Care and Support of Orphaned Children with Adera, Non-Adera and Institutional Care Arrangements at Debre Markos and Bahir Dar Towns
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2010-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Identifying the strengths and limitations of the existing 0I1Jhaned children care arrangements in
caring and supporting of the children could be the optimal approach for accommodating the
increasing number of orphans in Ethiopiafor quality care services, To this end, this study allempted to
describe and compare the provisions (positive and negative), the process (level of guardian's
comlllitment), and outcome behaviors (child's attachment style, educational pel/ormance and
resilience) of care and support of orphans in three types of care arrangements: a reconstructed
family-type institutional arrangement (SOS Village), Adera-based family support system, and a NonAdera
fam ily-based care and support, Data sources included a questionnaire administered to 180
orphaned children (60 in each care arrangement) with ages 7 to 17 years, interview conducted with a
sample of 30 guardians, school records to secure data about educational profiles, and a checklist for
physical observation of the children. Having analyzed the data using relevant statistical techniques, it
was found that children in SOS Village jvere provided more material care but lesser psychological
care and lesser negative treatments than children in the other two care arrangements, On the other
hand, it was found out that while children in Adera care arrangement appeared to secure more
psychological cG/'e than the rest, the Non-Adera group was, however, the most in terms of negative
treatmenls. Concerning the process of care and support, it was found out that the Adera receiving
guardians felt more honored in caring the children and also reported to invest more effort to meeting
needs of the children and helping them develop desirable behaviors than the other groups. Finally.
regarding child-behavior outcomes, il was found out that the Adera children were more securely
attached, resilient, and educationally pel/arming than children of the two care arrangements.
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Support of Orphaned, Children with Adera