Our Philosophy

We believe that our model of care, with its philosophy of “everyone a caregiver,” provides the best model of care for an HIV positive child for several reasons. Firstly, we believe that the home environment is best for a child's normal development. Many of the healthcare services required by an HIV positive child can be provided at home by a trained family member, and at much lower costs than at an institution. Secondly, there are not enough resources to build institutions for all HIV positive children. Finally, training family members to care for an HIV positive child leads to a better understanding and prevention of HIV and AIDS in the community. The ripple effect of this approach is huge and long-lasting in the community.

In addition, we strongly believe that in a resource constrained environment our services should be complementary and not competitive to those provided by the government clinics, with the common goal of improving the quality of life of children in the community. As a result, we work closely with the government clinics in Zambia to maximize the impact of each dollar of funds.

Impact

Our program impacts 200 children and their families directly, with an additional 1200 children affected indirectly as the family members share their knowledge of caring for an HIV positive child with others in the community. The children would like to thank you (with a short video) for your continued support for this program. Your support and donations will provide much needed food, medicine, and healthcare services to several hundred children in the Matero community of Lusaka, Zambia, and help them stay healthy and in school. We could not have done this without you.