South Africa
Our premier partner, Vumundzuku-bya Vana (Our Children’s Future) is a grassroots, community-based organization in Zonkizizwe, South Africa that assists children and youth affected by HIV/AIDS. VVOCF has set up a children’s center to provide psychosocial support to children and youth made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS.
The center provides a range of activities to help children and youth reach their full potential, which include: education and assistance with health and nutrition, promoting academic excellence and life skills development, artistic expression, sport and physical activity, social responsibility, and communication and problem-solving skills. Over 100 children are currently being served.
Partner Goals & Objectives:
- Maintain a children’s center that will provide continual physical and psychosocial support to orphans and children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS.
- Develop staff so that they can provide needed skills in the creation and maintenance of the Children’s Center.
- Work collaboratively with other NGOs/CBOs/FBOs to ensure a coordinated effort in serving the needs of impacted children in Zonkizizwe.
- Maintain open and transparent relationships with all stakeholders concerned about the welfare of children the community.
- Work collaboratively with children and their extended families (as appropriate) to ensure they have a stake in their future development.
- Establish educational programming that will address high-risk behaviors in the environment: teen pregnancy, drug and alcohol abuse, unprotected sex, crime, illiteracy, etc.
- Involve children and youth in community development, service oriented projects.
- Address practices that undermine gender equality and work tirelessly to ensure that girls and boys learn to fully respect and nurture one another as human beings with equal rights, material and non-material.
Kenya
Program in development. Coming soon.
India
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Thailand
Program in development. Coming soon.