Here is one way to look at it:
Each day 6573 people die of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. That is 274 people every minute. That's 2, 3 or 4 families that are orphaned every minute.
Here is one way to look at it:
Each day 6573 people die of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. That is 274 people every minute. That's 2, 3 or 4 families that are orphaned every minute.
Here is one way to look at it:
Each day 6573 people die of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. That is 274 people every minute. That's 2, 3 or 4 families that are orphaned every minute.
The AIDS pandemic is having a devastating impact on millions of children in Africa. In addition to the 12 to 14 million children orphaned by AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa are millions more whose parents are sick and and dying. Many, many children are not only affected, but also, infected.
Believing that all children have a fundamental right to health, safety and a nurturing environment in their dependent years, CHABHA, INC, (Children Affected by HIV/AIDS) fosters physical, social and emotional health, education, and economic independence of children who have been made vulnerable by the AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. CHABHA believes that working directly with community-based programs is the most effective way to meet these needs and to promote independence and well-being of vulnerable children.
Here is one way to look at it:
Each day 6573 people die of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. That is 274 people every hour. That's 2, 3 or 4 families that are orphaned every minute.
Many people in Africa have taken in orphaned children; with more people to feed, family poverty deepens. Grandmothers bear considerable burdens as caregivers and then, when their children have died, as new “parents” again. And millions of children live in child-headed households. Without help many impoverished children resort to dangerous behavior.
When children are helped, it is often their neighbors who reach out to them. The projects CHABHA supports are led by young adults who have created associations of children they have seen in their communities who are in great need and are not receiving help from any other organization.
We visit areas of interest and select promising grassroots projects that serve children made vulnerable due to parents’ illnesses and deaths. CHABHA supplies financial support to project leaders for children’s education, health, emotional support, HIV prevention training, group solidarity, leadership development, life skills, and fun. We foster project and individual independence.
CHABHA stays with projects as long as we are needed. When projects do not need our support, we select new ones that do. In all cases, we evaluate project progress in person once or twice a year, and we base our continuing support on the requests of the young leaders. Since most of the work in the US is volunteer work, your donations make a difference. Eighty-five cents of every dollar goes to Africa. Of the $.15 cents left, $.05 is for education, $.05 for fundraising, and $.05 for administration.
CHABHA raises awareness in the U.S. of the plight of children in sub-Saharan Africa who are affected by HIV/AIDS. As a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization, CHABHA seeks out and financially supports community-based projects that address both the immediate needs of affected children and their families and the long-term goals of sustainability and independence. CHABHA maintains close contact and collaboration with African project leaders by visiting every year. Education is the pathway for promoting individual and project independence.