In partnership with a local clinic, HCFA provides financially for the health care needs of the orphans and vulnerable children in the community. We also offer the following programs aimed at providing care and support to people living with HIV/AIDS:

• Home Kits
  

  Families affected by HIV/AIDS are often in need of very basic support as the may sometimes be unable to earn an income due to illness. HCFA provides these families with a kit that includes:

  • Blankets
  • Mosquito Nets
  • Rice
  • Sugar
  • Posho
  • Beans
  • Cooking Oil
  • Soap

  These supplies provide much needed comfort, safety and nutrition to families in need.

• Memory Books

  Memory Books are part of a child-centred approach to caring for families affected by HIV/AIDS.

  Children work with their family to create a unique book contains information such as childhood memories, information about family and friends, and family traditions.

  Creating the book encourages open communication within the family and gives the child a sense of identity. Participating in this process can build the child's resilience to loss and bereavement, and helps them to cope after the loss of a family member.




• Positive Living Sensitization

  There is still a great deal of stigmatization surrounding people who are living with HIV/AIDS, usually due to a lack of accurate knowledge of the issues. Our Positive Living Sensitization workshops are vital in combating the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS and also increase the self esteem of the people living with the disease.

  This increase in self esteem gives people the confidence to disclose their HIV status which in turn helps to prevent future transmission.