Kawempe Home Care Limited

Uganda

Kawempe Homecare Limited

A vibrant, self-sustaining centre of excellence, providing compassionate healthcare to children with cancer

 

Through a community-based holistic care model, Kawempe Home Care delivers quality healthcare, psychosocial, and nutritional support to children and people with HIV, TB, cancer, and other health related issues.

Their New Hope Children’s hostel provides children with cancer access to specialist care and a secure and safe home environment whilst they undergo treatment. Kawempe’s home education support program provides opportunities for orphan children and those impacted by HIV/AIDS to attend and stay in school.

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Ububele Educational and Psychotherapy Trust

South Africa

Ububele Educational and Psychotherapy Trust

Improving the emotional wellbeing of South Africa

 

Founded by clinical psychologists in 2000, Ububele’s models of community-based mental health care address the emotional trauma of South Africa’s past, the ongoing mental and physical effects of the cycle of poverty, and the daily challenges faced by individuals, families, and communities.

Through the development and dissemination of training programmes, psychosocial support, and home-based care—all with an early childhood development focus—Ububele is supporting children to grow up to be emotionally healthy adults, competent parents, and concerned citizens. Ububele serves families of Alexandra Townships.

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Woza Moya Centre

South Africa

Woza Moya Centre

Supporting orphans and vulnerable children to reach their full potential

 

Founded in 2000 as a direct response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic that was ravaging their Ufafa Valley community, Woza Moya established a community caregiver program to provide door-to-door counselling and ensure that people, especially youth, get tested for HIV and other chronic diseases, have access to medications, and adhere to treatment.

Today, the centre also provides early childhood development services, sustainable livelihoods and youth development programs, a mobile health clinic, and programs to support orphaned and vulnerable children.

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Isibani Sethemba

South Africa

Isibani Sethemba

Supporting orphans and vulnerable children to reach their full potential

 

Isibani Sethemba serves children and their families living in Ingwavuma, a rural community in the far North of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.

They provide HIV and TB patients with access to treatment, palliative care, psychosocial support, and sexual and reproductive health awareness programs, and also promote a reading culture through reading clubs and leadership development camps.

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Cheshire Homes (Namibia) Trust

Namibia

Cheshire Homes (Namibia) Trust

Empowering children with disabilities in rural communities

 

Cheshire Homes provides for the physical, emotional, and nutritional needs for children living with disabilities in Zambezi and Kavango regions.

Their services include an outreach program, therapeutic care, stimulation, and nutritional support for children as well as provide caregivers with the information and training they need to better support their children.       

Walvis Bay Child and Family Centre

Namibia

Walvis Bay Child and Family Centre / Sunshine Centre

Serving children and youth living with disabilities

 

Walvis Bay Sunshine Centre is one of the very few community-based organizations in Namibia providing services that enhance quality of life for children and youth with disabilities and their families.

They provide education, therapy services, skills training, and psychosocial support to more than 150 children with special needs.

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Oonte Orphans and Vulnerable Children Organization

Namibia

Oonte Orphans and Vulnerable Children Organization

Empowering orphans and vulnerable children

 

Oonte is a humanitarian support organization providing essential services to vulnerable children and households living in Ondangwa, a town in the northern Oshana region.

They provide access to nutritional programs, early childhood education, psychosocial support, computer literacy, after-school classes, and extracurricular activities, reaching more than 700 children annually.   

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Cáritas Regional De Chokwe

 

Mozambique

Cáritas Regional De Chokwe

Empowering rural communities

 

Cáritas provides underserved rural communities in Gaza Province with access to education and health care, psychosocial support, and nutritional programs.

To further strengthen the safety net of care for orphaned and vulnerable children, their programs also support caregivers and guardians through sustainable farming training, providing start-up capital, and constructing houses and latrines. Cáritas actively partners with local government and other community-based organizations in Gaza Province.

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Associação Hixikanwe

Mozambique

Associação Hixikanwe

Supporting communities affected by HIV/AIDS

 

Associação Hixikanwe started as a small support group for women in Maputo Province affected by HIV/AIDS. The group transformed into an organization providing psychosocial support, economic strengthening, and prevention activities.

Hixikanwe uses the research-based Community Adherence Treatment Supporters (CATS) model, to support adolescents on antiretroviral treatment.

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Umunthu Plus

South Africa

Umunthu Plus

Empowering youth, women, and girls

 

Umunthu was founded by a group of young women in Nkhotakhota in response to the rise in school dropouts, and increased cases of early forced marriages.

