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FIRELIGHT FOUNDATION Annual Report 2006 Text-only Version
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GRANTS 2006 Countries Reached in 2006 The organizations listed were recipients of grants during Fiscal Year 2006, from October 1, 2005, through September 30, 2006. In Fiscal Year 2006, Firelght awarded 36 new grants and 98 regrants in 9 African countries totaling nearly $2 million, including funds granted through the Firelight Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation. In that same period, Firelight awarded one new grants and five regrants in Canada and the United States totaling $170,000. 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. In some cases Firelight recommends grants through our Donor Advised Fund at Tides (DAF). These grant recommendations go through the same due diligence process as all Firelight grant awards. However, these grants are calculated separately as they are not part of Firelight’s audited budget. • Kenya • Lesotho • Malawi • Rwanda • South Africa • Tanzania • Uganda • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Canada and United States 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 the last page below the credits. 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 2006 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Total Tides DAF funding Number of Tides DAF grants		33.5 million 15.0 million 6.7% 13% 2.3 million 46% $58,300 1 3 $598,750 18 30 $78,000 3
Firelight only accepts regrant requests and solicited proposals from Kenya
EDUCATION, SELF-SUSTAINABILITY, AND IMPROVEMENT OF ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT GROUP, Nairobi
$13,300–Regrant	ESSIE works to provide educational opportunities and health care for communities affected by HIV/AIDS. With previous Firelight funding, ESSIE convened community workshops on HIV/AIDS care, paid school expenses for community children, and initiated collaborative income-generating activities. Renewed funding enables ESSIE to continue its capacity-building workshops for 300 community members and to cover secondary school expenses for 10 youth. Funds also cover some administrative expenses.
FORUM FOR COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION (FOFCOM), Kiambu
$5,000	Natasha Martin, a long-time supporter of Firelight and a former member of the Firelight Advisory Board, selected FOFCOM to receive a discretionary grant in her honor. FOFCOM focuses on health interventions that empower children and youth. This grant enables FOFCOM to expand its early childhood development program, which focuses on children who are not ready for primary school but have little or no home-based support. Firelight funding covers teachers’ salaries and supplies for a daycare center serving 30 children ages two to four years.
MAMA DARLENE CHILDREN’S CENTRE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, Tala
$10,000–Regrant Two-year grant	Founded in 1996 by a retired teacher, Mama Darlene Children’s Centre and Community Development Projects supports poor and disabled children who are often marginalized by their communities. Mama Darlene’s has launched a school that, in addition to providing vulnerable children with educational opportunities, serves as the community’s hub for organizing home-based care and income-generating activities. Firelight funds allow Mama Darlene’s to continue providing educational, medical, and nutritional support to 52 children who are attending the school. The organization is also expanding its activities to include 42 additional orphans and vulnerable children, as well as their caregivers.
WEM INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES (WEMIHS), Thika
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant	WEMIHS focuses on strengthening community capacity to respond holistically to the issues of vulnerable children. Previous Firelight funding enabled WEMIHS to establish six community orphan care centers and to hold a series of informational community meetings, reaching hundreds of participants. This regrant helps WEMIHS improve its psychosocial support services in six schools and coordinate the efforts of other service providers in its area. Funds also assist WEMIHS in supporting the guardians of vulnerable children with health care, food, and links to comprehensive services for the children in their care. Finally, funds partially cover the salaries of four staff members.
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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 2006 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 1.0 million 28.9% 17% 150,000 64% $152,480 7 7 $322,780 24 11
BOTLENG SUPPORT GROUP, Ha Seoli/Maseru
$5,000	Botleng Support Group offers a variety of services to children and youth affected by HIV/AIDS, including educational support, home-based care visits, and training in income-generating activities. The organization also engages the community in raising awareness about HIV/AIDS. As an advocate for the rights of children, Botleng frequently seeks legal action against people who abuse vulnerable children. With Firelight’s support Botleng is providing school fees for 10 students and uniforms and school supplies for 110 orphans within its community.
KANANELO CENTRE FOR THE DEAF, Ha Buasono/Maseru
$10,000	Kananelo Centre for the Deaf operates as a boarding school for students with special needs, specifically those children who are deaf or mentally challenged. Kananelo Centre’s farming and animal husbandry income-generating activities are made possible by Firelight funding. These projects help feed and financially support more than 30 children, 14 of whom have lost their parents to HIV/AIDS. Through this grant Kananelo’s students are also able to learn vocational skills, such as sewing and poultry farming.
LESOTHO DURHAM LINK (LDL), Maseru
$40,000 Two-year grant	The majority of this Firelight grant goes to the Lesotho Durham Link Coalition (LDLC), which is composed of eight child-focused organizations supporting vulnerable young people. LDLC offers counseling services and recreational opportunities to children served by its member organizations. This two-year grant funds the organization’s sports therapy and experiential learning activities for more than 200 children, ages six to 18 years. A portion of this Firelight grant is going directly to Lesotho Durham Link (LDL), to improve the facilities available for children’s outdoor activities.
LESOTHO DURHAM LINK COALITION (LDLC), Maseru
$4,480–Regrant	This discretionary grant funds an LDLC representative to attend the August XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto. For more information on the activities in Toronto, please see page 33 in the Annual Report 2006.
