By Mwesigwa John | Project Leader
The HIV/AIDS and other diseases have left many children without parents or one of them in Kyangwali Village in Hoima & Kikuube districts. Many Families are headed by elderly grandparents and young people. It is also a common thing to find orphaned children living with HIV/AIDS, having acquired it from their parents during delivery. Hope for Children’s Health Foundation previously conducted a needs assessment and decided to start up an education program for the young girls and give them a bright future.
The survey discovered the following were most pressing needs of orphans and vulnerable children; • Education especially for basic and vocational education.
• Life skill and counselling for orphans.
• Capacity to meet the basic needs of the orphans.
• Capacity building for the caregivers to take care of the HIV positive children.
The primary aim of the project is to assist orphans and other vulnerable children realize their full potential through strengthening the capacity of the local institutions and structures to be able to respond effectively to the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS through education and good health service delivery.
This has been possible through; Strengthening the capacity of the relevant community institutions and structures through training of OVC to meet the socio-economic needs of orphans and vulnerable children in a sustainable way ,Establishing or strengthening linkages between the community institutions and structures with the various public services such as education and health training institutions, enhancing the opportunities for the AIDS orphans and vulnerable children for appropriate training and Income generating ventures. ,enhancing the level of awareness on HIV/AIDS and promote positive behaviour change in order to reduce the rate of transmission and the prevailing social stigma associated with the pandemic and Hope for Children’s Health Foundation has been Facilitating advocacy and lobbying for recognition and support for the rights of AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children.
We have been able to provide scholastic materials to orphans and vulnerable children and 27 children and adolescents have benefited so far from the program and our target is to support the remaining 71 young girls as well and we believe with additional funds we shall achieve this target.
Challenge
Limited funds to pay for school fees for all the beneficiaries and also carry out other activities as per our work plan.
Appreciation.
We would like to extend our thanks to all our donors and well-wishers for the continued support and we promise that with this team work we shall be able to create a big difference in the lives of young girls/children in the rural area of Kyangwali in Hoima and Kikuube districts as we create a better future for them.
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