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FIRELIGHT FOUNDATION Annual Report 2004 Text-only Version
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GRANTS 2004 Countries Reached The organizations listed were recipients of grants during our fiscal year 2004, from October 1, 2003, through September 30, 2004. Organizations listed in this Annual Report have passed an application and review process for their listed grants. If you would like additional information on their current grant status please contact Firelight directly. • Cameroon • Kenya • Lesotho • Malawi • Rwanda • South Africa • Tanzania • Uganda • United States • Zambia • Zimbabwe Our statistical information comes from the most recently available estimates. National level HIV-prevalence data present a delayed picture of the epidemic and changes can be due to AIDS deaths as well as data collection techniques. For further information, consult our reference page. Cameroon
Population Population under age 18 HIV adult seroprevalence Orphans as percent of all children Total number of orphans Percent of orphans due to AIDS During 2004 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants		15.2 million 7.6 million 12% 11% 708,000 30% $10,000 0 1 $60,000 2 2
CAMEROON MEDICAL WOMEN ASSOCIATION (CMWA), Bamenda
$10,000–Regrant Two-year grant	Cameroon Medical Women Association was started by a group of female doctors to address the needs of children affected by HIV/AIDS. With past Firelight help, CMWA assisted orphaned and vulnerable children with education, medical care, and emotional support. With this two-year grant, they provide 39 children with school fees and uniforms.
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Kenya
Population Population under age 18 HIV adult seroprevalence Orphans as percent of all children Total number of orphans Percent of orphans due to AIDS During 2004 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants		31.9 million 15.80 million 7% 11% 1.7 million 37% $204,500 0 12 $571,650 18 25
ESSIE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, Nairobi
$6,000–Regrant	ESSIE Development Group provides nutritional programs to nearly 200 children. They also raise awareness among community members about the issues facing children affected by HIV/AIDS. With Firelight’s previous grant, ESSIE identified 75 guardians caring for a total of 195 orphaned and vulnerable children and supported them to start small businesses. This grant supports ESSIE’s nutrition, fundraising, HIV/AIDS awareness, and caregiving programs.
GRASSROOTS ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION (GRACE), Nairobi
$25,000–Regrant $25,000–Regrant	The Grassroots Alliance for Community Education provides leadership development for community health workers and activists serving grassroots communities to address the impact of HIV/AIDS. Previously, Firelight funding enabled GRACE to train representatives from 14 Firelight grantee-partner organizations based in 5 countries on topics relevant to organizational development, including financial accounting and reporting, personnel management, and basic strategic planning. This grant assisted Grace to rent an office space, hire new staff, and cover operating expenses. As a result Grace was able to better coordinate their support to community-based organizations. This grant supports GRACE’s administrative and operating costs, such as office rent and personnel expenses, enabling them to work with partner organizations, hold a documentation workshop, and start a youth program and an HIV/AIDS outreach program for the deaf.
KIBERA COMMUNITY SELF-HELP PROGRAMME (KICOSHEP), Kibera
$12,000–Regrant	KICOSHEP offers an integrated program of HIV/AIDS prevention and care activities to residents of Kibera, a sprawling slum in Nairobi. The organization runs a community school and offers a range of supplemental services, including health care, food, vocational education, psychosocial support, home-based care training and services, and income-generating activities. Previous Firelight funding has supported KICOSHEP’s community school, which educates hundreds of children who would not otherwise be able to meet their educational expenses. With this grant, KICOSHEP is training 50 families in income-generating activities and providing business start-up assistance. Funds also help ten vulnerable youth attend secondary school. Finally, funding enables KICOSHEP to build the capacity of ten Kenyan community-based organizations by training the staff in psychosocial support programs and income-generating activity administration.
MAMA DARLENE CHILDREN’S CENTRE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, Tala
$8,000–Regrant	Mama Darlene Children’s Centre and Community Development Projects provides health care, education, and meals to vulnerable children ages 3 to 14. Previously, Firelight funded the construction of a classroom and the purchase of playground equipment, and helped orphans with medical and educational needs. In addition, past funding helped to educate 1,000 community members about HIV/AIDS. This grant helps the Centre to provide psychosocial support to 45 children and their caregivers. The grant also brings educational and nutritional support to over 50 children.
PANDIPIERI COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMME (PCHP), Kisumu
$22,000–Regrant Two-year grant	PCHP provides integrated support to nearly 4,500 children and families in 15 poor urban communities. Firelight funding has previously enabled PCHP to train counselors who support children through parental loss. This grant allows PCHP to train and provide small stipends to its volunteer counselors. It also provides funds to conduct workshops for the caregivers of malnourished children to teach them how to prepare nutritious food. In addition, funds help PCHP expand its clinical care for youth with sexually transmitted infections. The entire grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
POSITIVE WIDOWS IN KENYA (POWIK), Athi River
$8,000–Regrant	POWIK, an association of HIV-positive women, works to reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS by offering advocacy, home-based care, and counseling programs that assist women and girls. With Firelight’s previous grant, POWIK trained 15 high school girls as peer educators and 25 women in palliative care. These peer educators conducted outreach to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in workplaces, primary and secondary schools, churches, and mosques. Palliative care volunteers made home visits to vulnerable children and their sick guardians. This year’s grant allows POWIK to provide group counseling to 24 HIV-positive women and youth, train foster caregivers in income-generating activities, and train new volunteers in counseling and care of children affected by HIV/AIDS.
RURAL EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME (REEP), Butula
$7,500–Regrant $64,000–Regrant Two-year grant	REEP conducts vocational skills training and provides livestock, agricultural supplies, and sewing and knitting machines to encourage self-reliance among youth and caregivers in rural Kenya. The organization also offers microcredit programs and home-based care services. Firelight’s previous grant enabled REEP to break ground on a new office block and to lay its foundation. With this grant, REEP will purchase a cellular telephone and a motorcycle to assist in communication and outreach to better serve the community. In 2003, Firelight featured REEP in a video to raise donor awareness about the work of community-based organizations. In response, donors requested that funds be directed to complete the construction of an office block presented in the video. The building will house offices, a meeting room, a pharmacy, and a small clinic. This rural district of approximately 120,000 people currently does not have access to these services. $32,000 of this grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
TEENAGE MOTHERS AND CHILDREN FAMILY HEALTHCARE PROGRAMME (TEMAC), Eldoret
$3,000–Regrant	TEMAC works to meet the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children in Uasin Gishu, Eldoret in Western Kenya. Previously, Firelight funding supplied a community pharmacy, provided food for impoverished families, and assisted 65 children with school materials. This grant enables TEMAC to continue this assistance for 70 children and covers basic operational costs.
