Advantages
The main advantages of community-based care are as follows:
Cost-effectiveness: community-based care for orphans is a more cost-effective approach to orphan care because the emphasis is not on providing resources from outside, but rather identifying the existing resources in a community and building on those.
Community participation: There is an extremely high degree of community participation in community-based care programs because the onus is on communities to care for their own orphans. Extended families will frequently take sole responsibility for many orphans, using their own resources to provide accommodation, food, clothing, education and nurture. Neighbors and local organizations such as churches often make a tangible contribution by helping out struggling families with adolescent minding, advice and other contributions.
Connectedness: Community-based care allows adolescents to connect with others in their community.
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