Tefera, Belay (PhD)Belachew, Meberate2018-10-192023-11-102018-10-192023-11-102010-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/12978Identifying 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.enSupport of OrphanedChildren with AderaThesis