WEM INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES (WEMIHS), Thika
$24,000–Regrant Two-year grant	WEMIHS offers care, educational support, and other services to vulnerable children, caretakers, and people living with HIV/AIDS. WEMIHS used Firelight’s previous grant to train 60 members of village-level orphan care committees in program planning and strategies for meeting the needs of children affected by HIV/AIDS. WEMIHS also identified and registered 350 orphans for its program of educational, material, and psychosocial support. Firelight’s grant will enable WEMIHS to support additional training for volunteers and staff, provide counseling to 75 children, and run a grandmothers’ support group for 30 caregivers. The entire grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
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Lesotho
Population Population under age 18 HIV adult seroprevalence Orphans as percent of all children Total number of orphans Percent of orphans due to AIDS During 2004 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants		1.8 million 857,000 29% 19% 180,000 56% $46,800 7 1 $74,800 11 1
HOOHLO AIDS SUPPORT GROUP, Maseru
$3,500	Hoohlo AIDS Support Group organizes community members to help pay school fees and secure food and clothes for vulnerable children. With Firelight funding, the organization is purchasing supplies for income-generating activities, such as agricultural materials and carpentry tools.
KHANYA SUPPORT GROUP, Maseru
$6,000	Khanya Support Group provides home-based care to 16 families, distributes food parcels and clothing, operates a weekly soup kitchen, hosts educational activities, and supports a pottery and ceramics cooperative. This youth-led support group is using Firelight funds to provide sewing training to 20 youth, as well as to pay school fees for 10 primary and 5 high school students.
LEFIKENG DISABLED AND SOCIAL TRAINING CENTRE, Thaba Bosiu
$6,000	Serving over 200 youth, Lefikeng addresses the lack of employment opportunities facing orphans by providing them with skills training, income-generating activities, and school fee sponsorship. In addition, they provide HIV/AIDS and drug abuse counseling and advocacy programs on children’s rights. With Firelight funding, Lefikeng is purchasing poultry and materials for a poultry-raising income-generating project and training 70 youth in record keeping, sales, and accounting.
LESOTHO CHILD COUNSELING UNIT (LCCU), Mazenod
$18,000	LCCU was established as a temporary place of safety for sexually, physically, and emotionally abused children. They provide treatment, psychosocial support, trauma therapy, legal advocacy, and a temporary place of safety for children and then return them to the community with follow-up care.
PHOPHOLETSA HIV/AIDS SUPPORT GROUP, Maseru
$3,500	The primary aim of Phopholetsa is to care for and support those affected by HIV/AIDS. The group addresses urgent concerns such as hunger, stigma, abuse, and lack of access to education through community programs and income-generating activities. With this grant, Phopholetsa provides educational support and food to nine students. Funding also covers the cost of training 30 caregivers in counseling and helps with administrative costs.
RE TSEPILE MORENA SUPPORT GROUP, Maseru
$3,500	Re Tsepile Morena Support Group helps provide care to those who are sick and dying and offers support to children whose parents have died. Youth members and volunteers currently supply 140 children with food, clothes, and medicine. With funding from Firelight, Re Tsepile Morena is paying for school fees, uniforms, and school supplies for 18 children. They are also purchasing additional food and medicine, and providing materials for income-generating activities.
Tšosane Support Group, Maseru
$9,000–Regrant	Tšosane provides home-based care, counseling services, and food parcels to orphans. Previous grant funding covered educational expenses for 10 primary and 2 secondary school students and purchased materials for an HIV-prevention workshop. With this grant from Firelight, Tšosane is providing school and material support to 18 orphans and income-generating activities for youth and caregivers. Grant funds also provide for ongoing home-based care and support for orphans living with HIV.
YOUNG BASOTHO PROFESSIONAL FORUM (YBPF), Maseru
$4,500	YBPF promotes volunteerism by involving youth in HIV/AIDS awareness activities and by empowering children to speak directly to the community about their experiences as orphans. Through training programs, volunteers address the social, economic, and health-related problems youth face. With Firelight funds, YBPF is training 25 child heads-of-households and 25 caregivers in life skills, HIV/AIDS prevention, nutrition, home-based care, counseling, and food production.
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Malawi
Population Population under age 18 HIV adult seroprevalence Orphans as percent of all children Total number of orphans Percent of orphans due to AIDS During 2004 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants		12.1 million 6.39 million 14% 14% 1.0 million 48% $37,400 4 0 $69,200 9 0
EYE OF THE CHILD, Blantyre
$10,000	Eye of the Child hosts a paralegal aid service and juvenile justice forum, and works to protect children from sexual and labor exploitation. With Firelight’s grant, Eye of the Child is recruiting and training 20 community-care committees on children’s rights and strategies for working with vulnerable youth. These committees will then identify 300 youth (at least 40% girls) for vocational training in carpentry, tailoring, and sheet-metal work. The youth will be organized into clubs to support one another in establishing income-generating activities.
MATINDI YOUTH ORGANIZATION (MATYO), Blantyre
$8,000	Focusing on the needs of youth, women, and children, MATYO provides counseling and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS education. They establish clubs for out-of-school youth, train peer educators, and educate communities on topics such as human rights, natural resource management, and food security. With support from Firelight, MAYTO is providing vocational training to 30 orphaned youth and agricultural supplies to 100 caregivers. Funding also covers the training of 40 youth and 100 caregivers on HIV/AIDS prevention and children’s rights.
NAMWERA AIDS COORDINATING COMMITTEE (NACC), Namwera
$9,000	NACC was formed to address the needs of orphans, vulnerable children, and the chronically ill, with the goal of mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS and preventing further HIV infections. With Firelight funding, NACC is improving the economic and nutritional status of 90 households caring for vulnerable children. To do this, they are training 80 households caring for 400 children in livestock rearing, and providing each household with three goats, veterinary care, and follow-up. Funds also provide for carpentry training and assistance initiating small businesses to 10 orphans who head households.
NKHOTAKOTA AIDS SUPPORT ORGANIZATION (NASO), Nkhotakota
$9,500	NASO seeks to fight HIV/AIDS and promote health and quality of life for those infected. NASO provides home-based care, offers group therapy for people living with HIV/AIDS, conducts HIV-prevention activities, and administers four community childcare centers. Firelight’s grant will enable NASO to provide carpentry and tailoring training to 10 young people and pay school fees for 10 youth in their final year of high school. Funds will also help NASO assist 20 guardians and orphans who head households with income-generating activities. With Firelight funds, NASO will also conduct HIV-prevention activities for more than 200 youth and supply classroom materials for 4 community childcare centers.
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Rwanda
Population Population under age 18 HIV adult seroprevalence Orphans as percent of all children Total number of orphans Percent of orphans due to AIDS During 2004 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants		8.4 million 4.38 million 9% 17% 810,000 43% $121,900 7 3 $319,700 17 8
ASSOCIATION D’APPUI AUX GROUPEMENTS DANS LE DOMAINE SOCIO-ÉCONOMIQUE (AGS), Gikongoro
$25,000–Regrant Two-year grant	Since 2000, AGS has networked with other local service providers in Gikongoro, Western Rwanda, to support people living with HIV/AIDS, their children, and their caregivers. Firelight’s previous grant to AGS helped 150 disadvantaged children with education fees and supplies, and follow-up services to help them succeed in school. This two-year grant enables AGS to develop a goat-raising income-generating project for orphans and caregivers and to extend educational support to 150 students.
