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| ORGANISATION: | CHILDREN WITH AIDS CHARITY (CWAC) |
| AREA: | NATIONWIDE |
| GRANT PERIOD: | 1999 - 2007 |
| BENEFICIARIES: | 2,000 CHILDREN PER YEAR |
There are over 1,000 children living with HIV/AIDS in the UK and thousands more with parents or relatives infected by the disease. These children form the hidden face of HIV/AIDS in the UK; but the impact of the disease on their lives cannot be underestimated with, for example, 90% encountering physical or verbal abuse at school because of their or a relative’s HIV status.
On top of the physical and emotional trauma of living with HIV/AIDS, many families also have to contend with severe poverty. This is where the Hardship Fund for Children steps in. EJAF supports the Children's Hardship Fund, administered by the Children with AIDS Charity (CWAC), to provide grants to families with children infected or affected by the disease. These grants provide essential items such as clothes, bedding, children’s goods, and help with fuel bills and child care charges.
In 2006 the Hardship Fund provided support to over 2,000 children and their families in the UK.
All requests to the Hardship Fund are made via a referring agent, such as a social worker, and all recipients are means tested to ensure that the grants are made to those most in need. The difference a well targeted grant can make to a child or family in dire poverty can truly be life changing: