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The Orphan Crisis in Africa

The adage that orphans did not exist in Africa has been broken due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The contemporary African tradition provided that children who had lost their parents are immediately taken in by members of their extended families, most often an uncle or an aunt. Today, however, the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS on the adult population of Africa has resulted in large numbers of orphans and far fewer aunts and uncles to take them into care.

While many orphans in Africa are still taken in by their kin and other members of their community,an increasing number are slipping through this traditional safety net. For many of the children orphaned or affected by HIV/AIDS, the impact is severe. Continued
 

PROJECTS

WHAT WE DO

    
 

On Going

Rescue, Revive and Restore under 2 abandoned children “New Start Centre”
Guardians Empowerment Program through IGA
Identification of OVC/Children in special need
Support for Children in Need/OVC earlier funded
Total Care Program for People Living with HIV/AIDS
Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV/AIDS

Care and Support for Children Living with HIV/AIDS
Some of our Completed Projects
Year 2002
Base line survey on HIV/AIDS in Meru central district
Institutional awareness and trainings on HIV/AIDS
Community Capacity Building
Year 2003
Community Needs Assessment
Miraa Dealers against HIV/AIDS
Year 2004
Base Line Survey on the impact of HIV/AIDS on Children in Special Need and PLWHA in conjunction with Save the Children Canada
Care and Support for 184 OVC/Children in need
Empowerment of 83 families through provision of 96 dairy goats

Projects in the Pipeline
Care and support of 500 children in special need alias orphans and vulnerable children [OVC]
Promote education of 300 children in need/OVC
Empowerment of 55 families through IGA
Training of youths to advocate for the  protection of children rights
Education and empowerment of 300 care givers on children’s rights
 

Children are being abadoned due to HIV/AIDS. They need support and care.

Contact us at ripplesafrica@ripplesintl.org to tell you more about these children.

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