LESOTHO GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION (LGGA), Maseru
$20,000 Two-year grant	Though originally focused exclusively on the needs of area girls, LGGA now serves all street children regardless of gender. The organization offers educational support, vocational training, and reunification services to children and their caregivers. This Firelight grant facilitates LGGA’s comprehensive follow-up activities for 52 former street children who were recently reunited with relatives or foster caregivers. These activities include educational, psychological, and nutritional outreach to the children and their caregivers.
LESOTHO SAVE THE CHILDREN (LSC), Maseru
$5,000–Regrant	This discretionary grant enables LSC to help Firelight communicate with our growing portfolio of Lesotho grantee-partners and improve the network of child rights organizations within Lesotho. Building on its own experience, LSC will also facilitate the provision of technical assistance to Lesotho partners on a range of issues, including grant reporting and organizational and program development.
LESOTHO YOUTH FOR CHRIST (YFC), Maseru
$15,000–Regrant $5,000–Regrant	YFC empowers youth in the Maseru area by offering recreational and educational opportunities that support physical, mental, and spiritual growth. Previous Firelight funding was directed toward construction of YFC’s youth center, which now functions as a meeting place and resource center for youth from the surrounding high-density township. This Firelight grant supports ongoing activities at the center and covers the salaries of two full-time and two part-time staff. This discretionary grant provides funding to support operational and administrative costs for the running of the youth center.
MONNA KA KHOMO, Thaba Tseka
$5,000	Monna Ka Khomo (Lesotho Herd Boys Association) serves boys engaged in livestock herding in rural areas of Lesotho. Though herding cattle remains a rite of passage in Lesotho, many of these boys lead difficult lives, isolated from their families, excluded from education and medical systems, and vulnerable to physical abuse from stock thieves or older boys. This Firelight grant supports peer education activities for herd boys under 18 years old in Thaba-Tseka District. Approximately 40 boys are participating in an extensive training on HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, first aid, and children’s rights. The boys will share the information they learn with more than 350 peers.
NAZARETH SUPPORT GROUP, Machache
$6,000–Regrant	Nazareth Support Group provides counseling and home-based care for families affected by HIV/AIDS. As parents in the community were dying, the group recognized the importance of protecting and caring for the orphans left behind. With previous Firelight funding, Nazareth Support Group paid school fees for these children, provided them with food support, and successfully iniated a small business selling chickens to financially bolster the organization. With this regrant Nazareth Support Group continues to provide school fees, uniforms, and books for 20 students. A portion of this grant covers administrative costs.
THETSANE WEST MULTI-PURPOSE ASSOCIATION (TWM), Ha Thetsane/Maseru
$4,000	TWM’s members visit and assist households where caregivers are unable to look after their children because of complications from HIV/AIDS. Firelight funding allows TWM to purchase items to maintain its catering income-generating activity, which supports these children. The grant also covers the cost of office equipment, subsidizes the coordinator’s salary, and provides school fees and uniforms for six children of members who have died.
TŠOSANE SUPPORT GROUP (TSG), Maseru
$18,000–Regrant $5,000–Regrant	Working in a Maseru township, TSG offers home-based care, counseling services, and food support to orphans. The organization also serves as a mentor to groups doing similar work. With its third grant from Firelight, TSG continues its orphan assistance activities, serving 20 children and 16 caregivers. This program supports the educational, nutritional, and medical needs of children, with special attention paid to child-headed households. TSG also provides caregivers with opportunities to generate income through tailoring. TSG has become a replicated model for community-based care initiatives in Lesotho. New support groups frequently approach TSG for assistance, which the organization has informally provided. This discretionary regrant gives TSG the resources to mentor new groups without depleting the organization’s existing programmatic funds. With these grant funds, TSG is holding workshops for 12 support groups on children’s rights, overcoming stigma, and organizational management, and offering technical assistance to these groups through ongoing site visits.
YOUNG WOMEN CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION - LESOTHO (YWCA - LESOTHO), Maseru
$10,000	YWCA - Lesotho, a national membership organization, recently expanded its activities to include HIV/AIDS programming. This decision came in response to the increasing number of area children orphaned by the disease. YWCA - Lesotho’s specific HIV/AIDS activities include home-based care, community education, and income-generating activities. Firelight funding supports a new income-generating activity – the production of aloe-based skin creams – which will benefit 60 orphans and 20 caregivers. The grant covers equipment, startup materials, an administrator’s salary, and participant training.
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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 2006 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants		12.6 million 7.0 million 14.2% 15% 950,000 57% $223,180 8 10 $374,180 20 13
ACTION HOPE SUPPORT ORGANIZATION (AHOSO), Namadzi
$4,000	Founded by a group of youth in the rural Zomba District, AHOSO has established HIV/AIDS committees in 55 villages to meet the nutritional, educational, and psychosocial needs of orphans and vulnerable children. This Firelight grant allows AHOSO to launch a livestock income-generating activity to benefit 50 youth and to hold a series of vocational skills trainings in tailoring, carpentry, and tinsmithing for an additional 50 youth. Funds also purchase a computer.
