JULY 2008 — From April 2005 to June 2006, the GHAIN Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) program was the flagship of US Government-funded OVC programs in Nigeria. During its short life, the program achieved many firsts and provided opportunities to learn many new lessons. It supported the Federal Government of Nigeria's role of protecting vulnerable children and aimed to ensure that beneficiaries had a substantive role, as it worked with 31 local implementing agencies to strengthen the capacities of families and communities to care for, support, and protect thousands of orphans and vulnerable children in six states.
