PRojects directory

1 Emotional and Social Support

Project: ACET Orphan Affairs Councils Where: Uganda
Project: Active Youth in Development Where: Malawi
Project: Child Care Ministries Where: Zimbabwe
Project: Community Kids Clubs Kenya Where: Kenya
Project: Community Kids Clubs Malawi Where: Malawi
Project: Mama Mkubwa Project, Tabore Where: Tanzania
Project: Firemaker Where: South Africa
Project: Hands@Work Where: Zambia
Project: Malawi Presbyterian Church Orphan Project Where: Malawi
Project: Masaka School Where: Uganda
Project: Million Memories Project Where: Zimbabwe
Project: Simukai Child Protection Where: Zimbabwe
Project: Streets Ahead Where: Zimbabwe
Project: Umthombo Street Children Where: South Africa
Project: Undugu Society Where: Kenya

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what is emotional and social support?

The AIDS crisis in Africa has shredded traditional social nets. Extended families and communities have simply been overwhelmed by the huge numbers of orphans. HOPEHIV equips local partners to find sustainable ways of helping communities care for the most vulnerable children. As well as material support, orphans also need help to overcome grief, to cope with poverty and ill-health, and to re-integrate with their community.

HOPEHIV partners find local ways of supporting the most vulnerable young people, whether that’s getting street kids back home, finding foster parents, or simply creating a safe space to make friends. The aim is to create resilient young people better able to care for themselves, their families and their communities.

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Our Featured project for Emotional & Social Support is a Community Kids Club in Blantyre, Malawi

We see hope in Myrna.

Myrna's dad passed away when she was young and her mum left soon afterwards, so she lives with her granny. Myrna goes to a HOPEHIV-funded community kids club in Kanze, Tanzania. When we met her, Myrna and her club had walked down from their mountain village to the gathering of clubs in the area and faced several hours’ walk back uphill.

The clubs offer a safe space to play and help orphans and vulnerable children to connect with community. Myrna would like to be a teacher when she’s older but at the moment is struggling to stay at school as the books and stationery she needs are expensive. With HOPEHIV’s support, the clubs are training volunteers and guardians in entrepreneurship and have small revolving loan funds to enable people to start small businesses and help cover costs such as school materials that can make all the difference to children like Myrna.

Find out more about Community Kids Clubs in Tanzania.

Names and some photos have been changed to protect confidentiality.