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AN OVERVIEW OF THE COSTED MVC NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION

VARIOUS RESPONSES ON THE NEEDS OF MVC BY THE GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA. Ratification of the 1989 on CRC and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the child as a demonstration of the will and commitment of the government to promote the rights and welfare of the child . Response conti.. Devel

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AN OVERVIEW OF THE COSTED MVC NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION

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    1. AN OVERVIEW OF THE COSTED MVC NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION PRESENTED TO THE OVC IMPLEMENTING PARTNER GROUP – UNICEF AUGUST 4, 06

    2. VARIOUS RESPONSES ON THE NEEDS OF MVC BY THE GOVERNMENT OF TANZANIA Ratification of the 1989 on CRC and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the child as a demonstration of the will and commitment of the government to promote the rights and welfare of the child

    3. Response conti. Developed the “National Action Plan for Children” for Tanzania as an outcome of the “World Fit for Children” as agreed at the 2002 UN-General Assembly Reviewed the 1996 child development policy to incorporate MVC/OVC issues.

    4. Responses conti. In the process of reviewing the laws which safeguard the welfare, care, support and protection of children. Reviewed the 1994 national guidelines and strategies for care and support of orphans, and developed the national guidelines for Community - Based Care, Support and protection of Orphans and Vulnerable Children.

    5. Responses conti. With assistance from the World Bank and UNICEF, launched the “Early Child Hood Development Program” for supporting children (0 to 8 years) affected/impacted by HIV/AIDS. This programme is coordinated by the Ministry of Community Development Gender and Children.

    6. Responses conti. Developed National Guidelines for institutional care and support of MVC/OVC that provide standards for care and protection of MVC/OVC living in institutions. In collaboration with government local authorities and support from Unicef, the by then MoLYS initiated the Community based identifying the MVC and MVCC.

    7. Responses conti. Undertaken the process of mainstreaming MVC/OVC issues in all planning and development activities at all level Provided secondary education support for the most vulnerable children. Initiated the community justice facilitation in order to protect the rights of MVC

    8. Responses conti. Establishment of the OVC management and coordination structure with a National steering committee; a National technical committee and district level committees including the OVC implementing partners’ forum.

    9. Process of developing the National Plan of Action Recruiting consultants who were led by Dr. Robert Muhamba, from the University of Dar – salaam Briefing meeting for the consultant Several Meetings with consultants with the executives from the MLYDS, FHI experts and USAID Visits in various district councils to conduct interface interviews with Council directors, planning officers, NGOs, CBOs, FBOs, CSo, Communities, SWO, CDO, DEO DMO and development partners.

    10. Process conti. Presentation to the National Technical Committee for OVC Donor OVC group National Steering committee for OVC

    11. Why the OVC national Costed Plan of Action To provide a road map for mobilizing different efforts in the response of mitigating the needs of OVC in the country To map out current national coverage of the specified technical category, indicating what and how much is being done; by whom: intensity and extent (show number of beneficiaries and resources). Resource mobilization inside and outside Determine the critical elements of the specified technical category, which can be addressed by different players and suggest specific technical interventions on which the country effort should focus with details of approach/ strategy; showing what, where, by whom, when, and how many beneficiaries and the costing of each intervention or action

    12. Collaborators Sector ministries responsible with children issues Ministry of Regional Administration and Local government FHI Unicef, USAID and DFID

    13. Components of OVC NCPA Service delivery Environment Education; Health; Household level care Protection and security Psychosocial support and Measuring the process. Community economic capacity building and resource mobilization

    14. What is the position at present After presenting the final copy of the National plan of Action to various stakeholders, some of them advised the MLYDS to revise the assumptions used to determine the costs quoted in the plan. Unicef has supported the revision exercise and REPOA has been consulted to do the work.

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