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Volunteer fro La Prosadita Del Buen Pastor which works for children with HIV in Peru
This is a home/clinic for abandoned children living with HIV. The home provides a positive and nurturing environment for these children so they can continue to live their lives in a healthy atmosphere and continue to receive medical treatment. Volunteers assist the staff to provide quality care and programming to the children living at La Posadita. La Posadita was created to serve abandoned children within Lima suffering from HIV. These children are at the La Posadita as their family cannot care for them any longer. In some cases finances is the reason(their families cannot afford to care for them any longer), in other cases the childrens parents are sick or have passed away from HIV themselves. La Posdita needs extra caring hands to help with this special children who may not be around for very long. A little goes a long way as playing games, organizing arts and crafts and taking the odd field trip to the pool or beach would bring much pleasure to these children. Bonding and attention is very important to these kids who have no parents in their lives.
Please note that La Posadita has a minimum time commitment for volunteers of 6 months. This is a fantastic placement for volunteers who want to volunteer for a longer period of time, really connect with the children and staff and learn to speak spanish fluently.
Volunteers can assist by doing following tasks:-
Organizing games, helping out with drawing and crafts, painting murals, taking children on field trips, etc. The children love face painting, camp style games and dancing. Volunteers must be of age 18 or above with minimum education of high school.
Volunteers with the following special skills are preferred for the placement:-
Child & Youth Worker Early Childhood Education Recreational Programming Day Care Work Teacher – Physical Education.
Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details:
Email: info@basecampcenters.com
Website: www.basecampcenters.com Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4
Phone: 613.541.7862
Toll Free : 866.646.4693
Fax: 613.541.1604
Basecamp International Centers believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin AmericaWe have volunteer placement on Social, Heath and Medical, Environment, Children and Building Projects in Nepal, Peru, Ghana, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Costa Rica and Ecuador.Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference.
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I'm eager to hear your comments...I want to go to third world countries and help children with AIDS and orphans in places like Africa.?
I dont have alot of money, in fact I dont have ANY money. How can I volunteer my time and efforts to other places and come up with the money to do these things?
I have volunteered here, and I do believe that we have alot to work on in the states. HOWEVER, I want to go to places where poverty is the norm, and not the exception. I want to help children who’s parents died to nuture them and help bring happiness out of their tragedy. I cannot join the peace corps because they have too strict of regulations, and I dont have a degree in anything, nor any relevant higher education.
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Post a comment below...Tanzanian Children Sing about HIV/AIDS
This footage is from a small village school in Arusha, Tanzania. The clip illustrates how local people are raising awareness and addressing the crisis themselves. In the video, 9-year-old orphan Glory Abraham leads her class in a song about the AIDS crisis in her country. To learn more about Glory, you can check out my blog at epicchange.org To me, this short video speaks volumes about AIDS awareness and activism among Tanzanian children and their hopes regarding the future of their country. The school that these children attend was founded by a local Tanzanian woman in 2003 and is currently involved in a project with Epic Change, an organization I founded last year after performing volunteer work in their country. You can get involved at www.epicchange.org.
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Any ideas?Children in Poverty
Children in Poverty
It is possible to capture a glimpse into the future when we look into the faces of children. The environment in which children live is nurturing this world’s future generations. Adults today have to ask themselves the question – is our environment shaping children into become caring, productive, and globally aware citizens?
Are the wealthy countries really doing enough for the children worldwide? Are the governments of the poorer countries doing enough for their children?
Are there better ways to provide support and assistance, particularly for those children with mental and physical disabilities lacking in social safety nets?
There is a huge need for funding support for children in need in impoverished areas of the world, regardless of class, ethnicity, culture, religion or nationality. There are many definitions of special needs. In the “well off” countries of the Western world such as Canada, the United States, England or Australia, a special needs child might be autistic, have physical limitations, suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome, be a victim of sexual abuse, or face other challenges. In the “global south” (otherwise known as the ‘Third World’), such as many parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America, you can add the horrors of malnutrition, homelessness, sexual slavery and sweat shop laboring to these children’s lives. Many of these children are without parents due to civil wars, HIV/AIDS, or were just abandoned by their parents. Most face threats to their basic human rights and live in squalor and fear.
The destiny of all countries and all people on our planet Earth depend on the support, care, development and safety of children. When we attend to the physical, intellectual, and moral growth of our children, we give them the skills, values, opportunities, and confidence necessary to succeed as adults, earners, parents, citizens, and leaders.
There are many children’s foundations in the world today. Some focus on reducing the misery of poverty and hunger. Others address the gaps in education, health care, and shelter that many children face. All are doing their part to provide help and assistance to needy children. Sadly however, there are always more needy children than there are helping hands. There is every reason to believe that many of the needy children in the poorest countries will not live to reach adulthood. Many of these children have physical disabilities, giving them a zero chance of survival in environments suited only for the survival of the fittest.
