Bantwana Initiative

Pamoja Tuwalee RFA

January 2012 - UPDATE
We have posted additional RFA resources including Pamoja Tuwalee's response to RFA questions, the National Costed Plan of Action, and National Guidelines for Improving the Quality of Care, Support and Protection for the Most Vulnerable Children in Tanzania...Read More

Ngorongoro: Please note that the RFA process for Ngorongoro has been postponed to early 2012.

WHAT'S NEW

Campaign for Computer Literacy in Zimbabwe!
Boston: Student leaders across Boston are fundraising to buy 150 computers for Zimbabwe children who have none....Read more

The Bantwana Initiative

The Bantwana Initiative ('children' in Zulu) builds the abilities, skills, and networks of communities to help children affected by HIV and AIDS access the full range of support and comprehensive care they need to grow into healthy adults.

Orphaned and vulnerable children do best when they are supported and cared for in their own communities, among extended families, friends, and neighbors. Yet available resources are not getting to where they are most needed—to communities where these children live.

By building the skills, resources, and networks of local programs already caring for orphaned and vulnerable children, Bantwana offers a different way of thinking, testing, and scaling efforts that will shape the next generation of Africa’s youth.

 

 

FEATURE STORY

Bantwana HIV prevention program thumbnail photoHIV Prevention Program Helps Struggling Family Get Back on its Feet Joyce, a 42-year-old second wife in a polygamous family, was abandoned when her husband married a third wife. Left with no rights to the family's property and no support from her husband, Joyce could no longer provide for their five children...Read more