ASSOCIATION DE SOUTIENS AUX RESCAPÉS DU GÉNOCIDE (ASRG-MPORE), Mirenge
$15,200–Regrant	ASRG-MPORE assists child-headed households resulting from the 1994 genocide and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. With previous support from Firelight, they have trained and set up 50 adolescent heads-of-households in pineapple production and goat raising to generate income for these youth and their 75 siblings. This year, ASRG-MPORE will train these same 50 young people in composting, provide free access to a tutoring center, offer a rotating credit program, and enroll children in the national health insurance program. They will also provide an additional 50 children with education fees.
ASSOCIATION POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT AGRO-PASTORAL (ADAP), Kigali
$4,500	ADAP was created in 1994 to assist genocide survivors. This grant helps community leaders provide books and pays the salaries of two teachers who will instruct 60 primary school students. It also is used to train 90 vulnerable youth in sewing and tailoring.
BENISHYAKA ASSOCIATION, Kigali
$34,800–Regrant Two-year grant	The Benishyaka Association was established to ensure access to educational and livelihood opportunities for orphans, widows, and families affected by the 1994 Rwandan genocide. More recently, Benishyaka has worked to address the needs of orphans and families challenged by HIV/AIDS. They provide educational assistance and income-generating activities to more than 3,000 beneficiaries, including 1,000 orphans. Previous Firelight grants to Benishyaka have provided scholarships to 150 secondary school students. This regrant continues educational assistance for this group of students, enabling them to complete their secondary school education. The entire grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
CENTRE POUR L’AMOUR DES JEUNES (CEPAJ), Kicukiro
$5,000	CEPAJ conducts outreach to children who have taken to the street in an effort to escape violence, abuse, or severe poverty. CEPAJ provides short-term stability for these children in the form of counseling, vocational training, and housing. Staff then work to reunite children with their families or with other caregivers. The organization also offers HIV/AIDS counseling and prevention activities and works to raise community awareness of the needs of vulnerable children, especially those living on the street. With Firelight’s grant, CEPAJ is facilitating two income-generating activities for youth: clay tile production and sale, and goat raising. CEPAJ is also creating five anti-AIDS clubs in schools and holding an HIV/AIDS prevention workshop for 20 street children.
EJO NZAMERA NTE ASSOCIATION, Umutara Province
$9,800	The Ejo Nzamera Nte Association, which translates as “How shall I be tomorrow?”, assists youth in meeting their material and emotional needs and provides them with job opportunities. They offer vocational training, loans, and reproductive health education. This grant will enable Ejo to extend this support to 178 youth-headed households in Murambi District, Umutara Province, a district bordering Uganda with one of the country’s highest rates of HIV infection.
IHORERE MUNYARWANDA, Kigali
$8,000	Ihorere Munyarwanda, Kinyarwandan for “Hope for Rwandese People,” is a largely volunteer-run group that helps more than 600 people living with HIV/AIDS and their children through an integrated community empowerment and advocacy program. In particular, they target their programs to women and girls who have resorted to commercial sex to meet their basic economic needs. This grant funds educational and vocational support for 46 children and a program that sensitizes community members about the needs of children affected by HIV/AIDS.
SOLIDARITE FEMMES 3X3 (SOLF 3X3), Cyangugu
$6,000	SOLF 3X3 provides psychosocial support to youth-headed families affected by the genocide and HIV/AIDS. By offering love and familial warmth to orphans, they help children regain self-esteem and achieve improved mental and physical wellbeing. Using Firelight funds, SOLF 3X3 is expanding their program to include income-generating activities. They will create 6 associations comprised of 10 youth each, who will be trained in pig and rabbit rearing. The youth will also receive management training coupled with HIV/AIDS prevention education.
SOUTIEN AUX INITIATIVES DE LUTTE CONTRE LE SIDA EN FAVEUR DES ENFANTS ECONOMIQUEMENT ET SOCIALEMENT DEFAVORISES (SIDECO), Kigali
$4,000	Focusing on street children and children orphaned due to HIV/AIDS, SIDECO provides education and vocational training to marginalized youth in Bugesera, a region that has suffered greatly under the dual burdens of the 1994 genocide and HIV/AIDS. Firelight funding supports HIV-prevention activities and psychosocial support. Programs include HIV/AIDS prevention training for 99 children, literacy and vocational training for 32 street children, the creation of 3 anti-AIDS clubs, and educational assistance for 43 orphaned children. SIDECO is also creating a small fund to assist child victims of sexual violence.
TRUST AND CARE, Kicukiro
$9,600	Trust and Care’s goals are to improve access to education and health care, provide food security, and offer HIV/AIDS education to vulnerable groups. Trust and Care addresses the needs within vulnerable communities by providing primary health care training to community volunteers, facilitating community-based needs assessments of children, and assisting households to secure shelter. With Firelight’s support, Trust and Care is establishing income-generating activities for 150 child-headed households and is providing them with both business management and HIV/AIDS prevention training.
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South Africa
Population Population under age 18 HIV adult seroprevalence Orphans as percent of all children Total number of orphans Percent of orphans due to AIDS During 2004 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants		45.1 million 17.78 million 22% 13% 2.2 million 48% $131,000 7 6 $331,100 23 8
ASSOCIATION FRANCOIS-XAVIER BAGNOUD (AFXB), Soweto & Alexandra
$22,000–Regrant Two-year grant	AFXB works in two of the largest townships around Johannesburg, offering after-school programs for children who would go home to an empty house or ill parents. Firelight’s first grant helped fund an after-school tutoring and bereavement art program for 30 children. With this new grant, AFXB continues two after-school programs and initiates the first phase of a leadership program. The leadership program promotes and encourages young people to investigate potential career paths by having them interview professionals in different jobs and institutions, document their findings, and report back to other youth. AFXB will also initiate short-term internships within different organizations so that youth can gain practical experience. The entire grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
BELABELA WELFARE SOCIETY, Belabela
$4,000–Regrant	Belabela Welfare Society operates in a rural underserved area, providing home-based care, orphan outreach, and support groups for vulnerable children and people living with HIV/AIDS. Firelight’s first grant paid for school fees and recreational activities for children. Funds also covered staff training in psychosocial counseling and administrative costs. This documentation grant is funding the development of a website and other materials aimed at raising awareness and highlighting the work of the Belabela Welfare Society.
