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Giving Hope After AIDS
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Sixteen million children have lost parents to the AIDS pandemic in Africa. Six thousand are orphaned every day, so children must fend for themselves and support younger siblings. A program in Kenya is giving these orphans hope and the tools they need to thrive. Kim Riemland reports. |
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(Locator: Maua, Kenya)
In rural Kenya, 14-year-old Alex is learning to grow carrots and kale in
a kitchen garden. A good harvest will mean some produce to eat and some
to sell.
Reegan Kaberia/ZOE
Ministry: “He will start saving for shoes which he doesn’t
have any good shoes and make sure he has something in his account so he
can prepare for secondary school.”
Alex is part of a United Methodist program called “Giving Hope” that
provides AIDS orphans with the seeds they need to sow their futures.
Alex and his younger brother are also learning to care for a goat.
Reegan Kaberia/ZOE Ministry: “If the goat can give out like 4 liters of
milk, he can be able to sell half of it and the other he can consume
with the family. One liter of goat milk costs about 50 shillings and
that will be a big boost for the family.”
Their grandmother is raising the boys since their father died.
Reegan Kaberia/ZOE Ministry: “She can see they are doing something and
believes he will do something good.”
762 Kenyan orphans are in the program.
Epiphanie Mujawimana/ZOE Ministry Program Coordinator of Giving Hope:
“When they gather together as a group, they can initiate a common
project, they can plant potatoes or raise chicken and once they sell it,
they can use it to support one who is in need.”
These relationships bring children out of isolation and into a family
environment where they also find emotional support. Once stigmatized,
youngsters are now leaders.
Epiphanie Mujawimana, ZOE Ministry Program Coordinator of Giving Hope:
“Children themselves have vision for their future and they can take
action to change their life.”
TAG:
The idea is for these orphans to be self-sustaining
in 2-3 years. There is also a Giving Hope project in Rwanda which serves
1,284 children from 428 child-headed households.
To find out more about the Giving Hope project, call 919-550-0255 or
check the ZOE
Ministry Web site. You could also visit the site for the
Advance for Christ. Giving Hope is
Advance Project #982023.
Also, see:
Ministry gives hope to AIDS orphans in Africa