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Education Support Program

You can make a difference by sponsoring a child’s education.

Education is one of the keys in battling HIV/AIDS. It is known that a poorly educated child is at high risk of getting HIV/AIDS and has little chance of getting out of the poverty he or she grew up in.

Our program supports children who are HIV positive and children of HIV positive parents/guardians. We currently have 43 children in the program – 23 girls and 20 boys. We have over 70 children on our waiting list.

How does the Education Support Program help the children?

• Provides the children with the opportunity to have a better future.
• The children are given emotional support to help them deal with the stigma associated with the illness.
• Helps their self esteem
• They can enjoy being a child by playing and participating in school activities.

How much does it cost to sponsor a child?

The average fee for primary school students is US$160 / EUR115 per year.
The secondary school fee is US$240/EUR170 per year.

How is the donation used?
Kawempe Home Care provides:
• A school uniform, basic school supplies and at least one hot meal a day. Primary school children also need to provide a broom and two rolls of toilet paper.
• Regular follow up support visits both at home and school
• Special support for grandmothers who care for their grandchildren.
• Saturday clubs for children to enhance their self esteem through discussions and games.

What involvement will you have?
We will provide you with information about your sponsored child and then you will receive 6 monthly updates on the progress of the child. If you wish to correspond with the child Kawempe Home Care Education Officer will be happy to manage this with you and the family.

Meet some of the children who could benefit from your help.
Below are the stories of some of our children currently in need of sponsorship. Remember that any amount you can contribute towards ensuring these children have a brighter future is invaluable.

Nusifa is 11 years old and she was born with HIV. She lost her father to HIV/AIDS and currently lives with her mother who is also HIV positive. She has five other brothers and sisters and they live in a 2-roomed semi-complete house. The house has never been completed due to the death of her father. The mother does not have a stable source of income and is unable to pay the school fees for her children.

Nusifa said she would like to be to be a teacher when she grows up.

Joseph is 5-years old who lost both his parents to HIV/AIDS. He lives with his grandmother who is also HIV positive. They live in a single-roomed house without sewage or safe drinking water. The grandmother works as a house maid and also makes mats to earn a living. However she does not earn enough to be able to pay the school fees for Joseph.

He is a happy little boy who says he would like to be a teacher when he grows up.

 

 

Prossy is 12 years old. Both her parents are HIV positive. The father is an alcoholic and has completely abandoned his role in the home and the small piece of land the family used to own has been taken away. It is the mother that fends for the family. She earns some income from casual work and this is the only source of income as there is no support from her husband’s family. They live in a semi-complete house with 5 other children and they have no sewage system.
Prossy has had to leave school due to the finance.

She likes mathematics and English and would like to become an accountant in future.

Lawrence is 5 years old and was born with HIV. He lost his father to HIV/AIDS in early January 2008. He lives with his mother, brother and uncle in a single roomed house, roofed with old rusty iron sheets. The mother is HIV positive, has no steady source of income and works as a casual labourer whenever she can find the work. When she is not able to find any work, then they survive on handouts from well wishers.
Lawrence is not in school because the mother cannot afford to send him to school.

He is hoping to start school next year.

How do you sponsor a child?
Simply complete this form and send to us with your donation – you will then make a big difference to these children’s lives. Our goal is to provide schooling to another 20 children over the next 12 months. I hope you can assist us in reaching our goal.

 

Beads for Education

Beads for Education program provides training in bead making for some of our clients. This enables them to generate income and provide for their family. Having the money to pay for their children’s school fees is very important to clients, as they want to give their children to have a brighter future.

KHC purchases the handmade beads and sells them then through our friends and supporters in countries such as Denmark, USA, Australia and the UK. The money generated from selling the beads is used for our Education Support program, which provides schooling for children who are HIV positive and children of HIV positive parents/guardians in our community.

How are the beads made?
Our bead makers collect colourful recycled paper usually in the form of old calendars, cereal boxes, pamphlets or magazines, which are then skilfully cut into a series of small triangular shapes. These shapes are tightly rolled and glued to form a unique bead shape and colour before being strung and coated with a minimum of four coats of quality varnish. The result is unique pieces of jewellery.

Meet one of our bead makers - Maria
Maria is a single mother of six children. Her husband walked out on her shortly after she discovered she was HIV positive. It was a constant struggle to provide even the necessities such as food and shelter for her children never mind pay for schooling. Her life changed for the better after being taught to make beads by a friend however, she quickly faced the problem of insufficient local demand. Thanks to a KHC community volunteer who identified Maria’s artistry and she was put in touch with other bead makers and benefits from peer to peer training; provided with essential bead making equipment; and importantly receives fair-trade payments from KHC for her beads. Maria has now been able to rent a bigger house and all her children receive schooling.

Meet some of our overseas distributors.

We are very grateful to our friends in Denmark who are very supportive of our beads for education program and provide a valuable distribution outlet for the beads in their shops.

Left to Right: Lene of Cirkeline's Art & Craft Shop: Mia & Dorte at SOSUC library: Erna of Ellebaek Flower Shop

Meet some of our satisfied customers:
‘Every time I wear the jewellery I get compliments! They are very well made and one of my necklaces even survived me wearing it in the shower.’ - Laurel

‘It is hard to believe it is made from recycled paper, the beads are great gifts especially as you can buy matching earrings, necklace and bracelet.’ - Margaret

‘I do have a weakness for jewellery and the pieces I bought are great as they go with everything. Also it is a nice feeling knowing the money is going to support the children's education.' - Robyn

If you would like to find out more about where you can purchase our jewellery email us: khomecare@gmail.com