BOTSHABELO BABIES HOME, Kyalami
$15,000–Regrant	Botshabelo Babies Home provides care to HIV-positive and abandoned babies through hospice and adoption services and a family reunification program. In addition, they offer caregiver training and assistance with income-generating activities in the surrounding community. Previous grants supported shelter and salaries for a social worker and two caregivers. Regrant funds help cover administrative costs and salaries, allowing staff to focus on expanding their community home-based care program. $11,000 of this grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
Children’s Rights Centre (CRC), Durban
$30,000–Regrant $4,000–Regrant	CRC works on a range of child rights issues throughout South Africa. With a prior grant, the Children’s Rights Centre developed Play Rights Packs for children in institutional settings such as social welfare offices, police stations, and hospitals. Play Rights Packs enable staff within these settings to engage children in play and help the children express their emotions and cope with an unfamiliar and stressful environment. This regrant allows CRC to pilot their Play Rights Program in all nine provinces. This program expansion is part of a larger campaign to launch a national children’s rights network. $11,000 of this grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation. This documentation grant enables CRC to transform their “Visions & Voices – Children’s Rights & Realities” photo exhibition into a book and poster series. This portable format allows for a wider audience to view the exhibition and assists local and international efforts to raise awareness and advocate in support of children’s rights.
DIKETSO ESENG DIPUO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST (DEDI), Bloemfontein
$10,000	DEDI believes poverty can be eradicated through empowerment and community support programs. Their Family Support Program works with parents on small business ventures, group savings schemes, early childhood development skills, and children’s learning programs. These integrated programs help families find creative ways to solve problems and overcome challenges. This Firelight grant covers the costs of implementing the Family Support Program in six rural communities.
GREATER NELSPRUIT RAPE INTERVENTION PROGRAMME (GRIP), Nelspruit
$4,000–Regrant	Addressing issues of child sexual abuse, GRIP supports children medically, emotionally, and legally, ensuring that their rights are upheld and that they receive the support they need. With its first Firelight grant, GRIP provided safety and aftercare services to over 1,300 rape survivors, 85% of whom are children under the age of 16. With this documentation grant, GRIP is developing brief video and audio presentations to increase understanding of the organization’s beneficiaries, work, and challenges.
MOFUMAHADI WA TSHEPO CARE, Rosslyn
$5,000	Mofumahadi Wa Tshepo Care is building a center to care for up to 64 abandoned, HIV-positive children in family units. Firelight funding will cover the purchase of security fencing, a fire prevention system, and medical supplies.
MOTIVATION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, Roodepan, Kimberley
$5,000	Motivation Community Development creates holistic community-based programs that work with Khoisan youth to strengthen their connections to their Khoisan cultural heritage. Firelight funding is supporting a preschool for 50 children in a disadvantaged community and initiating an HIV/AIDS information and support center. The center provides youth-friendly counseling, prevention education, HIV testing, and disease treatment and management.
ROB SMETHERHAM BEREAVEMENT SERVICE FOR CHILDREN (RSBSC), Hilton
$10,000	The mission of RSBSC is to bring hope and healing through therapeutic play interventions to bereaved, orphaned, and vulnerable children in communities affected by death, loss, and HIV/AIDS. With Firelight funds, RSBSC is holding therapeutic play intervention groups for 100 children, training community volunteers on basic play skills, and providing direct psychosocial support to 48 families.
RURAL WOMEN’S MOVEMENT (RWM), Pietermaritzburg
$4,000	RWM was founded to advocate for and secure rural women’s land rights. The organization’s current work also focuses on HIV/AIDS awareness, income-generating activities and other legal rights. Through this work, RWM has identified support to widows and caregivers of orphans as a priority area for programming. With the Firelight grant, RWM assists 35 primary school children with school fees, uniforms, and supplies. Priority is given to primary-school-aged girls who are heading households.
ST. NICHOLAS CHILDREN’S HOSPICE, Bloemfontein
$10,000	St. Nicholas offers palliative daycare and in-patient services, a preschool, bereavement counseling, and nutritional support to children with life-threatening illnesses in three underserved communities. This Firelight grant supports their nutrition services and bereavement program, which offers support groups and individual therapy for orphans.
THANDUKUPHILA COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION, Empangeni
$8,000	Thandukuphila cares for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. The organization also cares for orphans and vulnerable children in the community. Their daycare center serves 80 children, and their drop-in center reaches 277 orphans. Firelight funding covers training for home-based care workers in counseling and training for caregivers in poultry farming. In addition, the grant allows Thandukuphila to provide school supplies to 60 children and bedding for terminally ill children.
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Tanzania
Population Population under age 18 HIV adult seroprevalence Orphans as percent of all children Total number of orphans Percent of orphans due to AIDS During 2004 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants		37.0 million 19.30 million 9% 14% 2.5 million 40% $107,700 4 9 $194,000 15 12
AIDS OUTREACH-NYAKATO, Mwanza
$4,000	AIDS Outreach-Nyakato was founded to continue the activities of an HIV/AIDS awareness-raising and home-based care program initiated by a Maryknoll Sister, who handed over the leadership of the program to Tanzanian staff in 2003. Grant funds enable the group to conduct life skills seminars and leadership training toward HIV prevention for youth, hold two special day-long events for vulnerable children, and provide educational support to 50 children.
BOONA BAANA CENTER FOR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS, Dar es Salaam
$6,400	Boona Baana cares for the physical and emotional needs of abandoned infants, many of them HIV-positive, who are awaiting foster care or adoption. Boona Baana is using Firelight funds to meet the health care and support expenses for 10 HIV-positive mothers and their infants, to purchase play equipment, and to conduct advocacy campaigns aimed at preventing the physical and emotional abuse of children.
BUTOGWA WOMEN’S HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (BUWOHEDE), Sengerema
$5,000–Regrant	BUWOHEDE was started by a group of village women who wanted equal rights for marginalized women and children living on 5 islands and 10 villages adjacent to Lake Victoria. They used previous Firelight funding to conduct HIV/AIDS awareness meetings for children, train caregivers on business management, and provide the trainees with start-up loans. The trainees’ businesses now realize a monthly profit that enables them to pay for their families’ food, medical treatment, and school needs. With this regrant, BUWOHEDE is training 18 youth heads-of-households in tailoring and is facilitating income-generating activities for 15 caregivers.
DIOCESE OF SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS ORPHAN SUPPORT PROGRAM (DSH), Mbeya
$3,500–Regrant	Diocese of Southern Highlands, a Diocese of the Anglican Church, mobilizes and educates clergy and communities about the impact of HIV/AIDS on children and families in an effort to mobilize greater care and support. With previous Firelight support, DSH trained community volunteers and conducted a house-to-house assessment and registry of orphans and vulnerable children. For the 60 most vulnerable orphans, DSH offered educational assistance and met their health care needs. This emergency grant covers expenses associated with restoring children’s property and repairing damage suffered during a fire at the Good Samaritan Girls’ Secondary School.
ELIMU, MICHEZO NA MAZOEZI (EMIMA), Dar es Salaam
$24,000–Regrant Two-year grant	EMIMA addresses the physical, social, and emotional needs of children at risk of HIV through a program that combines sports activities and life skills, HIV prevention, and reproductive health education. Additionally, EMIMA trains youth as peer coaches to teach athletic skills and HIV/AIDS-prevention strategies to vulnerable children. These peer coaches receive educational sponsorship or assistance with small business training. A previous Firelight grant supported EMIMA’s programs for at-risk youth. With this two-year grant, EMIMA is providing 90 peer coaches with HIV/AIDS-prevention education, awareness-raising materials, and educational sponsorship. They are also providing school materials to 80 children and supporting recreation opportunities for girls.