CHIKWAWA DIOCESE HEALTH COMMISSION (CDHC), Chikwawa
$14,800–Regrant	CDHC, formerly Diocese of Chikwakwa Home Based Care Project, focuses on community mobilization and capacity building through trainings in HIV/AIDS prevention and care strategies. Previous Firelight grants were used to construct two community-based care centers. Current Firelight funds continue to support the two centers, fund awareness-raising activities and life-skills trainings, and provide food for the preschool participants.
CHURCH OF CENTRAL AFRICA PRESBYTERIAN/NKHOMA COMMUNITY AIDS PROGRAMME (CCAP/NCAP), Nkhoma
$14,800–Regrant	Nkhoma Mission Hospital staff founded NCAP under the auspices of Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) in response to the needs of area children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. NCAP implements HIV/AIDS prevention and care activities and mentors smaller community-based organizations. With this Firelight grant, NCAP is supporting community-based childcare centers with materials and supplementary meals. The organization is also providing 30 child-headed households with psychosocial support and material assistance, including gardening inputs like maize and soya bean seeds.
DAO AIDS SUPPORT GROUP (DAO), Domasi
$5,000	Established by six people living with HIV/AIDS, DAO AIDS Support Group now boasts 110 volunteer members. DAO’s goal is to ensure that people affected by or infected with HIV/AIDS learn to address and overcome stigma and discrimination. With this Firelight grant, DAO is enhancing food security for orphans and vulnerable children, and people living with HIV/AIDS. With the purchase of 15 treadle pumps, DAO is increasing its number of community gardens from one to eight and providing food for all 1,400 registered orphans and vulnerable children as well as home-based care patients in the area. DAO is also leading psychosocial support training for 80 youth, behavior change counseling training for 50 volunteers, and life-skills training for 20 youth volunteers.
EYE OF THE CHILD, Blantyre
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant	Eye of the Child builds community care capacity while monitoring and supporting the Malawian government as it implements children’s rights legislation. Eye of the Child is using Firelight funds to form community committees and train members on children’s rights, childcare techniques, and beneficiary identification. Community committees also partner with youth groups to provide vocational and life-skills training. In the second year of this two-year grant, Eye of the Child will continue to support its community committees with an emphasis on vocational training, while simultaneously initiating workshops for volunteers on monitoring, documentation, and reporting.
THE FEDERATION OF DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS IN MALAWI (FEDOMA), Blantyre
$10,400–Regrant	FEDOMA’s long-term vision is to create a generation of educated youth who will advocate for the rights of people with disabilities. The organization is using Firelight funds to alert policymakers, school authorities, and the public to the vulnerability of children with disabilities. The organization is also providing educational support for 20 children with disabilities.
IMVANI WOMEN’S SUPPORT GROUP, Mchinji
$5,000	Imvani Women’s Support Group was founded by an HIV-positive primary school teacher to improve living standards for orphans and people living with HIV/AIDS in Mchinji District. Imvani (To Listen and Take Action) has 145 women and girl members. The adults provide home-based care to households affected by HIV/AIDS. The group’s activities include offering psychosocial support and training in income-generating activities. Firelight funds to Imvani are supporting schooling for 15 orphans and training for 40 volunteers in child counseling. Imvani is also developing a pig farm as a small-scale business for caregivers.
MPONELA AIDS INFORMATION AND COUNSELING CENTRE (MAICC), Mbalame
$9,600	MAICC is a large umbrella organization working with the Mbalame Community Initiative Group (MCIG) – a youth group aimed at addressing the needs of children with no access to school. With support from Firelight, MAICC is constructing a building for MCIG’s childcare center, installing toilets and a borehole, and offering borehole maintenance training to more than 30 members of MCIG’s volunteer staff. These activities will allow 60 caregivers to invest more time in their income-generating activities because MCIG will have the capacity to provide year-round daycare for their children.
MWANJE ORPHAN CARE AND HOME BASED CARE, Chiradzulu
$8,800	Mwanje Orphan Care and Home Based Care works in 35 villages in southern Malawi offering early learning opportunities, including art projects, to 400 children at eight community-based children’s centers. The organization also offers home-based care services to families affected by HIV/AIDS, runs a tree nursery and three community gardens, and facilitates an HIV/AIDS support group. With this Firelight grant, Mwanje is purchasing a maize mill and other construction materials for an income-generating activity to be run by five volunteers. The income from this project helps support 90 children with educational fees, clothing, and food.
NAMWERA AIDS COORDINATING COMMITTEE (NACC), Namwera
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant	Formed by a group of concerned community leaders, NACC seeks to mitigate the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic by creating opportunities for addressing the needs of orphans, vulnerable children, and the chronically ill. Located in a trading town about six miles from the Mozambique border, NACC is developing a home-based care network, 43 youth recreation clubs, five community-based childcare centers, six HIV/AIDS resource centers, and an organic farm. Firelight funds are supporting livestock management training for 80 households and carpentry and small business management training for 10 youth.
NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH VULNERABLE AND ORPHANED CHILDREN (NOVOC), Lilongwe
$15,000–Regrant	As an emerging national umbrella organization, NOVOC supports organizations throughout Malawi that are working with children. As NOVOC pursues funding from other donors for long-term organizational sustainability, Firelight funds are supporting NOVOC’s most immediate needs, including four months of operational costs and the organization of an annual general meeting, which will include participants from the group’s grassroots members and donor community. This meeting will strengthen support for orphans and vulnerable children across the country.
NGWANGWA ORPHAN CARE AND CHITUKUKO GROUP, Balaka
$5,100	Parents in Balaka who had lost children to HIV/AIDS or had taken orphans into their homes formed the Ngwangwa Orphan Care and Chitukuko Group in 2000. Ngwangwa’s services include providing caregivers with daycare services and training in early childhood development and counseling. This grant from Firelight is being used to provide small business loans to benefit 100 orphans. It also helps Ngwangwa provide meals and daycare for 30 additional children and allows the organization to train 60 foster guardians in psychosocial support and counseling.
NKHOTAKOTA AIDS SUPPORT ORGANIZATION (NASO), Nkhotakota
$14,900–Regrant	NASO provides home-based care and group therapy to people living with HIV/AIDS. The organization also administers four community childcare centers. A previous Firelight grant enabled NASO to pay school fees and supply classroom materials for children in these centers. With this Firelight regrant, NASO is paying for operational expenses and salaries for four staff members. Funds also allow the organization to support two youth-focused resource centers by providing training for volunteer staff. NASO is also leading study tours focusing on peer health education and training 20 youth in metal work and knitting.
PEACE IN GOD ORGANISATION (PIGO), Blantyre
$8,200	After nearly a decade providing food, education, and psychosocial support to more than 2,000 orphans and vulnerable children near Blantyre, PIGO is receiving its first grant from the Firelight Foundation. The organization is using the funds to launch a pig-rearing project. Five groups of 10 orphan caregivers are each receiving pigs to raise, breed, and sell to support PIGO’s daycare centers and tailoring workshops. Firelight funds are being used to cover the costs of purchasing and raising livestock and some general administrative costs.
POSITIVE WOMEN IN ACTION AND DEVELOPMENT (PWAD), Lilongwe
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant $3,280–Regrant	Founded by eight women who banded together to face stigma, abuse, and poverty as a result of their HIV/AIDS status, PWAD provides skills training and material support to women and children facing similar challenges. PWAD offers counseling, home-based care, and group income-generating activities to more than 2,000 members nationwide. With these Firelight funds PWAD is extending educational support to 240 children and is establishing pig and poultry production and maize gardens in underserved areas in Lilongwe and Ntcheu Districts. PWAD’s second year of funding on this multi-year grant continues the prior year’s programs in educational support, livestock and garden income-generating activities, and supports the organization’s administrative costs. This discretionary grant funds a PWAD representative to attend the 2006 XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto. For more information on the activities in Toronto, please see page 33 in the Annual Report 2006.
RUMPHI HIV/AIDS EDUCATION AWARENESS PROJECT (reap), Rumphi
$24,000–Regrant Two-year grant	Concerned about the low level of HIV/AIDS awareness and the impact of HIV/AIDS in rural Malawi, Christian missionaries started REAP. In 2003 the missionaries departed and community members assumed leadership. REAP educates the community about HIV/AIDS and mobilizes their support for affected children and youth. With their first Firelight grant, REAP purchased materials and trained 80 youth in carpentry, bricklaying, and tailoring skills. This two-year regrant supports REAP to continue their vocational training activities, to refer graduates to apprenticeship opportunities, and to provide tools and startup materials to training graduates. REAP is also purchasing toys, food, and supplies for community childcare centers serving 250 children under 10 years old. Funds cover staff salaries, office expenses, and the cost of a fax machine.
SALIMA HIV/AIDS SUPPORT ORGANIZATION (SASO), Salima
$10,000–Regrant	Catherine Phiri was one of the first people in Malawi to publicly reveal her HIV-positive status. She founded SASO as a membership organization for other people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Working in 489 villages with community-level committees and volunteers, SASO is now an established and respected HIV/AIDS service provider in Salima District. Firelight funds support activities within SASO’s orphan care program, including income-generating activities for caregivers, school fees for vulnerable children, and life-skills training for 10 youth. The grant also covers some administrative costs.
UMOYO COMMUNITY BASED AIDS SUPPORT ORGANIZATION, Domasi
$4,300	Umoyo Community Based AIDS Support Organization hosts awareness-raising activities and community-based childcare centers in 13 villages near Domasi serving approximately 1,500 children. With this Firelight grant, Umoyo (Good Health) is offering tailoring training and microgrants of $132 to 13 groups of 10 women from each village. With the training and the grants, the women can establish sewing cooperatives. One third of the profits will go back to the women themselves, one third to purchase food for the childcare centers, and one third will be reinvested in the program.
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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 2006 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Total Tides DAF funding Number of Tides DAF grants		8.9 million 5.0 million 5.1% 16% 820,000 26% $202,500 1 10 $652,400 19 27 $42,800 2
ASSOCIATION BAMPOREZE, Kigali
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant	Launched to support children orphaned or separated from their families by the genocide, Association Bamporeze trains groups of 30 to 50 youth in vocational and life skills. The organization also pairs child heads-of-households and their siblings with a parrain or godparent. These adults extend material and emotional support to the children and discuss HIV/AIDS with them. Previous Firelight funding helped Bamporeze offer carpentry training to 70 child heads-of-households. With this two-year regrant, Bamporeze is training 35 child heads-of-household in Rulindo, Northern Province, in basketry, an activity suggested by the youth. The organization is also continuing its godparent program.
