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Zimbabwe has one of the worst AIDS problem in the world, leaving
behind hundreds of thousands of AIDS orphans. That's why Children's Cup
is there.
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Sub-Saharan Africa has been described by the United Nations as having
the worst AIDS problem in the world.
80%
of the world's AIDS cases are in Sub-Saharan Africa
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The UN states that at in the next decade approximately 45% of all children
in Zimbabwe will be orphaned by AIDS and about half of the children will
be HIV positive.
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In just one province, Masvingo, there are now more than 100,000 AIDS orphans.
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Life expectancy in Zimbabwe has dropped from age 59 to age 42.
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10% of the population of Swaziland is orphaned or vulnerable children.
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39% of the population of Swaziland is infected with HIV/AIDS
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Village
of Hope Orphan Care Campus
The Village of Hope is a 20acre campus in Harare Zimbabwe. Our goals there
are to provide 200 orphans a permanent home, provide schooling for 500 at
risk young people, provide medical care for surronding community of 50,000,
and provide community based care for at risk and disadvantaged children.
Operations
To keep the doors open in orphan care camps, we need to continue
to provide operational expenses to both camps.
Medical Equipment and Supplies
Our clinics are often the only source of medical attention for
more than 15,000 people. Every child in the camps is given regular
malaria medication. Malaria cases have dropped dramatically.
The nurses train the kids in personal hygiene and AIDS avoidance.
The clinics also provide pre/neo-natal care, immunizations, emergency
care, and hosts "ZVAKANAKA ZIMBABWE" USA medical teams.
Daily Meals and Vitamins
'Cup provides meals and vitamins everyday for the children at
the schools. For some of them, it is the only meal they have each
day. We have a source that will match every dollar we spend for
food from 4 to 6 times. Donated food dollars have tremendous buying
power!
Skills Training
The Centers provide adult training in agriculture, animal husbandry,
carpentry, blacksmithing, tailoring and mortuary procedures. Also, by
providing sewing machines, cloth and instruction we have started an industry
of making school uniforms. The children get a set of clothing and
the trainee gets an income-generating skill.
Grinding Mills
These mills allow the centers to grind maize for local farmers.
By keeping 20% of what they grind for farmers as fee, the camps can become
"food secure."
Additional
Schools
An additional school of 500 students (again, many HIV positive
and orphans) cannot keep the students in class because they are unfed
and, therefore, unmotivated. We want to at least feed them and give
them malaria medication.
Facilities Expansion
Both Tongogara and Chambuta need another classroom and a library.
Resource Center
You can donate books toward a container shipment, filling the
library.
Blankets
During the winter most of the children are cold, with no way of
staying warm. Blankets will be their most cherished possession.
Pre-School Readiness Program
We are preparing preschool children for success in elementary
school; to educate care givers on HIV/AIDS prevention; and to develop
community capacity to meet the needs of AIDS orphaned and at-risk children.
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