LAKE NYANZA ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITATION ORGANIZATION (LANESO), Mwanza
$24,000–Regrant Two-year grant	LANESO, an environmental conservation organization, works with a marginalized community of fisher boys living on Jumaa Island in Lake Victoria. LANESO used Firelight’s previous grant to conduct HIV/AIDS awareness workshops for the youth fishermen. They trained 50 boys on sustainable fishing techniques and provided them with regulation nets to improve their livelihood opportunities. Renewed Firelight funding enables LANESO to replicate these effective programs with 40 additional boys. They are also conducting HIV/AIDS awareness-raising programs in the community and holding monthly games, youth-focused activities, and youth forums as a means of strengthening positive behavior among the youth.
MARYKNOLL MISSION SISTERS, Musoma
$5,000–Regrant	The Maryknoll Mission Sisters work with youth leaders in Musoma to coordinate Youth Alive groups. Through their participation in Youth Alive, young people learn the facts about HIV/AIDS, discuss prevention through behavior change, and offer services to vulnerable families. With previous Firelight funding, they assisted 125 children with school fees, conducted HIV-prevention programs with 600 youth, and supplied home-based care and counseling to HIV/AIDS-affected families. This grant helps Youth Alive provide educational assistance to more than 90 children, train vulnerable girls in tailoring, and continue their awareness-raising activities.
MARYKNOLL MISSION SISTERS, Mwisenge
$6,000–Regrant	The Maryknoll Mission Sisters in Mwisenge work with Youth Alive participants to promote positive behavior change for HIV prevention. The Mwisenge Youth Alive group reaches rural communities by conducting creative peer education programs and providing home-based care to the terminally ill. This grant enables this group to continue its provision of educational assistance and psychosocial support to more than 200 children affected by HIV/AIDS. These children and their guardians are also served through home visits and access to a drop-in center for children and youth.
MUUNGANO COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION (MCBO), Musoma
$3,500	MCBO provides educational and psychological support to adolescent orphans, emphasizing education as a path to greater opportunity. This grant purchases schoolbooks, school supplies, and uniforms for 42 orphaned youth who would otherwise not be able to continue their education.
TANZANIA TEENS AGAINST AIDS (TTAA), Dar es Salaam
$6,000	TTAA is a youth-led organization with nearly 4,000 members. They conduct HIV/AIDS training for peer educators and facilitate caregiver support groups. Through their “Angel Network,” 147 older orphans visit 1,000 vulnerable children to provide tutoring and psychosocial support. With Firelight funds, TTAA is expanding their current programs and holding a three-day camp for orphaned and vulnerable children. This camp will provide an outlet for children to share their experiences with each other, as well as with policymakers and resource providers, such as non-governmental organizations and government agencies.
TUAMOYO FAMILY CHILDREN’S CENTRE, Dar es Salaam
$9,600–Regrant	Tuamoyo offers street boys temporary shelter and provides transitional support during family tracing and reunification. Firelight’s previous support helped to reunify 15 children with their families and to pay the salary of a social worker. With renewed funding, Tuamoyo is reunifying an additional 20 children with their families. The grant also covers transportation costs, staff support, and materials.
WAMATA SENGEREMA, Sengerema
$7,200–Regrant	WAMATA Sengerema is a volunteer-driven national AIDS service organization that assists vulnerable children and families affected by HIV/AIDS through a variety of programs. Firelight’s previous grant funded educational assistance for 121 children, covered vocational training for 5 youth, and provided an additional 400 children with school materials. WAMATA Sengerema has also successfully negotiated with schools to reduce or waive fees for vulnerable children, enabling them to extend educational opportunities to many more children. This grant contributes to WAMATA Sengerema’s programs for educational, financial, and nutritional support to vulnerable children and their families.
YATIMA KWA WAZAZI (YAWA), Mwasi, Moshi
$3,500	YAWA teaches local youth about HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, and the importance of working hard in school. The organization helps address vulnerable children’s fear, isolation, and stigma by bringing together orphaned youth and other children for recreation and learning. YAWA is using Firelight funds to provide primary and vocational education support to 20 children and youth and offer business training and start-up loans to 7 youth-headed households and grandparent caregivers. Funds also support recreational activities for children and HIV/AIDS seminars.
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Uganda
Population Population under age 18 HIV adult seroprevalence Orphans as percent of all children Total number of orphans Percent of orphans due to AIDS During 2004 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants		25.8 million 14.72 million 4% 14% 2.0 million 48% $113,000 1 8 $246,000 10 12
ACTION FOR CHILDREN (AFC), Kampala
$5,000	AFC is a child rescue and advocacy agency that uses child and adult counselors to provide psychosocial support and life skills training to children affected by the war in Northern Uganda. The organization also offers revolving loans to support income-generating activities. They reach children through youth clubs that meet twice a week to help them cope with the effects of HIV/AIDS. This Firelight grant enables AFC to train 30 counselors who will reach 100 adolescents and train 18 youth in leadership skills.
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (CETRUD), Kasese
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant $2,000 – Regrant	With two previous Firelight Foundation grants, CETRUD provided small business management training and microcredit loans for 17 caregivers and seed grants to 30 additional caregivers and orphans and vulnerable children. It also funded ongoing technical training and support to loan recipients. With renewed Firelight support, CETRUD continues to identify caregivers of vulnerable children and is providing training and seed grants for income-generating activities to 40 caregivers. In addition, CETRUD is establishing an emergency fund to assist orphans and caretakers in crisis.The entire grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation. This grant helps to re-establish four small businesses that were destroyed by heavy wind and rain. Income from these businesses supports a total of 26 children.
FRIENDS OF CHRIST REVIVAL MINISTRIES (FOC-REV), Busia
$10,000–Regrant	FOC-REV was formed to care for orphans and people living with HIV/AIDS in Busia District. Since their founding in 1999, FOC-REV has grown to almost 700 members. With previous Firelight funding, FOC-REV provided schools fees, materials, and books to nearly 200 children. They also conducted life skills training for youth. This grant enables the organization to continue educational support while expanding their health, nutritional, and vocational education programming.
KYETUME COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH CARE PROGRAMME, Mukono
$10,000–Regrant	The Kyetume Community Based Health Care Programme facilitates the psychological and social adjustment of people living with HIV/AIDS and provides youth with information on how to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. Previous Firelight funding covered the purchase of dairy cows, vegetable seeds, and other supplies to provide income-generating activities and improved nutrition to families caring for orphans. It also provided training and instruction in animal husbandry and crop production. Regrant funds help Kyetume extend and replicate their low-cost organic farm project to support child-headed households. The project will also educate community members and young people in child rights and life skills.
