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| ORGANISATION: | HOPE AND HOMES FOR CHILDREN (HHC) |
| AREA: | KWAZULUNATAL & NORTHWESTERN PROVINCES |
| GRANT PERIOD: | 2004-2008 |
| BENEFICIARIES: | 4,800 ORPHAN AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN |
Hope and Homes for Children (HHC) aims to give hope to the poorest children in the world, those who are orphaned, abandoned or vulnerable, by enabling them to grow up within the love of a family and the security of a home, so that they can fulfil their potential.
EJAF partnered with HHC in order to scale up our support for children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS in South Africa - where there are currently over 1 million orphans. We are helping to build the capacity of 3 community support organisations to improve the lives of 4,800 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in the Moretele district of the North West and the Nkandla and Centocow areas of KwaZulu-Natal.
This programme's approach is different to many OVC projects as it looks at not just the needs of an individual child, but rather addresses the holistic needs of the whole household. It identifies a household's strengths and challenges, helps them to keep children in their care and enables them to thrive. Through a network of trained volunteers needy households caring for OVC are identified and supported in a variety of ways including ensuring they have access to adequate:
- Shelter - emergency repairs are done to ensure a house is safe and secure.
- Nutrition - emergency nutritional support is provided to the sick or malnourished and help with food gardens and other longer term solutions is provided.
- Healthcare - home care workers are able to support those with HIV/AIDS, ensure that children get immunised, have access to a doctor when necessary and assist with medications and hospital transport.
- Income - social workers help families with the paperwork and procedures to obtain government grants, such as a foster care grant or even a pension.
- Child care - the projects provide a safe childcare facility for very young children whilst parents or older siblings are at work or school. There are also afterschool clubs offering skills training for older children and young people.
- Education - school aged children are encouraged to return to school when they are ready and supported with negotiated free places, books and uniforms.
- Pschosocial support - these, often heavily traumatised, children are supported through counselling, memory box work and rights awareness training.