ASSOCIATION D’APPUI AUX GROUPEMENTS DANS LE DOMAINE SOCIO-ÉCONOMIQUE (AGS), Gikongoro
$15,000–Regrant	AGS (Association in Support of Groups in the Socioeconomic Domain) is a support network for people living with HIV/AIDS, responding to their needs by linking them to direct providers of psychosocial support, home-based care, and livelihood opportunities. The organization’s education-plus assistance program provides school fees, uniforms, and materials to 100 primary and 50 secondary school students. This regrant from Firelight contributes to the children’s school fees, purchases uniforms and school materials, and supports anti-AIDS clubs that offer psychosocial services and HIV/AIDS prevention education to the children and youth.
ASSOCIATION DES FEMMES CHEFS DE FAMILLES: GIRIBANGA (AFCF-Giribanga), Kigali
$15,000–Regrant Two-year grant	AFCF - Giribanga began as a widow’s group following the Rwandan genocide. Giribanga (To Keep Our Secret) is a reference to the women’s infection with HIV as a result of rape during the genocide. The women work together to assist impoverished widows and child-headed households. The organization has already trained 100 members in income-generating activities and provided them with startup loans. AFCF - Giribanga is also providing psychosocial support activities for orphaned children, including an overnight exchange visit to a youth club in northern Rwanda and opportunities to learn and perform traditional dances and songs. Multi-year support from Firelight specifically strengthens the capacity of three self-help groups as they implement income-generating activities to benefit 30 families. Funds also help AFCF - Giribanga provide educational assistance to 96 children and youth.
CENTRE POUR L’AMOUR DES JEUNES (CPAJ), Kigali
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant	The Presbyterian Church of Rwanda created CPAJ (Center for the Love of Young People) to provide care and support to children living on the street. CPAJ operates a transitional boarding school and training facility where children learn vocational skills. Previous funding from Firelight facilitated the development of five anti-AIDS clubs, which draw 100 youth to weekly meetings. With Firelight regrant funding for two years, CPAJ is managing income-generating projects, which include running an internet café, leasing meeting space on the organization’s campus, and raising livestock. Funding from Firelight also supports the reunification of 25 children with their families, educational assistance for more than 150 children, and vocational and professional training for 70 youth.
CHRISTIAN INITIATIVE OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT (CIESPD), Kigali
$5,000	CIESPD offers psychosocial support, educational opportunities, and training in income-generating activities to vulnerable youth. Firelight funding is enabling CIESPD to train 10 caregivers on issues of child development, children’s rights, and abuse prevention.
DIOCÈSE CATHOLIQUE DE CYANGUGU/AMAJYAMBERE-IWACU ASSOCIATION, Cyangugu
$19,600–Regrant $5,000–Regrant	A Catholic priest and 40 volunteers formed the Diocèse Catholique de Cyangugu/Amajyambere-Iwacu Association (Association for Help in Our Community) in 2003 to respond to the needs of the Batwa, an extremely marginalized indigenous group representing less than two percent of the population. The Association provides educational assistance, health care, and psychosocial support to Batwa children. Funds cover educational expenses (uniforms, shoes, and school materials) for about 440 primary and eight secondary school students, students’ emergency health care needs, and the program’s administrative costs. This discretionary regrant from Firelight to the Association provides bridge funding to ensure the continued registration of 455 primary school children by providing school fees and material assistance.
LES ENFANTS DE DIEU, Kigali
$12,900–Regrant	Les Enfants de Dieu (God’s Children) offers holistic care to children rescued from life on the streets of Kigali. Firelight’s previous grant covered salaries for four teachers at Les Enfants’ school and paid classroom expenses for 60 children. With this Firelight regrant Les Enfants is continuing its education program, paying school expenses for 96 children and youth. Grant funds also pay the salaries of the school’s four teachers. Additionally, Les Enfants is starting a reintegration program aiming to reunify children with their families when appropriate.
PROJET EER/SNEP, Kigali/Countrywide
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant	Projet EER/SNEP (Project EER/SNEP) has trained 10,000 teachers in HIV/AIDS related education and prevention strategies through in-school anti-AIDS clubs. EER/SNEP also educates students about reproductive health. With this regrant from Firelight, EER/SNEP is training 30 school authorities and teachers in psychosocial support strategies, with a particular focus on meeting the needs of HIV-positive children. Additionally, EER/SNEP is providing two years of educational assistance to 200 vulnerable children. The organization is using this opportunity to identify and understand the unique challenges the children face, which will inform its ongoing advocacy for educational access and holistic support programs.