ST. FRANCIS HEALTH CARE SERVICES, Jinja
$30,000–Regrant $4,000–Regrant	St. Francis offers a compassionate and comprehensive response to the local HIV/AIDS epidemic. Firelight’s first grant funded income-generating projects for 100 caregivers, fed 700 children, and supported a community medical and counseling team. Funds also helped St. Francis register over 1,100 children in school and mentoring programs. Building on the experience of their first grant, St. Francis Health Care Services will use the regrant funds to provide livelihood opportunities and medical supplies to orphans and families living with HIV/AIDS. $11,000 of this grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation. With this documentation grant, St. Francis is creating an organizational website and producing an annual report.
STUDENT’S SELF-HELPER INITIATIVE (SSHINE), Jinja
$7,000–Regrant	SSHINE encourages positive behavior change for HIV prevention among youth. Past Firelight funding has facilitated SSHINE’s HIV/AIDS sensitization and communication workshops. This grant helps the organization expand their activities to new audiences through life skills and values training for caregivers, out-of-school youth, and student leaders.
YOUTH ALIVE CLUB, Apac District
$14,300–Regrant	Youth Alive supports positive and healthy lifestyles among young people. Previous Firelight assistance helped Youth Alive conduct “Education for Life” Anti-AIDS Workshops for 500 youth. They also reached additional young people through community-based video shows and trained 180 peer educators. This regrant helps Youth Alive reach more youth living in rural areas through workshops, video shows, and peer education trainings. $11,000 of this grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
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United States
Population Population under age 18 HIV adult seroprevalence Orphans as percent of all children Total number of orphans Percent of orphans due to AIDS During 2004 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants		294.0 million 75.89 million 0.6% 3% 2.5 million 3% $14,000 2 0 $96,350 7 1
HESPERIAN FOUNDATION, Berkeley
$4,000	This grant helps the Hesperian Foundation to revise and expand its publication “HIV, Health, and Your Community.” This book, first published in 1999, is an information source and teaching tool for community groups and non-governmental organizations addressing HIV/AIDS in the developing world. This important resource is distributed internationally.
KEEP A CHILD ALIVE, New York
$10,000	Keep A Child Alive is a unique campaign aimed at mobilizing public support for the provision of life-saving HIV/AIDS medicines directly to children and families with HIV/AIDS in Africa and other impoverished countries. This grant supports Keep A Child Alive’s launch through a targeted media campaign. The grant award also supports the production of educational materials and purchases essential office equipment.
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Zambia
Population Population under age 18 HIV adult seroprevalence Orphans as percent of all children Total number of orphans Percent of orphans due to AIDS During 2004 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants		10.8 million 5.82 million 17% 19% 1.1 million 60% $214,600 5 16 $487,900 29 23
ANGLICAN CHILDREN’S PROJECT, Lusaka
$14,500–Regrant	The goal of the Anglican Children’s Project is to support vulnerable children and their families. Their programs include a residential transit center for street children, income-generating activities for orphans, school scholarships, psychosocial counseling, sports activities, and education about child labor and its effects. In the past, the Firelight Foundation has funded the Anglican Children’s Project’s educational and food programs, as well as a bakery project that provides food, income, and job training for street children. This regrant expands the project by funding vocational education for youth.
BWAFWANO COMMUNITY HOME-BASED CARE ORGANIZATION, Lusaka
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant $2,800 – Regrant $4,000 – Regrant	Bwafwano is a leader in the field of home-based care and the support of vulnerable children. Activities include health, nutrition, psychosocial support, education, skills training, HIV/AIDS prevention, and income-generating activities. Previous Firelight funding enabled 100 orphans to attend an entrepreneurship workshop and receive small business loans. Grant funds also helped Bwafwano train caregivers, youth, and adults in peer education, orphan monitoring, and community leadership and mobilization. In addition, 500 children at the community school were fed every day for one school year. With this grant, Bwafwano is increasing the orphan care and peer education support they offer by expanding to a new geographical area. The funds provide food and basic materials to children in school, and supports the formation of anti-AIDS clubs and orphan care support groups, and the distribution of condoms. The entire grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation. Bwafwano is creating two products with this documentation grant: a newsletter that is directed at local community-based organizations and a video that describes Bwafwano’s work for potential and current donors. The Global Health Council selected Bwafwano’s Executive Director, Beatrice Chola, to present a paper on Bwafwano’s community mobilization work at its annual public health conference in Washington, D.C. This grant covers the travel expenses associated with this presentation and a visit to the Firelight Foundation’s offices in Santa Cruz, California.
CARE FOR CHILDREN IN NEED (CAFCHIN), Lundazi
$12,000–Regrant	CAFCHIN’s activities aim to promote community-based approaches to orphan care. Previous Firelight funds helped CAFCHIN set up a community resource center, a small loan fund assisting caregivers in income-generating activities, and a rural family network. This regrant helps CAFCHIN continue to train and assist 55 caregivers in initiating income-generating activities. Funds also enable CAFCHIN to work with children to develop memory books by covering the purchase of a camera, film, and art materials. Memory books are collections of stories and memorabilia that offer children a sense of family history.
CHIKANTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (CCSDP), Choma
$3,700–Regrant	The primary focus of CCSDP is the provision of free education, via community schools, to disadvantaged children in rural locations. Chikanta’s previous grant assisted with the ongoing management and maintenance of 10 of their 16 community schools. This grant covers CCSDP’s office rental and staff salary expenses.
CHILDREN IN DISTRESS-Kalomo (CINDI-Kalomo), Kalomo
$8,000–Regrant	The Children in Distress (CINDI) national network was established in 1989 in order to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS on children. CINDI-Kalomo used Firelight’s first grant to train 45 caregivers and 19 youth in business skills. With 2004 funding, CINDI-Kalomo introduces an HIV/AIDS educational component for 24 children, provides income-generating opportunities to 18 guardians, and holds 3 workshops on HIV/AIDS awareness.
CHILDREN IN DISTRESS-Kitwe (CINDI-Kitwe), Kitwe
$9,800–Regrant	CINDI-Kitwe aims to create an effective and sustainable community response to the material and psychosocial needs of orphans and vulnerable children. Earlier funding enabled CINDI-Kitwe to conduct a needs assessment, organize anti-AIDS workshops for 500 youth, and hold community group meetings with children and caregivers on HIV/AIDS issues. With continued funding from Firelight, CINDI-Kitwe will provide 120 youth with reproductive health and HIV/AIDS awareness training, train 600 youth in peer-to-peer HIV/AIDS education, provide a weekly volunteer mobile clinic, and train 600 youth in micro-enterprises.
