By Louise | Jack of all trades, master of none!
Hellooooooooooooo and Welcome WELCOME WELCOME to the KTD196 Community!
Thank you to all our new supporters, please if you have any questions or want to get in touch, please don’t hesitate to contact me on keepthedream196@gmail.com and I will answer any questions you may have! For those who have been on this journey for a while now, you are all awesome and so appreciated. Together, we are saving lives.
Last week I spoke about the impact KTD196 is having on teenage pregnancy, specifically that nationally the teenage pregnancy rate is 13%, in our program we have reduced this number to 0.07% sustained for 17yrs. 12girls in 17years instead of 170-200girls every year have become pregnant in our program.
Well the good news doesn’t stop there!
Another problem commonly found in the poor regions of South Africa is HIV. Moreover, as a consequence of the high teenage pregnancy rate it also increases the number of HIV positives especially to the youth. In 2017, Limpopo has a HIV positive rate of 17.2% among individuals aged 15-49 years old. In fact the highest burden was on children and young adults aged between 15-25yrs.
For several years one clinic where we work had 100% maternal HIV rate, can you imagine, every mother who attended the clinic was diagnosed with HIV plus a 25% chance of transferring the infection to the child. Sadly, we have approximately 25% of our children are orphans predominantly due to HIV. We have, in the past, buried many parents and also children due to HIV being transmitted from parent to child. Fortunately, with the introduction of systematic Anti-retrovirals we are no longers seeing the death rates we were seeing a few years ago.
We at Keep the Dream196 are proud to report that through our programs and projects we have helped in decreasing the HIV rate of Limpopo. As of 2019, the HIV prevalence rate of Limpopo is 8.99%. A decrease of 8% in just 2 years.
The children in our programs are taught to abstain and protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies and the dangers of HIV.
Our programs have undoubtedly saved lives, and, in the process, we also saved a lot of money for the government. HIV treatment is expensive and because of our intervention many families will not be burdened in paying for such unwanted medical treatment.
Overall, we have made such a positive impact in the health and wellness of the youth in Limpopo and we are ever more motivated to continue guiding these children to a better and brighter life. This is all possible because of your support!
I cannot emphasize enough the impact of your support on the lives of the children we serve. We bring hope against all odds, because of you!
Blessings
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