HORIZONS PROJECT 
Assessing the Psychosocial Benefits of a Community-based Home Visitation Program for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Rwanda

Publications/Resources
Horizons and Population Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2008
Thurman, Tonya Renee, Leslie Snider, Neil Boris, Edward Kalisa, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, and Lisanne Brown. “Barriers to the community support of orphans and vulnerable youth in Rwanda,” Social Science and Medicine 66(7): 1557–1567. (abstract)

2007
Brown, Lisanne, Janet Rice, Neil Boris, Tonya Thurman, Leslie Snider, Joseph Ntaganira, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Edward Kalisa, and Emmanuel Nshizirungu. “Psychosocial benefits of a mentoring program for youth-headed households in Rwanda,” Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Brown, Lisanne, Tonya R. Thurman, Edward Kalisa, Janet Rice, Jean de Dieu Bizimana, Neil Boris, Leslie Snider, and Joseph Ntaganira. “Supporting volunteer mentors: Insights from a mentorship program for youth-headed households in Rwanda,” Horizons Research Summary. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

Thurman, Tonya R. “Assessing the psychosocial benefits of a community-based mentoring program for youth-headed households in Rwanda,” presented to The Orphans and Vulnerable Children Task Force, December 12, Washington, DC. (PDF)

2006
Boris, Neil W., Tonya R. Thurman, Leslie Snider, Erin Spencer, and Lisanne Brown. “Infants and young children living in youth-headed households in Rwanda: Implications of emerging data,” Infant Mental Health Journal 27(6): 584–602. (abstract)

Thurman, Tonya R., Leslie Snider, Neil Boris, Edward Kalisa, Eleazer Nkunda Mugarira, Joseph Ntaganira, and Lisanne Brown. “Psychosocial support and marginalization of youth-headed households in Rwanda,” AIDS Care 18(3): 220–229. (abstract)

2005
Brown, Lisanne, Tonya R. Thurman, and Leslie Snider. “Strengthening the psychosocial well-being of youth-headed households in Rwanda: Baseline findings from an intervention trial,” Horizons Research Update. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF)

"Ethical issues in program design and research: Rwanda study tackles ethical dilemmas," Horizons Report, June.  Washington, DC: Population Council. (Contact horizons@popcouncil.org for a copy)

Hutchinson, Sherry. "On their own: Strengthening youth-headed households in Rwanda," Horizons Report, June. Washington, DC: Population Council. (Contact horizons@popcouncil.org for a copy)

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