CHILDREN OF THE MOST HIGH (CMH), Choma
$10,000–Regrant	This organization provides shelter, care, and community support to vulnerable families in a rural area. CMH used a previous Firelight grant to provide seeds (e.g. cabbage, maize, bean, and sunflower) and skills training to 42 women’s groups. They also began building a community school for 98 children and provided care to 27 orphaned children who reside in two safe houses. With a new Firelight grant, CMH is completing construction of the community school that will serve 160 children. They are also purchasing a grain mill for the community, offering nutrition workshops to 250 women caregivers, and providing additional nutritional support for infants. The entire grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
COMMUNITY FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (CHD), Lusaka
$5,000	CHD manages eight community schools for orphans and vulnerable children. CHD also provides income-generating activities, business management training, and holistic care training for women caregivers, and helps them secure small business loans. With Firelight support, CHD is assisting 20 street children from Lusaka and reintegrating them into school. Funds also cover administrative expenses and CHD’s purchase of educational materials for its network of community schools.
DEVELOPMENT AID FROM PEOPLE TO PEOPLE CHILDREN’S TOWN, Malambanyama
$25,000–Regrant Two-year grant $4,000 – Regrant	Children’s Town, located 140 km outside of Lusaka, works to address the plight of street children and other vulnerable children. The program started 15 years ago with 2 children in tent shelters. Today, there is housing for 180 children and 20 teachers, a community school, office buildings, and a community hall. By providing education, skills, and emotional support to vulnerable children and youth, Children’s Town transforms street children into participating members of their communities. Their community-outreach program serves 4,000 children by strengthening the capacity of guardians to provide adequate care for them. They also offer expertise in income generation and advocate for children’s rights. This comprehensive model of outreach not only responds to immediate community needs, but also prevents more vulnerable children from choosing a life on the streets of Lusaka. Previously, Firelight supported the operation of Children’s Town community school and the launch of their community-outreach programs for orphans and vulnerable children. This grant continues support for these activities. $11,000 of this grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation. Children’s Town will develop a written publication documenting their work. This document will describe successes and failures and will serve as a guide for other organizations and government-planned centers for street children.
KAOMA CHESHIRE CARE HOME, Kaoma
$6,000–Regrant	Kaoma Cheshire Care Home provides hospice support and famine relief for HIV-positive children. Past Firelight funding has enabled the home to offer the only local free schooling for vulnerable children. This grant covers school uniforms for 49 children and the food and health care needs of infants at their facility.
THE LAW AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (LADA), Monze
$10,000	In response to widespread property grabbing, widow inheritance, and early forced marriages, LADA provides legal advice, training, and income-generating activities to improve the status of women and girls. With the Firelight grant, LADA launches a “paralegal kids” program to teach children, especially girls, about their human rights. This program empowers children to report child abuse directly to the police or LADA members.
LUAPULA FOUNDATION, Mansa
$15,000–Regrant $3,700 – Regrant	The Luapula Foundation addresses the plight of orphans and vulnerable children in the Mansa community, a high-need underserved area. With previous Firelight support, Luapula was able to increase the economic independence and food security of 104 vulnerable children and educate community members on HIV prevention. The grant also provided school fees and vocational training for youth, and provided farming supplies for caregivers and children. With regrant funds, Luapula is providing secondary school fees to 50 orphans, educational fees for 10 previously funded students, agricultural supplies for 30 families caring for orphans, and HIV-prevention education to 160 youth. The entire grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation. With this documentation grant, Luapula is purchasing a computer, a printer, and supporting software to assist in the production of their newsletter and in the daily running of their organization.
NEW HORIZON MINISTRIES (NHM), Lusaka
$6,000–Regrant	New Horizon Ministries helps care for destitute and abused children who are living on the streets of Lusaka. With a previous grant, NHM purchased an oven and trained 15 girls and 10 caregivers in basic sewing and cooking skills. This new Firelight grant helps NHM fund administrative and operational costs.
RAY OF HOPE FOR ORPHANS, Livingstone
$4,000	Ray of Hope for Orphans works to upgrade the life of orphans and vulnerable children by providing for their basic needs such as food, health care, education, social services, counseling, and spiritual guidance. With the Firelight grant, Ray of Hope for Orphans is setting up a revolving loan fund for 30 households with orphaned and vulnerable children. Funds also pay school and health fees for 35 child heads-of-households or children living with elderly caregivers.
REFORMED OPEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (ROCS-Lundazi), Lundazi
$7,000–Regrant	ROCS-Lundazi provides literacy and skill-building opportunities for orphans in order to encourage their future self-sufficiency. Their activities also include psychosocial support, HIV/AIDS and gender awareness training, and water supply and sanitation provision. With Firelight funds, ROCS-Lundazi is initiating carpentry-training programs in two primary schools. They are also training teachers at 25 schools in a sports and recreation curriculum and are providing each school with sports equipment and a bicycle to facilitate this work.
SENANGA ORPHAN DAY CENTRE COMMUNITY SCHOOL, Senanga
$25,000–Regrant Two-year grant	Senanga Orphan Day Centre Community School provides education and nutritional support to children through their free school program. The school used previous Firelight funding to support 269 children, 50% of whom were orphaned due to HIV/AIDS. The organization provided free education and uniforms to the children and food to all students and staff and led cultural activities that taught children about local dance and music. Using a regrant, Senanga Orphan Day Care Community School is completing the construction of two classrooms, continuing to feed 300 students and staff, covering some administrative costs, and facilitating workshops for caregivers on psychosocial support.
YOUTH ACTIVISTS ORGANIZATION (YAO), Lusaka
$8,800	YAO facilitates youth camps, primarily for boys, to increase their knowledge of reproductive health and promote a climate of community support. With Firelight funds, YAO is expanding their youth football program and health camps into four rural areas. These activities include assessing youth knowledge about health issues and offering targeted educational workshops to address their needs.
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Zimbabwe
Population Population under age 18 HIV adult seroprevalence Orphans as percent of all children Total number of orphans Percent of orphans due to AIDS During 2004 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants		12.9 million 6.58 million 25% 19% 1.3 million 78% $186,600 7 9 $508,350 23 22
THE CENTRE, Harare
$4,000	The Centre promotes positive living for HIV-positive people through nutrition, survival skills, counseling, and advocacy. This grant enables The Centre to develop its youth-focused psychosocial support program. The program includes life skills education, recreational activities, and information about good nutrition, all aimed at supporting young people living with HIV. It also provides young people with the tools and knowledge to prevent new HIV infections.
