FOUNDATION FOR HIVAIDS RELIEF IN SOUTH AFRICA
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Organizations Filed Purposes: ASSEMBLE A NETWORK OF TRUSTWORTHY NATIONAL PARTNERS WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE MOST VULNERABLE NATIONS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT WHO SHARE A PASSION OF THE TIRELESS WORK OF COMBATING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC AND ITS ERADICATION.

MMAMETLHAKE FAMILY CARE CENTRE, FOUNDED IN 2003 WITH THE VISION TO ERADICATE HIV/AIDS, DAILY FIGHTS THE AIDS PANDEMIC BY SERVING AS A SAFE AND PUBLIC REFUGE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO TALK (IN THEIR HEART LANGUAGE), GAIN AWARENESS OF HIV, GET HELP WITH HOMEWORK, AND VOLUNTEER ON COMMUNITY PROJECTS. HIGHLY TRAINED AND PASSIONATE CONSULTANTS, FUNDED BY MFCC, REACH INTO SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES, CHURCHES AND OTHER PUBLIC VENUES LEADING TRUE LOVE WAITS RALLIES. THROUGH A SERIES OF INTERACTIVE DRAMAS, ATTENDEES ARE EDUCATED ABOUT HIV/AIDS AND ENCOURAGED TO ABSTAIN FROM SEXUAL ACTIVITIES UNTIL MARRIAGE AND THEN REMAIN FAITHFUL IN MARRIAGE. INSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED ON MAINTAINING FAITHFUL/HEALTHY MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIPS. AFTER 17 YEARS WORKING IN THE VILLAGES AROUND MMAMETLHAKE, MANY "ROOT PROBLEMS" IMPACTING THE HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC ARE ENCOUNTERED. THESE INCLUDE ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC'S), HUNGER, UNEMPLOYMENT, WOMEN AND CHILD ABUSE, LIMITED MALE INFLUENCE/DIRECTION TO MENTION A FEW. THE CENTRE STAFF, WHICH INCLUDES A PROJECT DIRECTOR, 2 CHILDREN'S PROGRAM DIRECTORS AND 2 CHILDREN/YOUTH AWARENESS EDUCATORS SERVES AS ADVOCATES FOR THE VARIOUS SITUATIONS. CURRENTLY THE CENTRE, OPERATES TWO OVC CENTRE'S WHICH SEE AN AVERAGE OF 300 OVC'S PER DAY AND PROVIDES A SNACK TO EACH CHILD. THE LONG-TERM PLAN IS TO OBTAIN GOVERNMENT, INTERNATIONAL AND/OR LOCAL FUNDING/GRANTS TO ASSIST WITH THE OVC PROGRAM. THE ISSUES FACING WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE NUMEROUS AND ARE ADDRESSED WITH SEVERAL INITIATIVES. CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT THE BASICS OF MAKING GOOD CHOICES UTILIZING AGE APPROPRIATE MATERIALS. GIRLS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND PROVIDED REUSABLE FEMALE SANITARY KITS AND DEVELOPMENTAL INSTRUCTION. TO HELP EQUIP THE MALE POPULATION, THE CENTRE SPONSOR'S A MEN AND BOYS ADVOCACY GROUP. TO BEGIN TO ADDRESS HUNGER, DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS MFCC'S HAS FUNDED TWO NUTRITION PROJECTS (GARDENING) MAKING AVAILABLE OPTIMUM PRODUCE TO ENHANCE AIDS SUFFERERS' DIET THUS ENSURING GOOD FUNCTION FROM THEIR MEDICATIONS. THE PROJECTS PROVIDE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS INSTRUCTION IN BUILDING AUTHENTIC, VIABLE AND SELF-SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES. THE NUTRITION PROJECTS ALSO DRAW CURIOUS ONLOOKERS INTO CONVERSATION ABOUT STARTING THEIR OWN GARDEN AND WHAT THE SOIL AND WATER AVAILABLE CAN PROVIDE FOR GARDENING OR WHAT MUST BE DONE TO ENHANCE PROBLEM SOIL AND WATER. HIHIA SUPPORTS MFCC FINANCIALLY AND WITH VOLUNTEER TEAMS, INCLUDING HIHIA BOARD MEMBERS, TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC SERVICES.

