The constitution as per the laws of Botswana should oppose discrimination in any form. Social justice should be implicit as a value in every intervention. This should include opposition to discrimination on the basis of gender, culture, ethnicity, age, physical capacity, religion, economic class, political party or social status. All community members should have access to the services. Nobody should be precluded from services on the basis of distance from services, religion, ideology or political affiliation. People need to be accepted as individuals and as part of communities.

Meaning that children need to be the core focus of the intervention work. Partnerships with communities should empower and improve the well being of children. This implies that the needs of the children should be considered before the other potential beneficiaries, and should be the focus of interventions. Basic to this is the respect of the dignity of the child.

in terms of management and advocacy. Interventions should be based within communities, preferably using resources from within. This means working with the CBOs and FBOs that already exist in each community, or working with local representatives to develop these structures. Partnerships need to be used and developed between those in need and those with resources to ensure transfer of resources and the development of communities. Working from a community basis is fundamental to the project being owned by the community, having a better understanding of what is needed and how best to deliver it, and to the intervention reaching as many people as possible.

It is of core importance to get community members involved in both the development and ongoing functioning of the interventions. This is important for incorporating local knowledge, generating community ownership, and extending the access of the intervention into the community. It is particularly important to incorporate the involvement of children. Effective methods for involving children need to be attached to all interventions. This involvement should go beyond their participation as recipients of the service. These involvements have to be appropriate and should incorporate the children taking responsibility for aspects of the intervention. This includes giving specific platforms for children to express their own needs. Children need to be empowered to protect and look after themselves.

It is particularly important to incorporate the involvement of children. Effective methods for involving children need to be attached to all interventions. This involvement should go beyond their participation as recipients of the service. These involvements have to be appropriate and should incorporate the children taking responsibility for aspects of the intervention. This includes giving specific platforms for children to express their own needs. Children need to be empowered to protect and look after themselves.

The organization running the intervention needs to have adequate capacity for project management. The set of criteria given are that they need to have:

• Done work or are doing work that focuses on the development of children and youth, families and communities
• An understanding on laws, policies relating to children (both local and international instruments.
• An established presence in the site mentioned above, able to identify with the community, have credibility in the eyes of the community
• Established systems and tools for programme planning, implementation and monitoring
• An ability to document and report on work adequately and timely
• An understanding of HIV/AIDS issues and the impact of HIV/AIDS on children
• Been currently engaged in development work that falls within HIV/AIDS area and currently working in that area

1. Technical knowledge:

   The organisation must have:-

   1. capacity to provide basic services to OVC, families and households
   2. ability to adopt and apply new approaches to OVC programmes
   3. demonstrate knowledge and understanding in OVC programming and care
   4. ability to facilitate interventions
2. Financial management capacity
The organization driving the intervention must have established financial accounting systems and must have dedicated staff for financial monitoring and reporting.