Abstract Much has been written on the psychosocial support of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) around the world regarding their well-being. However, there is still a lack of information on the efficacy of the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) both as material and a psychosocial support intervention for OVCs within the rural communities of Zimbabwe. This article is a qualitative phenomenological study seeking to examine the perceptions, views and feelings of the OVC, care-givers and community leaders on their experiences with BEAM as a material and psychosocial support intervention in Zimbabwe. In-depth interviews were conducted with 10 OVCs which consist of the primary and secondary school going children; 10 care-givers and 10 community leaders purposively selected in the Gutu District of Zimbabwe. The results showed that whilst the BEAM has been applauded as an OVC psychosocial support intervention, its efficacy was marred by its failure to proportionately and holistically provide all the basic needs of the school-going OVCs within the rural communities. This study therefore recommends the establishment of the OVC stakeholders integrated support model, which is deeply entrenched in a holistic approach for the provision of the material and psychosocial support needs of the OVCs in Zimbabwe.

中文翻译：

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“基础教育援助模块作为对津巴布韦古图区孤儿和弱势儿童的物质和社会心理支持干预。评价”

摘要 关于世界各地孤儿和弱势儿童 (OVC) 的心理社会支持，他们已经写了很多文章。然而，仍然缺乏关于基础教育援助模块 (BEAM) 作为对津巴布韦农村社区中 OVC 的物质和社会心理支持干预的有效性的信息。本文是一项定性现象学研究，旨在探讨 OVC、护理人员和社区领袖对津巴布韦 BEAM 作为物质和社会心理支持干预的体验的看法、观点和感受。对10个OVC进行了深入访谈，其中包括中小学生；在津巴布韦古图区有目的地选出了 10 名护理人员和 10 名社区领袖。结果表明，虽然 BEAM 被称赞为 OVC 心理社会支持干预措施，但由于未能按比例和整体地满足农村社区在学 OVC 的所有基本需求，它的有效性受到了损害。因此，本研究建议建立 OVC 利益相关者综合支持模型，该模型深深植根于为津巴布韦 OVC 提供物质和社会心理支持需求的整体方法中。