Environment | Characteristics | |
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Pure CCI | CCI’s that solely provide long-term residential care to orphaned and separated children. | Village Style – Pure CCI | # of Children in residence (n) | 630 |
Single Orphans (%) | 43.3% | |||
Double Orphans (%) | 53.2% | |||
Child to caregiver ratio | 8:1 | |||
Maximum Capactiy of home | ||||
• 91% limit admission to children < 10 years of age | Day, median (IQR) | 45 (20-145) | ||
n=11 | • 45% limit admission to double orphans | Night, median (IQR) | 43 (20-96) | |
Living Arrangements, n (%) | ||||
Village Style | 2 (18%) | |||
• Typically faith-based care environments (82%) | Dormitory | 2 (18%) | ||
Single Family | 6 (55%) | |||
Mixed | 1 (9%) | |||
CCI Plus | CCI’s that provide home support and facilitate community-based programs to enable orphans to remain living in family-based care, in addition to providing long-term residential care | Single Family Home - CCI Plus | # of Children in residence (n) | 446 |
Single Orphans (%) | 39.8% | |||
Double Orphans (%) | 55.5% | |||
Child to caregiver ratio | 12:1 | |||
Maximum Capactiy of home | ||||
Day, median (IQR) | 62 (50-80) | |||
Night, median (IQR) | 62 (20-80) | |||
n=6 | • Programs provide school fees to children in the community and psychosocial support for families | Living Arrangements, n (%) | ||
Village Style | 1 (17%) | |||
Dormitory | 2 (33%) | |||
Single Family | 2 (33%) | |||
Mixed | 1 (17%) | |||
CCI Shelter | Temporary residential care facilities that are typically a place of last resort for children and youth. Meant to provide temporary care, yet children end up residing long-term as there is a lack of alternatives. | Dormitory Style - CCI Shelter | # of Children in residence (n) | 314 |
Single Orphan (%) | 48.1% | |||
Double Orphan (%) | 49.7% | |||
Child to caregiver ratio | 14:1 | |||
n=2 | Maximum Capactiy of home | |||
Day, median (IQR) | 158 (65-250) | |||
Night, median (IQR) | 158 (65-250) | |||
Living Arrangements, n (%) | ||||
• Government facilities | Village Style | 0 (0) | ||
• Shelters for street children | Dormitory | 2 (100%) | ||
• Probation centres | Single Family | 0 (0) | ||
• Court mandated care | Mixed | 0 (0) | ||
Family-based care | Occurs in the community where a child remains within a family setting | Typical UG County Rural Household | # of Children in residence (n) | 1481 |
• Immediate family (surviving parent) | ||||
Single orphans (%) | 63.1% | |||
Double Orphans (%) | 22.0% | |||
• Extended Family | ||||
n=300 | •Foster care (formal and informal) | Child to caregiver ratio | 3:1 | |
Maximum Capactiy of home | ||||
Day, median (IQR) | 5 (3-6) | |||
Night, median (IQR) | 5 (3-6) | |||
Community-based care | Community-based care often occurs through community-based organizations (CBO’s). Community-based care providers enable children to remain in family-based care environments by providing material goods and support service to build a households capacity and ensure they can meet the needs of the children. | Community-based Organization | # of children supported in | 50 (41-74) |
Day Programs | 50 (38-65) | |||
Feeding Program | 0 (0-25) | |||
After school program | 4 (1-15) | |||
Residence | 50 (32-60) | |||
n=7 | Other | |||
# of households assisting | 30 (12-50) |