OCHORRO SIDAI ENKARE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION (OSECBO) - MAASAI MARA AND SW KENYA: THIS KENYA NON-PROFIT WAS FORMED IN 2015 WITH THE GOAL OF ERADICATING HIV/AIDS IN AN AREA INHABITED BY AN ESTIMATED 1,000,000 MAASAI. OSECBO CONTINUES TO BE AN EMERGING LEADER IN EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ABOUT HIV/AIDS. FOCUS ON BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS LEADING TO AIDS INCLUDES RALLIES AND CLASSES WHERE AUDIENCE INVOLVEMENT INSTILLS THE WISDOM OF SAFE LIFE CHOICES. FIGHTING THE AIDS KILLER TAKES MAASAI LEADERS MILES ACROSS THE MAASAI MARA ON MOTOR BIKES AND SAFARI VEHICLES TO TEACH THE MESSAGE THAT THE AIDS VIRUS MULTIPLIES EXPONENTIALLY AND CALLS FOR INFORMED CHOICES. KEY TO THE TRAINING IS THE IMPORTANCE OF ABSTINENCE BEFORE MARRIAGE AND FAITHFULNESS IN MARRIAGE TO ONE WIFE. THE WORK CONTINUES TO EXPAND ACROSS THE MAASAI MARA AND ALONG THE BORDER OF TANZINIA WITH 22 CORE MAASAI LEADERS AND OVER 80 MORE LEADERS IN TRAINING, LEADING WEEKLY SESSIONS. HIHIA PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP MENTORING. BOARD MEMBERS VISIT OSECBO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

SHIELDS FOR LIFE IS A PACKAGED HYGIENE KIT PATTERNED AFTER DAYS FOR GIRLS' NON-PROFIT. THIS KIT IS GIVEN TO YOUNG GIRLS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ALONG WITH A HEALTH AND HYGIENE SESSION. IN THE SESSIONS, TEEN AGE GIRLS LEARN WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THEIR YOUNG BODIES AS THEY MATURE AND HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR MONTHLY CYCLE. THE GIRLS LEARN ABOUT THEIR VULNERABILITY TO TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STD). PARTNERS IN AMERICA SEW AND DONATE APPROXIMATELY 200 KITS WHICH ARE DELIVERED DURING HIHIA'S ANNUAL OVERSITE TRIP. OTHERS, AS NEEDED, ARE PURCHASED BY HIHIA TO FULFILL THE ANNUAL REQUESTS FROM AFRICAN GROUPS. THE AMERICAN DONATED KITS ARE DELIVERED, COMPLETE WITH THE TRAINING SESSIONS, DURING ANNUAL OVERSIGHT VISIT. THE PROGRAM IS PROVING EFFECTIVE IN KEEPING THE GIRLS IN SCHOOL WHERE THEY RECEIVE A FREE MEAL A DAY. BY STAYING IN SCHOOL AS THEY MATURE AND GROW OLDER, THEY CAN MAKE SAFER DECISIONS CONCERNING SEX AND THEIR FUTURE. THEIR SCHOOL EDUCATION ENABLES THEM TO SECURE BETTER JOBS AND MAKE SUCCESSFUL DECISIONS FOR THEIR LIVES. THIS YEAR HIHIA TOOK OVER 250 KITS AND TRAINED OVER 250 YOUNG WOMEN. WORKING DILIGENTLY TO PARTNER WITH AFRICAN LOCALS TO MAKE KITS, THUS CREATING JOBS, HIHIA HAS A DESIGNATED SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMPION TO SUSTAIN THE MUCH-NEEDED SHIELDS FOR LIFE PROGRAM. THE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE OF SO MANY SUFFERS AS THEY MISS SOME LESSONS OR EVEN TESTS DURING THEIR MONTHLY PERIODS. LACK OF QUALITY EDUCATION IS A HINDRANCE TO YOUNG LADIES BEING EDUCATED AND MISSING THE OPPORTUNITY OF BREAKING THE CULTURAL POVERTY CYCLE -- WHICH IMPLIES THAT EVEN THE GENERATION AFTER THEM MIGHT ALSO STRUGGLE TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS. THE SHIELDS FOR LIFE INITIATIVE PROVIDES SCHOOLGIRLS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THEIR ACADEMIC CAREERS WITH DIGNITY, CLEANLINESS, COMFORT AND WITHOUT THE INTERVENTION OF PREDATORS DURING THEIR PERIODS.

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