In Western countries, we take for granted that our governments will provide adequate health services as well as wheelchair ramps, handrails and accessible public transport. For most Westerners, the ready availability of equipment such as crutches and wheelchairs, low entry buses and taxicabs are taken for granted. And any Western government that cuts funding to special needs children do so at their peril.
The Author and Associates
Michael Trigg is CEO of You N Me Productions Corp, a Vancouver Canada entertainment company. You N Me Productions is joint ventured with Media Kitchen I.N.Teractive and World’s Away Productions Ltd, an produce a new children’s website entitled Greanwold’s World with a spin-off television series and feature film. www.greanwold.com
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Greanwold’s World is the environment of Greanwold and his Minosaur friends, the newest children’s property in the kids’ international market place. You N Me Productions has formed the Greanwold Foundation to assist children world-wide. http://www.younmeproductions.com/foundation.html
Michael Trigg is CEO and one of the founding members of You N Me Productions Corp., a Vancouver, Canada based company specializing in entertainment for children. Michael has written his first children?s book entitled Greanwold ? Treasure Cave. Greanwold is also the focus of a new children?s website entitled Greanwold?s World.
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Post a comment below...BEROYA CHILDREN AND MOTHERS EMPOWERMENT (BE-CAME)
ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Background
BECAME is a voluntary CHURCH/Community Based program initiated by the church (Beroya Gospel Fellowship) which is a registered church as NGO under a registration number S.5914/1085.
The program is focusing its major activities on caring for children who are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS (infected and affected) in the local communities. BECAME was initiated in 2007 after a long analysis of our country’s ever increasing rate of infection particularly of children with HIV/AIDS. The organization started its operations in the district of Jinja but has now extended its services to KAMULI and NAMUTUMBA districts with its Head office located in Jinja town.
In 2001 after realizing the effect of the economic status of families on the lives of affected children, the organization introduced a programme of supporting Grandmothers, widows and single mothers before, who are nurturing the orphans of their late off springs, husbands and relatives. The organization is so far operating under a family fostering net work of 750 families.
TARGET GROUP:
Beroya children and mother empowerment has centered its concern on the children who are 2 to 18 years of age that are living with HIV/AIDS and the mothers, widows and single mothers who are taking care of the target group children.
The organization is currently reaching out to 15 children living with HIV/AIDS and 30 Grandmothers, 13 widows and 21 single mothers as for the start.
VISION:
Beroya children and mother empowerment’s vision is to create an environment where vulnerable children and those living with HIV/AIDS realize their full potential in communities that respect children’s rights, acknowledge their contributions and ensure a secure and enjoyable childhood that supports their development.
MISSION:
Beroya children and mother empowerment strives to fight for the realization that HIV/AIDS affected children have the rights to survival, protection and education in order to create a sustainable change in their lives and status by enabling the families where these children stay to spiritually and socially function.
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
Since 1980s HIV/AIDS has been a deadly epidemic in Africa and Uganda in particular, many energetic people have lost their lives leaving very many orphans – in numerous cases – under the care of their Grandmothers, widows and single mothers. The rate of infection had become increasingly high by the 1990s, but no means had been derived to control the transmission of the virus. This phenomenon caused many children to get infected through mother to child transmission.
The Uganda Population and Housing census of 2002 revealed a population of 11 million children; 35% are vulnerable children that are 3.8 million vulnerable children due to various factors like poverty, broken homes, single mothers, unplanned births, insurgency, natural calamities and diseases most commonly, HIV/AIDS, malaria (upper respiratory infection ) URI.
The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Community development in the same year revealed a total of 1.7 million orphans, 75% are under the care of their Grandparents and yet these Grandparents are no longer functional in that, they do not have all that energy to do heavy work that can enable them generate income.
There are a number of Non-Government Organizations taking care of Orphaned children in Uganda but without particular concern for the Grandmothers, widows and single mothers who are taking care of these orphaned children.
In our simple survey carried out by the church leaders/staff early in 2006 in the target area, it was discovered that of the 263 households, 109 house holds are headed by Grandmothers. These Grandmothers are all peasants growing food using traditional methods for home consumption, which therefore earns them little surplus to take to markets. The average daily income of these families is less than 1 dollar. The existence of these Grandmothers and Orphans living with HIV/AIDS in rural settings is not known by the stake holders.
Very little attention is given to these families, they face stigma and segregation, and their rights are completely denied. The challenges these families face are; lack of sufficient medical care, poor nutrition and lack of education for the children though the U.P.E program which still inefficient in terms of poor quality of education, scholastic materials, Uniform and no good meals at school as in addition the social stigma of having been infected with HIV\AIDS.
The Government has put same parameters in place to care for vulnerable people but the aid in most cases is misappropriated by unconcerned Government officials – take for example the Global Fund. As a result, the affected orphans in local communities are not accessing services such as medical care, antiretroviral treatment, testing and counseling. This crisis calls for good Samaritans who can take the trouble to identify such families and enable them to access required services.
