Bantwana Initiative for AIDS ORPHANS & Vulnerable children

WHAT'S NEW

Bantwana to Improve Services and Support for Vulnerable Children in Northern Tanzania
Bantwana is pleased to announce that it will begin working in Tanzania to continue its efforts to support children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS.... Read more

The Bantwana Initiative

The Bantwana Initiative ('children' in Zulu) helps children orphaned and made vulnerable by 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 UgandaUganda: leading the way for child protection. Twelve-year-old Prince Ssemakula is already changing the way children’s rights are protected in his community. As chairperson of his school’s child rights club...Read more