Irish Aid Grants
We received 2 grants from Irish Aid:
The first is to enable us to help 200 HIV infected children and 130 of their infected guardians access the lifesaving HIV medicine they need to survive.
The second is to bring development education themes, poverty, gender and inequality into the classrooms of primary school children around Ireland. Our target is 6250 primary school children.
IF YOU ARE A TEACHER PLEASE COME TO OUR FREE WORKSHOP ON THE 29TH NOVEMBER BETWEEN 12PM- 4PM. AT THIS YOU WILL RECEIVE A FREE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PHOTO PACK AND A FREE LUNCH!!
TO BOOK A PLACE PLEASE CALL BRIAN @ 086-1639505.
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1) IRISH AID HIV COMMUNITY CARE AND EXIT EWPOWERMENT PROGRAMME
Project Proposal
A-Z Children’s Charity aims to provide 200 HIV infected children and 130 of their HIV infected guardians access to lifesaving anti – HIV medicine (antiretrovirals) ARVs.
A-Z Children’s charity will also empower these households both psycho- socially, thus enabling hundreds of HIV positive children and their guardians gain access to this lifesaving medication. A-Z's duty is to protect the rights of as many HIV-infected children as possible by offering the same appropriate health care that is available to any child in the developed world.
Project objectives
- Educate 3000 adults and children from Nansana, Mende and Kasengejje about their HIV status through voluntary counselling and testing between January and April 2009
- Aid 200 HIV positive children and 130 of their HIV positive guardians from Nansana, Mende and Kasengejje regain their health between January and December 2009
- Educate 200 guardians of HIV positive children from Nansana, Mende and Kasengejje with the relevant knowledge and help them attain the relevant skills to manage their own and their child’s condition, for example, drug administration, managing opportunistic infections etc between January and December 2009.
- Empower 200 households from Nansana, Mende and Kasengejje economically, enabling them to manage their livelihoods and their HIV positive child’s condition independently between April 2009 and October 2009.
- Establish 6 independent post test clubs by January 2010
- Establish 6 independent cooperatives by January 2010
Please take a look at one of our clients Sam who was on the programme in 2007
MAMA SAM AND SAM, AN UPDATE
It was great to finally get mama Sam's house built. As you know, Mama Sam and Sam are both HIV positive. A family member was threatening to throw Mama Sam and her children out of their house last year (this is a common occurrence in Uganda once the husband dies). Mama Sam was really worried as you can imagine. A-Z Children's Charity intervened and we managed to talk with the local leaders and an agreement was made with Mama Sam and her relative. The land that they were staying on was divided into two and Mama Sam was able to stay in her old house. She now has two rooms built which she is able to rent.
She is also producing traditional beer. With this extra income she is now able to bring Sam to the clinic herself. She is also able to provide adequate nutrition for the whole family. In years to come she will be able to add a couple of rooms onto her new home and the whole family can move in there permanently.
Sam himself is doing really well. He is a happy child. He is attending the local primary school. He has not really had any health problems since A-Z intervened two and a half years ago.
This is really amazing considering how ill he was only a couple of years ago. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW PEOPLE, WHEN GIVEN A SMALL PUSH CAN REGAIN THEIR HEALTH AND LEAD PRODUCTIVE, INDEPENDENT LIVES
2) Teaching primary school children development education issues (Poverty, gender equality) through age appropriate means- photo packs with images and pictures of villages and children in developing countries, which these children can relate to.
A-Z Children’s Charity believes that children should be introduced to development issues as young as possible. By using the A-Z Children’s Charity Development Education Photo Packs primary school children can develop empathy and relate to people and places in developing countries. This will enable them to gain an understanding of issues such as poverty and conflict.
A-Z Children’s Charity wants to introduce the concept of development education to these children, but in an age appropriate way. There is no point telling a 6 year old about the HIV, he or she will not be able to grasp what it means. If you introduce a child named Sam from Uganda, who is 6 years old, who likes Manchester Utd and drawing, but gets sick a lot: - children can relate to this. When the child gets a bit older they can then be introduced to issues such as poverty, gender inequality and HIV and this will be made easier as they have been able to relate to how children they have learnt live in a developing country. It is teaching the tangible through the intangible.
The development education photo packs will demonstrate to the children that they have many similarities, and some unique differences, with people from developing countries. Learning about these issues will enable these children to develop into responsible global citizens with a global perspective on society.
Overall Aim
That primary school children will gain knowledge, understanding, empathy and appreciation for development education issues through the Irish primary school curriculum.
Objectives
- To educate 6,250 primary school children in Ireland about development education issues through The A-Z Children’s Charity Development Education Photo packs by May 2009
- To educate 50 Irish primary school teachers on how to use The Development Education Photo Pack through the Irish primary school curriculum by November 2008
- To ensure 250 Irish primary school teachers utilise the development education photo pack in the classroom by May 2009.