It is therefore BE-CAME’s concern by the founders of Beroya gospel fellowship
to set up a program this particular program geared specifically at supporting Grandmothers, widows single mothers and their orphans in our local communities. Beroya children and mother empowerment is pleased to report that there have been some successful cases of Grandmothers who are now functional as a result of our effort.
GOAL
To acquire funding from foundation, sponsors, well wishers and friends to address the following activities;
v Supply of food stuffs to improve the nutrition of families
v Provide bedding facilities for the children and Grandmothers as to promote health .
v Enable Grandmothers, widows and single mothers to set up income generating activities particularly diary cattle rearing to improve both nutrition and house hold income.
v Meet the costs of medical services rendered to the children and grandmothers.
v Provide scholastic materials and fees for the orphans and having means of transport and communication..
Specific Objectives
To improve on the living standards. To make a model program easily adoptable with other local churches. To remove stigmatization and segregation from the society we are serving. To alleviate poverty by making them productive.
Management and budget
The program is managed by 5 volunteer members under the supervision of the organization body which comprises of the following:
1. Executive Director holding Diploma in theology and certificate in community development.
2. Secretary /Administrator holding degree in social work /administration.
3. Treasure holds a certificate in bible studies.
4. Accountant holds diploma in Accounting.
Then the following runs the project:
Project manager holding diploma in social work. 4 field workers holding certificate in community development studies.
As for this program to be achieved we need a total budget of $20,000 for the two years implementing plan.
Therefore, your advice and guidance will be relied upon for the success of this program.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
God bless you All.
Pastor Mwandha Michael
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
What Unicef is Doing to Help Children
The United Nations Children’s Fund or UNICEF is an organization devoted to saving the lives and promoting the welfare of children worldwide. The organization has made strides in preventing disease, improving sanitation and education about health and hygiene practices. It has also worked to promote gender equality in nations where women are oppressed and discriminated against. At their website, www.UNICEF.org, they give detailed information on what the organization is doing to help children around the world, especially in poverty-stricken and disaster areas.
One area in which UNICEF has made great strides to help children is in the prevention of disease. Each year worldwide, millions of children die of preventable illnesses such as malaria, cholera, pneumonia and the measles. The organization has worked to provide children with vaccines against many illnesses. It has also helped to provide communities with safe drinking water. In areas plagued by water-borne illnesses, UNICEF has provided water-purification tablets, as well as sources of clean, fresh water in the form of wells and hand pumps. In places where many children die of mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever, the organization has worked to help children and pregnant women by providing them with mosquito netting that has been treated with insecticides. Communities are also given aid in constructing sanitary facilities such as latrines. The organization also provides education about basic hygienic practices such as hand-washing.
Promotion of women’s rights and gender equality is another important way in which UNICEF has been able to help children. Discrimination against women is rampant in third-world countries. Of the 875,000 illiterate adults in the world’s population, two-thirds of them are women. Education of women has a direct impact on the health and welfare of children. Studies have shown that worldwide, women with no education are five times less likely than educated women to have basic information about HIV/AIDS. Women and girls are at a greater risk of contracting the virus than men and boys, and 90 percent of HIV/AIDS cases in children under the age of fifteen are transmitted from mother to infant.
In many areas, particularly Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, women have little power to participate in basic household decisions. In households where women are empowered to make these decisions, studies have shown that the health and nutrition of children is dramatically improved. UNICEF has worked not only to improve the education of women and girls, but also to educate boys and men on the importance of gender equality and empowering women to make household decisions. By helping to educate women and reduce gender discrimination, the organization has been able to help children, since women are their primary caregivers.
UNICEF has worked to help children worldwide in the areas of disease prevention, sanitation and hygiene, and the education of women and children worldwide. The organization has made use of the internet to educate the public about the work it does, as well as the work that still needs to be done. Through its website, this organization gives information about its programs and the assistance it provides to the world’s poor, especially its children. It also gives information on what you can do to help.
With its strong presence in 155 countries, UNICEF is the world’s leading advocate for children.They have the global authority to influence decision-makers, and the variety of partners at the grassroots level to turn the most innovative ideas into reality. Support UNICEF Ioannis Mitrou
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Children living with HIV are still legally entitled to attend crèche or school and should not be excluded!
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I'm eager to hear your comments...Impact of HIV/AIDS on Children in Uganda
Film demonstrating the impact of HIV/AIDS on the children of Uganda and the work of Plan within these communities.
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What do you think? Please comment below to tell me.Children and HIV/AIDS
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In December 1982, the Centres for Disease Control received the first reports of cases of children with HIV/AIDS. Since that time, the child welfare system has been responding to the crisis. This book examines the lessons learned…. More >>