Alfred's story
Alfred is 43 years old and married with 3 children. Touched the by the orphan crisis in Malawi, Alfred adopted 6 orphans into his own home. In 2000 he founded Malawi Consol Homes Orphan Care in Lilongwe with 63 orphans and one day-care centre. Six years later, the project serves 14,500 orphans with 72 day-care centres and 350 volunteers across 250 villages. It was the first project in Malawi to provide emotional support for orphans and is endorsed by UNICEF as a best-practice model. We asked Alfred what inspired him:
"In 1999 I attended the funeral of a woman who had died of AIDS and saw her little girl aged 6 standing there at the grave, crying. It broke my heart and in that moment I decided to dedicate my life to helping orphans overcome that pain."
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This year HOPEHIV wants to expand its emotional and social support programmes in Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland and South Africa to help thousands of orphans overcome their grief.
£12 a month will train another local volunteer to set up new Kids' Clubs. DONATE NOW.
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