Their services support early childhood development for 430 children, keeping girls in schools, and engaging men and boys to eliminate gender-based violence and early marriages.

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Urunji Child Care Trust

Malawi

Urunji Child Care Trust

Child protection, education, health, and nutrition

 

Urunji Child Care provides essential education, health, nutrition services, and psychosocial support to orphaned and vulnerable children living in Lilongwe District.

They ensure that each child receives support from their community so that they are able to maintain a sense of belonging and grow in a familiar and comforting environment.

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Hatua Network Organization

Kenya

Hatua Network Organization

Promoting education and employment among the youth in Mombasa

 

Hatua Network prepares youth to thrive in Kenya’s workforce by providing promising, low-income students with access to education, career guidance, and professional networks. In 2022, they supported 731 youth, 333 secondary school students, 252 college and university students, and 190 alumni.

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The Action Foundation

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Kenya

The Action Foundation

Building equitable, inclusive, and resilient communities for children, women, and girls with disabilities

 

The Action Foundation empowers caregivers, teachers, and institutions to nurture and support children, women, and girls with disabilities by providing them with psychosocial support, skills, and resources needed to effectively care for children with disabilities. Their interventions improve access to health care, education, and economic empowerment through direct service provision and strengthening the capacity of existing education, health systems, and networks.

The Action Foundation serves the major informal settlements of Nairobi including Kibera, Mukuru, Mathare, and Kawangware and partners with schools in all eight regions of the country.

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Moya Trust

Eswatini

Moya Trust

Nurturing children to strengthen the future of Eswatini

 

Founded in 1999 as a primary health centre for the peri-urban Lobamba Lomdzala community, Moya Centre delivers comprehensive health, educational, and psychosocial support services to orphaned and vulnerable children.

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Zisize (Ingwavuma) Educational Trust

South Africa

Zisize (Ingwavuma) Educational Trust

Supporting orphans and vulnerable children to reach their full potential

 

Zisize provides a variety of programmes aimed at supporting children and their families including educational support, early childhood development centers, and providing psychosocial, health, and nutrition services to in rural Ingwavuma, KwaZulu-Natal.

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Youth For Development and Productivity

Malawi

Youth For Development and Productivity

Improving the health and safety of children and youth

 

Youth for Development and Opportunity (YODEP) has been providing essential services to children and young people in their community of Zomba since 1988.

YODEP’s programming includes early childhood development, secondary school support, nutritional support, youth development and leadership skills training, healthcare services, and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs in Zomba and Mangochi districts.

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Women's Institute for Secondary Education and Research

Kenya

Women's Institute for Secondary Education and Research

Empowering girls and communities through transformative education and holistic healthcare

 

Women's Institute for Secondary Education and Research (WISER) empowers girls and communities through transformative education opportunities in Muhuru Bay.

Their flagship program, WISER Girls Secondary School, provides education, essential resources, leadership training, psychosocial support, sexual and reproductive health education, and hands-on STEM opportunities to ensure the most vulnerable girls reach their full potential.

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Western Cape Forum for Intellectual Disability

South Africa

Western Cape Forum for Intellectual Disability

Ensuring a better quality of life for people living with intellectual disabilities

 

Established over 50 years ago, Western Cape Forum for Intellectual Disability is an instrumental role-player in shaping the future for the benefit of all South Africans living with intellectual disabilities.

They provide training, mentorship, advocacy, conduct research, and develop resources for those working in the intellectual disability space.

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Wells of Hope Ministries

Uganda

Wells of Hope Ministries

Restoring hope to people in prison, their children, and their families

 

Wells of Hope Ministries supports children with parents in prison, a population that is often overlooked. Their programs reduce the vulnerability of children across Uganda by providing medical care, primary school education, secondary school tuition, nutritional support, counseling, after-school activities, and life skills development.

Wells of Hope facilitates prison visits to strengthen relationships between the children and their parents and are drawing the attention of government to address the specific needs of this target group.

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We-ACTx for Hope

Rwanda

We-ACTx for Hope

Equity in access to care and treatment

 

WE-ACTx provides access to primary health care, psychosocial support, and resources for women, children, and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in Kigali City.

Working with a dedicated team of health care providers, they provide nutritional support, confidential testing, prevention, and treatment plans as well as counseling services, and support groups targeted to specialized groups such as survivors of sexual and domestic violence.

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