This report features all of the presentations, discussion, recommendations and handouts from this second national conference on orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC) held in Windhoek, Namibia, 25-27 June 2002.

The report includes:

• Report-back from OVC National Steering Committee
• Presentation on proposed national definition of OVC
• Update on Namibian children's legislation
• Overview of draft national OVC policy issues
• Impacts on OVC in Namibia and strategies to reduce them
• Statements by Ms Khin-Sandi Lwin, UNICEF Representative in Namibia; Ms Rose De Buysscher, Country Director, Family Health International; Hon. Ms Negumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Minister of Women Affairs and Child Welfare
• Keynote address and launch of a study on orphans and official opening statement by First Lady Ms Kovambo Nujoma, OVC Patron
• Expert presentation: OVC Education: Summary of findings of study titled "Impacts of HIV/AIDS on Education in Namibia"
• Expert presentation: Overview of the West and Central Africa Regional Workshop on OVC held in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire, in April 2002
• Working group session: Identifying the psychosocial needs of OVC
• Working group session: Identifying the most suitable care setting for OVC
• Working group session: Reviewing the Draft National Policy on OVC
• Working group session: Determining how and why Namibia should record its OVC and who should do this
• Working group session: Determining how Namibia can ensure access to quality education for OVC