Caminos — a living atlas of how change is made

BIBenevolent Institute for Development Initiatives (BIDII)ngo CAChristian Aidngo BUBoston University (Center for Global Health & Development, OVC-CARE Project)university BABruce A. Larson NWNancy Wambua

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01 How it works

method · Impact evaluation (quasi-experimental / RCT / cluster-RCT)method · Savings and loan groups (VSLA) of caregivers and household economic strengtheningtool · Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) + SLA group structure (~30 caregivers)

02 What it stands on

Evidence level

Own experience

Grounded in published theory

Documented evidence elsewhere

Independently evaluated here

Peer-reviewed research documents this project: the strongest evidence level in the atlas.

The evidence 2 ›

EvidenceExploring impacts of multi-year, community-based care programs for orphans and vulnerable children: A case study from KenyaAIDS Care (25 Suppl 1:S40-S45), Taylor & Francis · 2013

EvidenceCommunity-Based Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CBCO): Impact Evaluation ReportChristian Aid · 2012

03 Lessons learned

The programme ended in 2010; a 2013 evaluation (AIDS Care) found that most CBCO households remained severely food insecure at closure and that secondary school completion stayed low across all groups, concluding that a low-cost caregiver savings and loan model on its own was insufficient. Lesson: caregiver SLAs alone may not move the deeper wellbeing outcomes; OVC care programmes need baseline/longitudinal measurement and to combine economic strengthening with services.