RWANDA WOMEN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NETWORK (RWN), Kigali
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant	An offshoot of an organization that supported survivors of gender-based violence, RWN’s programs promote women’s wellbeing and empowerment. RWN also addresses the needs of urban youth in child-headed households, children affected by HIV/AIDS, and other vulnerable youth. With previous Firelight funding, RWN built a hall that serves as a key gathering place for youth clubs and community activities. Previous grants also trained participants in home-based care, conducted HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention programs, and funded youth and vulnerable women training in income-generating activities. With this multi-year regrant, RWN is teaching small business management skills to 69 vulnerable youth who were previously trained in handicraft production. Additionally, RWN is providing the youth with seed funding to set up their own businesses and assisting them in establishing group savings societies.
SOUTIEN AUX INITIATIVES DE LUTTE CONTRE LE SIDA EN FAVEUR DES ENFANTS ECONOMIQUEMENT ET SOCIALEMENT DEFAVORISES (SIDECO), Kigali
$10,000–Regrant	SIDECO (Support of Initiatives in the Fight Against AIDS in Support of Children Who Are Economically and Socially Disadvantaged) provides skills training and educational opportunities to marginalized youth in its area. With previous funding from Firelight, SIDECO offered HIV/AIDS awareness-raising seminars, psychosocial support for vulnerable youth, and HIV/AIDS counseling and testing. In response to beneficiary feedback, SIDECO is using Firelight regrant funds to open an income-generating kiosk at the local school and continue with skills training activities. Specifically, Firelight funds are allowing SIDECO to train 15 children in accounting and sales and to purchase necessities such as school supplies, soap, and food for the kiosk. Half of the profits sustain the store, the other half cover school fees for 50 children, with priority given to young girls.
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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 2006 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Total Tides DAF funding Number of Tides DAF grants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Total Tides DAF funding Number of Tides DAF grants		47.2 million 17.0 million 21.5% 13% 2.5 million 49% $225,480 4 11 $86,600 3 $720,780 33 26 $161,600 5
ASSOCIATION FRANÇOIS-XAVIER BAGNOUD (AFXB), Houghton/Johannesburg
$15,000–Regrant	Six years ago, with Firelight assistance, AFXB initiated after-school programs in Alexandra and later expanded into Soweto townships to help children living in families struggling with poverty and illness. Through after-school programs children receive a meal, homework assistance, lessons in children’s rights, and counseling. There are now 240 youth enrolled in four centers. This Firelight grant is covering some of the programs’ administrative costs, as well as food and other materials for the children. The grant also funds a program for older youth, nurturing their leadership skills in preparation for entering the workplace.
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS CENTRE (CRC), Durban
$30,000–Regrant	CRC’s programs encourage community involvement in securing children’s rights through awareness-raising activities, monitoring, and legal action. In response to children’s concerns, CRC has specifically redoubled its emphasis on play rights, collaborating with professionals working with children who do not have specific training in early childhood development to create a safe environment for children in police stations, hospitals, and other institutional settings. With renewed Firelight funding, CRC is training other organizations in play rights. CRC is conducting two children’s rights training workshops involving 60 participants from 12 health care organizations. Additionally, CRC will reach 50 other child-focused organizations through two four-day capacity building workshops. The grant is also funding follow-up site visits.
EKUPHOLENI MENTAL HEALTH CENTRE, Katorus
$10,000	Ekupholeni Mental Health Centre responds to mental health issues specifically within the context of poverty, HIV/AIDS, and political violence. Firelight funding enables Ekupholeni to develop a new initiative within their HIV/AIDS program offering 30 HIV-positive children and their caregivers the opportunity to participate in biweekly group counseling sessions with volunteer community workers. Funds also support Ekupholeni’s ongoing HIV/AIDS activities, including counseling for 50 recently bereaved children and follow-up visits to 50 members of Ekupholeni’s Young Caretaker Group, which serves child heads-of-households.
FAMILY LITERACY PROJECT (FLP), Durban
$13,000–Regrant	When it started, FLP’s goal was to bolster child literacy by training caregivers to read to their children. In response to the impact of HIV/AIDS on families, FLP expanded its programs to include training in HIV/AIDS prevention. The group formed health support groups and trained group facilitators from rural communities to work with caregivers, offering advice on hygiene, nutrition, and HIV/AIDS prevention. With this Firelight regrant, FLP is expanding its reach to other areas of KwaZulu Natal, training six facilitators to run health support groups and spearhead the home-based care program. Part of the grant also purchases food parcels for 125 home-based care volunteers.
FIKELELA CHILDREN’S CENTRE, Cape Town
$15,000–Regrant	The Fikelela Children’s Centre offers holistic care to many of Cape Town’s vulnerable children and prepares foster caregivers to assume their responsibilities. In the coming year, Fikelela hopes to nearly double the number of children placed successfully in foster homes (from 52 to 100) by recruiting more foster parents. As the organization seeks foster placements, Fikelela maintains the capacity to care for 30 children at its Children’s Centre. Renewed Firelight funding partially covers the salary for a social worker and the Children’s Centre supervisor. The remainder of the grant funds are supporting the costs of running the Children’s Centre.
GREATER NELSPRUIT RAPE INTERVENTION PROGRAMME (GRIP), Nelspruit
$3380–Regrant	This discretionary grant funds a GRIP representative to attend the August XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto. For more information on the activities in Toronto, please see page 33 in the Annual Report 2006.
