HIV/AIDS is one of the leading and fastest growing causes of child vulnerability in the world. The pandemic affects an increasing number of children every year leaving them with ailing or absent caregivers, on the streets, stigmatized or sick themselves and often without the support they need to overcome these circumstances. Youth represent the group at the greatest risk of contracting HIV/AIDS while also representing a potentially powerful source of change. This section of the site aggregates resources related to improving the economic well being of children affected by HIV/AIDS by working with them, their caregivers and their communities.
This section of the USAID microLINKS website provides an overview of the USAID Value Chain framework and related resources. The framework is useful in assessing markets to identify a) potential market opportunities for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), b) constraints to market growth and the inclusion of MSMEs and c) priority points of intervention in order to overcome those constraints.
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