LIST OF ACRONYMS AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome BDRA Birth and Death Registration Act CPS Child Protection Society CRC Convention for the Rights of the Child DA District Administrator FOST Farm Orphan Support Trust ICCPR International Convention on Civil and Political Rights CRC Convention on the Rights of Children ID Identity document JCT Justice for Children Trust MOESC Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture MOHCW Ministry of Health and Child Welfare NAC National AIDS Council NGO Non Government Organization OVC Orphaned and Vulnerable Children RDC Rural District Council RG Registrar General SDC School Development Committee SOS German funded NGO that supports children STI Sexually Transmitted Infections ZWLA Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association NASW National Association of Social Workers UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights Birth Registration Research Report/2007 5