HIV/AIDS Awareness Project and Youth Development (HAPYD), Soweto
$15,000–Regrant	Young people living with HIV/AIDS in Jabulani founded HAPYD to serve vulnerable children ages three to 10 years. HAPYD’s response combines five interventions: providing an interactive educational program for preschoolers, distributing basic nutritional support to families, starting counseling and support groups for HIV-positive pregnant women, launching income-generating activities, and giving technical support to smaller community-based organizations. With this Firelight regrant, HAPYD is expanding its outreach to 10 nursery schools that address the impact of HIV/AIDS through drama, traditional dance, and poetry. HAPYD is also initiating a weekly after-school psychosocial support group that establishes mentoring relationships between staff members and 35 orphans and child heads-of-households. The grant also covers some administrative costs.
HIV/AIDS Prevention Group, Belabela Welfare Society, Belabela
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant	HIV/AIDS Prevention Group, Belabela Welfare Society offers home-based care, testing services, and anti-retroviral treatment to HIV-positive adults and children affected by HIV/AIDS. This Firelight regrant allows Belabela to continue its comprehensive program of educational support, counseling, and recreational activities for 80 children. Funding also covers administrative expenses and staff development, including training in monitoring and evaluation for Belabela’s staff and volunteers.
HOWICK HOSPICE, Lions River
$10,000–Regrant	Over the past 10 years, Howick Hospice has engaged in rural outreach and home-based care for area residents. In addition to the hospice facility in town, Howick now operates activities throughout the region and serves more than 650 caregivers and children who are infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS. With this Firelight grant, Howick hired a part-time registered nurse and a full-time community worker to be part of its children’s program. Their hirings allow Howick to expand its activities, including home visits to children of infected parents, home-based care for 61 HIV-positive children, and community outreach.
IKAMVA LABANTU, Cape Town
$26,600–Regrant Two-year grant	Ikamva Labantu (The Future of Our Nation) initiated a network of preschools in the Cape Flats 37 years ago in the midst of the apartheid era. With a previous Firelight grant, Ikamva Labantu repaired and refurnished Khumbulani Daycare Center. This multi-year grant will do the same for Masibambane Crèche, founded in 1998 to address the increasing need for consistent, quality care for vulnerable children in Joe Slovo Park, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Cape Town. The first year of improvements includes a new structure, toilets, and a security gate. The second year follows with the building of two more structures, which will increase the number of children being served. This entire grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
LULISANDLA KUMNTWANA, Sibhayi
$15,000–Regrant	Lulisandla Kumntwana (Reach Out to the Child) works with community members to identify vulnerable children and assist foster families. The group’s 48 Family Support Teams, utilizing more than 350 volunteers, offer 1,500 orphans material, spiritual, and psychosocial support. Lulisandla is currently expanding its activities into two new regions: Manaba and Mlamula. Renewed Firelight support allows Lulisandla to introduce two new youth clubs, where participants are trained to improve their decision making skills. Lulisandla is also holding a series of 10 workshops to train as many as 1,000 orphans in psychosocial support and continuing two progressive agricultural projects that provide vulnerable families with vegetables. Additionally, funding covers some salary expenses.
ORGANISATION FOR AFRICAN HERBALISTS INTERNATIONAL (OAH), Botshabelo
$10,000–Regrant	As they came to recognize the severity of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in their area, the traditional healers who founded OAH began to participate in HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns. As their involvement increased, OAH leveraged Firelight funding to hold a series of workshops for both caregivers and children. They trained 70 foster parents, many of them first-time caregivers, on parenting and communication skills, and 70 children on life skills. These lessons included information about children’s rights, child abuse, and substance abuse. OAH also distributed food parcels to 23 orphans and their families. OAH’s activities have resulted in increased awareness of the needs of orphans and vulnerable children. Firelight’s renewed funding is supporting OAH to provide training for a new group of 70 orphans and their foster parents and to continue the organization’s education and food distribution activities.
ROB SMETHERHAM BEREAVEMENT SERVICE FOR CHILDREN (RSBSC), Pietermaritzburg
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant	RSBSC offers psychosocial support to bereaved children, especially those affected by HIV/AIDS. With this grant RSBSC is building upon previous Firelight-funded activities, training additional community members to support vulnerable children and their families. The organization’s activities are reaching nearly 150 community members and an additional 60 families caring for children who have lost both parents. Funds cover staff training in play therapy and management coaching, partial salaries for therapists and administrators, and other administrative expenses.
RURAL WOMEN’S MOVEMENT (RWM), Hilton
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant	Firelight is funding RWM with a two-year regrant. RWM is focusing the first year on education and the second on data collection, community awareness raising, and advocacy. In the first year, RWM is holding a stakeholder meeting to help identify beneficiaries and to allow orphaned and vulnerable children to share their needs and aspirations with the community. To serve children who are dropping out of school because of financial difficulties, RWM is also purchasing school uniforms for 250 children and paying school fees for 100 children. In the second year, RWM will collect data on child-headed households in the district and encourage children to write stories about their experiences to facilitate the grieving process and to sensitize the community about their needs. Also, the organization will apply for parents’ death certificates and children’s birth certificates to facilitate government grants for orphans. This entire grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
ST. NICHOLAS CHILDREN’S HOSPICE, Bloemfontein
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant	With this Firelight regrant, St. Nicholas Children’s Hospice is expanding its wide-reaching palliative care programs in Botshabelo, an informal settlement area with a more than 90 percent unemployment rate. Firelight funds pay two staff salaries and a portion of the administrative costs for the newly established Botshabelo Community Palliative Day Care Centre. St. Nicholas is also holding six community training sessions on child development and psychosocial support in the informal settlements, reaching 200 families. This entire grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation.