CHILD PROTECTION SOCIETY (CPS), Harare
$10,000–Regrant	CPS supports abandoned, abused, disabled, and terminally ill children through a program of residential hospice care and community-based family care. Previous Firelight grants have covered CPS’ operational and administrative costs and enabled CPS to transform large dormitories into smaller family units. This grant enables CPS to cover caregivers’ salaries. It also increases the level of psychosocial support provided to children by training staff in psychosocial support techniques and strengthening current child counseling and group support programs. The entire grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
DANANAI CENTRE, Murambinda
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant	Dananai Centre works in a rural setting and provides home-based care to vulnerable children and people living with HIV/AIDS. Through outreach activities, they sensitize community members about the impact of HIV/AIDS and share support strategies. The Dananai Centre used a previous Firelight grant to shift its orphan assistance from an individual to a community-driven approach that engages children in decision-making. They have established 12 Village Care Groups, convened a children’s forum, and offered educational support to 400 children. This two-year grant enables Dananai to assist an additional 50 vulnerable children with educational support and to continue their counseling, care workshops, and income-generating projects. $11,000 of this grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
FAMILY SUPPORT TRUST (FST), Chitungwiza
$5,000	FST operates closely with hospitals, the police, and a strong network of community volunteers to address both the immediate and ongoing needs of child sexual abuse survivors. FST offers emotional support and medical care, including post-HIV exposure prophylaxis and treatment for sexually transmitted infections. The organization works with sexual abuse survivors from the time of their trauma to the prosecution of the perpetrators in court. It also conducts community education programs on child sexual abuse. This grant supports FST’s integrated program of care and outreach.
GIRL CHILD NETWORK (GCN), Rusape
$4,000–Regrant	A secondary school teacher and her female students started the Girl Child Network in 1999 to address the gender-based violence and abuse occurring in schools, homes, and communities. Firelight’s support enabled GCN to construct an “Empowerment Village” in Rusape where, in one year, they counseled 47 girl survivors of sexual abuse and reintegrated them with families in the community. Every year, GCN continues to assist more girl survivors and works with the broader community to reintegrate them. This documentation grant supports GCN’s development of a website and video aimed to raise awareness with donors about the issues affecting girls.
GWAI GRANDMOTHERS’ GROUP, Gwai
$3,000	The Gwai Grandmothers’ Group visits homes to help strengthen the coping capacity of families and children. They assist with feeding and bathing children and the sick and teach caregivers basic home-care techniques. With Firelight’s support, the Grandmothers’ Group is maintaining a vegetable garden to provide food to orphans, continuing weekly home visits, and purchasing sewing and knitting machines. These machines help the Grandmothers’ Group generate income for their activities and also allow them to train young women.
HOPE FOR A CHILD IN CHRIST (HOCIC), Bulawayo
$6,400	HOCIC is a consortium of faith-based organizations that works to address the needs of orphans and vulnerable children. HOCIC trains orphan care program coordinators and provides direct support to children affected by HIV/AIDS. They also establish income-generating activities, the profits of which support orphan care programs. With Firelight funding, HOCIC is training 75 young community representatives on strategies for responding effectively to vulnerable children’s needs. In their respective communities, these representatives will reach a total of 30,000 vulnerable children.
INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS–ZIMBABWE (ICA-Z), Harare
$3,000	ICA-Z focuses on HIV/AIDS prevention education and awareness raising, micro-credit finance, and community capacity building. This grant supports ICA-Z’s efforts to establish a youth meeting and resource center, to share HIV/AIDS prevention and care information, and to foster community involvement in meeting the needs of children affected by HIV/AIDS.
ISLAND HOSPICE, Harare
$14,700–Regrant Two-year grant	Founded in 1979, Island Hospice was the first hospice established in Africa. With previous Firelight funding, Island initiated a community-based Children’s Bereavement Support Project to increase the quality of emotional care for bereaved and ill children and their caregivers in high-density suburbs surrounding Harare. This grant will fund refresher courses for bereavement support group facilitators and the training of youth in home-based care of family members living with HIV/AIDS. $11,000 of this grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
J.F. KAPNEK CHARITABLE TRUST, Zvimba
$32,700–Regrant Three-year grant	The Kapnek Trust aims to mitigate the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on the children of Zimbabwe, both through preventing new pediatric HIV infections and by supporting an integrated program of care for young vulnerable children. With Firelight’s earlier grant, the Kapnek Trust provided secondary school scholarships to 15 young women preparing for careers in health care. With this three-year grant, the Kapnek Trust is building and equipping three community preschools that will provide education, nutrition, and medical support to 225 children. The children’s caregivers will also benefit, by having time to pursue income-generating activities and respite. The entire grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
MOTHER OF PEACE COMMUNITY, Mutoko
$9,000–Regrant	Mother of Peace Community is a residential care facility for abandoned and neglected infants and children. Past Firelight funding has helped the organization conduct workshops to raise awareness about children affected by HIV/AIDS and to train families on practical skills to meet children’s needs. The organization also initiated community-based income-generating projects in an effort to enhance the community’s capacity to care for children affected by HIV/AIDS. With this grant, they will work with the community to establish a grinding mill. Profits from the mill will be used to address the needs of children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS within the community.
REGIONAL PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT INITIATIVE (REPSSI), Bulawayo
$5,000	This grant provides REPSSI with an opportunity for networking by funding its participation in the XVth International Conference on HIV/AIDS held in Bangkok in July 2004. Firelight funding helped to sponsor REPSSI’s satellite meeting on “Enhancing Psychosocial Support for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS” at the conference.
SALVATION ARMY MASIYE CAMP, Bulawayo
$23,800–Regrant Two-year grant	Masiye Camp offers life skills training to child heads-of-households using experiential learning, recreational activities, and small group discussion. Previously, Firelight funds enabled Masiye Camp to establish an emergency fund to respond to urgent needs faced by youth attending camp. The fund assists with expenses such as rent, utility bills, emergency medical crises, or school fees. This grant enables Masiye Camp to strengthen the community’s capacity to care for HIV-positive children aged birth to five years old by training and supporting local networks of caregivers to offer palliative care and psychosocial support. $11,000 of this grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
UNITED CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF SOUTHERN AFRICA/BONGANI ORPHAN CARE PROGRAMME, Bulawayo
$24,000–Regrant Two-year grant	The Bongani Orphan Care Programme trains volunteers to assist children affected by HIV/AIDS by providing services such as bereavement support and legal assistance to protect property rights following their parents’ deaths. Previously, Firelight funding supported the training of 450 community volunteers in leadership skills, 100 youth and caregivers on the facts about HIV/AIDS and basic nursing care, and 604 vulnerable youth in small-scale income-generating activities. Current grant funds enable Bongani to educate additional volunteers in HIV/AIDS and reproductive health, provide children with recreational opportunities, and support job skills training for orphans. $11,000 of this grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
YOUTH FOR A CHILD IN CHRIST (YOCIC), Bulawayo
$8,500 $2,900 – Regrant	YOCIC is a youth-led organization that has pioneered “Kids’ Clubs,” where hundreds of children come to play, have fun, and learn about HIV prevention and care. They also discuss with peers how to cope with the loss of their parents and other challenges posed by HIV/AIDS. With Firelight funds, YOCIC is establishing a fund to meet emergency needs, training 20 youths in income-generating activities, and providing start-up grants for small businesses. The grant also helps the organization purchase a computer and printer and covers administrative costs. This grant covers travel expenses associated with the YOCIC Program Manager’s participation as a youth representative at the XVth International Conference on HIV/AIDS in Bangkok, Thailand.
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