• Introduction to targeting
• How should I approach targeting?
• Targeting by level of vulnerability: Who is most vulnerable?
• Geographic Targeting:  Where do you find more OVC?
• How do I set constraints on the number of children assisted?
• How identify eligible children at the community level?
• What if community-based methods are not possible? 
• What about children outside family care?
• Is there a role for (public) institutions?

Targeting by level of vulnerability: Who is most vulnerable?

If you choose to target OVC using vulnerability as the main criterion (disability, labor, orphan status, etc.), keep in mind that few people in the beneficiary communities typically care about the OVC – a main reason why they are OVC in the first place. In addition, OVC often live in communities where many other groups also face serious problems. Special interventions for OVC can, therefore, easily cause jealousy and discontent, since people may not agree that they are the most deserving and/or needy group. Especially in communities where few or no other projects address the needs of other groups, different interests may mobilize to make your intervention a vehicle for serving their particular needs, while OVC may not find a champion to defend their needs in competition with others. To enhance the likelihood that your intervention reaches its OVC objectives, it becomes important to insist that OVC remain the primary beneficiaries. A careful process emphasizing sustained communication with the community and the project implementers becomes a fundamental condition for success.