Every child requires basic needs to
develop and grow to a healthy and
responsible adult. A child requires parental
love, care and protection in the early
stages of development. The immediate
family and environment of a child is
critical in determining how that child
develops because it is in this environment
that they get nurtured, thereby
experiencing love and acceptance, a sense
of belonging, safety and security as well as
developing trust, respect and confidence.
Orphans and vulnerable children are one
of the main problems of developing
countries, especially sub Saharan Africa.
In Kenya, VC are associated with
malnutrition, sickness, lower school
enrolment rates, drugs and substance
abuse, lack of clothing and shelter and
poor school participation compared to the
less vulnerable children. The purpose of
this study was to investigate the factors
influencing the performance of orphans
and vulnerable children projects in Imenti
North Sub County in Meru County. The
study sought to assess how management
competence influence performance of
orphans and vulnerable children projects in
Imenti North Sub County, Meru County,
Kenya. The study further sought to
establish how resource availability
influence performance of orphans and
vulnerable children projects in Imenti
North Sub County, Meru County, Kenya.
The study sought to establish how
community involvement influence the
performance of orphans and vulnerable
children in Imenti North ,The study also
sought to determine how monitoring and
evaluation influence performance of
orphans and vulnerable children projects in
Imenti North Sub County, Meru County,