2025-06-122025-06-12https://dspace.unima.ac.mw/handle/123456789/1090The tiwalere Orphan and Vulnerable Children (OVC) project was a public/ private partnership designed to benefit OVC's in all 15 districts covering the northern and central regions. The project had a five year duration (2010-2015) and was funded by USAID. it took a multi-sectoral approach to support 19,860 OVC households and 837 Community Based childcare centers (CBCC's) through the support for health and nutrition, agriculture/food security, water and sanitation and capacity building interventions.basic research