Additional Resources

The strategies and programs described in The Promise of a Future follow the shared principles set forth in the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child and The Principles to Guide Programming for Orphans and Other Children Affected by HIV/AIDS developed by the United Nations, USAID, and international development organizations in consultation with local community-based organizations. Available at http://www.unicef.org/crc/crc.htm and http://www.firelightfoundation.org/principles.htm.

A Family is for a Lifetime: A Discussion of the Need for Family Care for Children Impacted by AIDS. Jan Williamson, The Synergy Project/USAID, March 2004. Available at http://www.synergyaids.com/documents/FamilyForLifetimeVersion_1March04.pdf or by writing The Synergy Project, 1101 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 900, Washington DC 20005 USA.

A Last Resort: The Growing Concern About Children in Residential Care. International Save the Children Alliance, London, UK. Available at www.savethechildren.net or email enquiries@savethechildren.net.

Children in Residential Care and Alternatives (Children at Risk Guidelines Vol. 5), Tearfund, England, 2001. Available at http://www.tearfundinternationaldevelopment.baigent.net/frameset.asp. Then choose the option, “Resources” then “Children at Risk.” Or, request at roots@tearfund.org.

Children on the Brink 2004: A Joint Report on New Orphan Estimates and Program Strategies, UNAIDS, UNICEF, USAID. Available at http://www.unicef.org/publications/files/cob_layout6-013.pdf or by writing UNICEF, 3 United Nations Plaza, NY, NY 10017 USA or emailing pubdoc@unicef.org.

Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children Support Toolkit, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Family Health International. Available at http://www.ovcsupport.net/sw505.asp.

Roofs and Roots: The Care of Separated Children in the Developing World, David Tolfree, 1995, Save the Children (Ashgate Publishing, England).

The Framework for the Protection, Care and Support of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Living in a World with HIV and AIDS. UNICEF, UNAIDS, et al. July 2004. Available at http://www.unicef.org/aids/files/Framework_English.pdf or by writing UNICEF, 3 United Nations Plaza, NY, NY 10017 USA or emailing pubdoc@unicef.org.

This report and these online resources are accessible at www.firelightfoundation.org.