U.S. Agency for International Development
Office of Health and Nutrition
Patrick J. Leahy War Victims Fund and Displaced Children & Orphans Fund

CESSI provided technical assistance and managed activities funded under both the Displaced Children & Orphans Fund and the Patrick J. Leahy War Victims Fund.

The Displaced Children and Orphans Fund (DCOF) strives to strengthen the capacity of families and communities to provide care, support, and protection for orphans, unaccompanied minors, and war-affected children.

The Patrick J. Leahy War Victims Fund (LWVF) contributes to improving the mobility, health, and socioeconomic integration of civilians who have sustained physical disabilities as a result of armed conflict.

This contract allowed CESSI to provide technical and logistical support services for displaced children, orphans and civilian victims of war in more than 20 countries. CESSI monitored the work and initiatives provided by cooperating agencies all over the world. Staff members made periodic trips to review and lend hands-on support to these efforts. The primary focus of CESSI’s activities was the provision of the following categories of technical assistance:

• Providing technical assistance in sector assessments, design, monitoring, and evaluations of over-all program and specific field activities,
• Collecting and analyzing data,
• Maintaining databases,
• Awarding and managing sub grants,
• Planning and conducting three conferences per year
• Attending workshops and conferences on issues relating to the program’s two technical areas, and
• Preparing ad hoc studies and reports.

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