Bantwana Initiative

Our Programs

Zimbabwe

Children First Partners

  • AFRICAID provides psychosocial support to HIV-infected adolescents through community-based groups in Harare. In collaboration with these groups, AFRICAID reaches more than 600 HIV-infected children.
  • Chiedza Child Care Center (CCCC) provides comprehensive OVC services at a “one-shop-stop” resource centre by addressing critical needs through education, child welfare, skills development, and advocacy with specific attention to children infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. 450 OVCs are directly benefiting from Bantwana support, and 2,900 other children indirectly benefit. By targeting different caregivers (school, home, community) a holistic approach to OVC service provision is attained.
  • Childline Zimbabwe works to protect children against sexual, emotional, and physical abuse by offering psychosocial support through a 24-hour free confidential telephone and write-in help line, and via drop-in support centers.Childline reaches more than 1,000 children in Harare.
  • Child Protection Society (CPS) provides psychological, emotional, and social support at two child-care centers to 1,000 OVC under the age of nine.CPS alsoimproves the nutritional status of children, andsupports 200 primary caregivers with income-generating activities.
  • Christian Community Partnership Trust (CCPT) partners with churches, faith-based, and civic organizations to offer assistance to the underprivileged, including OVC. With Bantwana support, CCPT provides school fees, basic food, clothing, blankets, and sanitary wear, as well as counseling and spiritual support to OVC.
  • Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) provides home-based care to children caring for people living with HIV (PLHIV). Under Bantwana Children’s First, 2,000 OVC are provided with school fees, homework support, counseling, clothing, sanitary ware, and training in nutrition and gardening. DAPP also trains caregivers in home-based care for HIV-infected children.
  • Family Support Trust (FST) seeks to increase the capacity of communities to manage child sexual abuse and promote child protection through training of community focal persons.
  • Farm Orphan Support Trust (FOST) builds and strengthens the capacity of farming communities to respond to the orphan crisis, and ensures that systems are in place to protect vulnerable children.
  • Grassroot Soccer Academy uses soccer to equip 5,000 youth with life skills and behavior change information that helps them to protect themselves and others from HIV and teen pregnancy.
  • Hospice Association of Zimbabwe (HOSPAZ) provides support and training to home-based palliative care providers by building their capacity. Working with Bantwana, HOSPAZ is also developing the capacity of 180 caregivers in child counseling skills, increasing awareness on children’s palliative care and related issues for more than 3,000 OVC.
  • Howard Mission Hospital seeks to improve the quality of life and alleviate suffering of OVC in relation to abuse and exploitation, through developing, and sustaining social services, while strengthening existing coordinating structures.
  • Justice for Children Trust (JCT) provides free legal services to children in difficult circumstances. Activities include legal aid and education, research, and advocacy around child protection issues. With Bantwana support, JCT works with community-based organizations to reach 3,000 OVC and their communities.
  • Mavambo Trust provides home-based OVC care throughpediatric palliative care, psychosocial, educational, and nutritional support.In partnership with Bantwana, Mavambo also provides counseling, reproductive health education, school fees, homework support, medical support to caregivers, birth registration, and material support in the form of sanitary ware and food to more than 1,000 OVC.
  • New Dawn of Hope offers community home-based care to PLHIV, including OVC. Working with Bantwana, New Dawn of Hope provides 700 OVC with counseling, reproductive health education, and training of child caregivers. This group also improves the capacity of communities to look and pay school fees for 300 OVC.
  • Nhimbe Trust provides adolescent reproductive and sexual health (ARSH) and psychosocial support for youth in and out-of-school. Using theatre to explore reproductive health rights, Nhimbe Trust—through the Children First grant—is reaching 3,000 adolescents. By strengthening youth friendly centers (YFC), and streamlining child sexual protection issues, Nhimbe Trust—through linkages with health and education service providers—is reducing the number of teenage pregnancies and maternal mortality, HIV transmission, sexually transmitted infections, and abortion complications.
  • Oasis Zimbabwe works in cooperation with local churches and schools to build their capacity around, response to, and management of OVC programs. Oasis also works with church youth leaders to mobilize teams for sports and recreation. Working with Bantwana, Oasis is building the capacity of 12 churches, improving the quality of preschool education to 500 OVC, and developing life skills for 1500 youths.
  • Scripture Union Zimbabwe works with young people, offering psychosocial support, education assistance, material support, and life skills training. With support from Bantwana, Scripture Union provides school fees, vocational training, food, sanitary ware, counseling, reproductive health education, and income-generating projects to more than 900 children living outside the family environment.
  • Seke Rural Home-Based Care is a community-based organization working to reduce the proportion of children in greater Harare who suffer from social problems due to HIV and AIDS. The organization is reaching more than 1,400 OVC with pediatric palliative care, training of caregivers, counseling, educational assistance, and material support.
  • Umzingwane AIDS Network (UAN) strives to improve the quality of life for children, especially OVCs, and those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. The organization prides itself as the AIDS information hub in its district, and is involved in disseminating information about prevention, care, and support to mitigate the impact of HIV on individuals. Through the Children’s First grant, UAN has ensured access to and retention of 8,500 OVC in school, and strengthened the capacitity of 170 school development committee members to manage grants and mobilize resources.

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