SIZANANI HOME BASED CAREGIVER PROJECTS (SHBCP), Mzimhlophe/Soweto
$9,100	SHBCP focuses on vulnerable children, particularly child-headed households, in Soweto. Through its drop-in center, the organization offers childcare services, training in income-generating activities, and daily meals for children and adults living with HIV/AIDS. Firelight funding is allowing SHBCP to serve three meals a day to 475 children and provide school uniforms to the 44 most vulnerable from this group. This grant enables SHBCP to operate gardening and tailoring income-generating activities. The organization will also purchase computer equipment for computer skills training for children and their caregivers.
THABISO, Barkley West
$9,100	Thabiso offers counseling, training, and HIV/AIDS care services to affected or abused women and children. The group also provides technical assistance to 13 community-based organizations undertaking similar work in the Northern Cape. Firelight funding supports Thabiso’s drop-in center, which provides services to women and children displaced from their homes by their deceased husbands’ relatives, who have taken their homes. Thabiso offers temporary shelter, food, and psychosocial support to 100 women and children per month through this program. Firelight funding also supports some of the costs of Thabiso’s communal vegetable garden, which serves 185 people living with HIV/AIDS and more than 85 vulnerable children in the surrounding community.
THANDUKUPHILA COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION, Empangeni
$10,900–Regrant	More than 700 families in Empangeni benefit from Thandukuphila Community Based Organization’s services, which include daycare, skills development training for vulnerable children, and a support group for people living with HIV/AIDS. Renewed Firelight funding is providing salaries for childcare workers in a new satellite center, which offers daycare, before- and after-school programming, and meals for 550 vulnerable children. Firelight is also funding Thandukuphila’s quarterly workshops for 250 youth, which provide training in decision making, and weekly skills development sessions for 355 children. Regrant funds are also enabling Thandukuphila to make micro-loans of around $160 to 10 income-generating groups supporting more than 80 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 2006 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants		37.6 million 14.0 million 8.8% 12% 2.4 million 44% $140,700 2 9 $452,700 19 31
AFRICAN YOUTH CONNECTION (AYC), Morogoro
$4,000	Founded by a group of community members in Morogoro, AYC provides the resources families and communities need to care for children and youth affected by HIV/AIDS. AYC offers peer education and vocational training to vulnerable youth and their caregivers. Funding from Firelight is supporting 10 primary and four secondary schools, which offer HIV/AIDS prevention education and life-skills training to all students as part of their extracurricular activities. Funds are also supporting a six-month training for 25 caregivers in tie-dying techniques to generate income.
BUTOGWA WOMEN’S HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (BUWOHEDE), Mwanza
$8,000–Regrant	Women in Itabagumba Village established BUWOHEDE out of concern for the increase in the number of vulnerable children and youth. With two previous Firelight grants, BUWOHEDE trained youth in tailoring, prepared caregivers to initiate small businesses, and provided them with small loans. The organization also conducted a variety of HIV/AIDS awareness-raising activities in Itabagumba and the surrounding area. This Firelight regrant supports BUWOHEDE’s tailoring training, which is complemented by behavior change workshops for 30 youth. Funds also cover administrative expenses, including the salary of a program officer.
DIOCESE OF SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS ORPHAN SUPPORT PROGRAM (DSH), Mbeya
$15,000–Regrant	DSH launched its orphan support program to assist families affected by HIV/AIDS and to mobilize Mbeya’s community to respond to challenges presented by the pandemic. With previous Firelight grants, DSH conducted a door-to-door needs assessment and as a result provided educational assistance and vocational training support to vulnerable children and youth. DSH is using Firelight funds to provide small business management training to 40 caregivers and to distribute livestock to each caregiver for income generation. Livestock offspring are distributed to additional beneficiaries on a rotating basis. The organization is also extending educational support to 130 primary and secondary school students.
ELIMU, MICHEZO NA MAZOEZI (EMIMA), Dar es Salaam
$30,000–Regrant Three-year grant	Since 2001 EMIMA has been involving youth in sports activities and helping vulnerable young people stay in school. EMIMA trains peer coaches, who offer HIV/AIDS education and life-skills training to youth. The organization’s activities have helped youth avoid drug use and prostitution and to more openly discuss sexual and reproductive health. This has led to a reduction in sexually transmitted infections among youth in EMIMA’s focus communities. With this two-year regrant from Firelight, EMIMA is expanding, establishing two new centers in Moshi and Arusha, which will reach 3,000 youth through sports and HIV/AIDS awareness. Funds are also supporting EMIMA’s educational and vocational training assistance for 150 vulnerable children.
FARAJA COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH CARE (Faraja CBHC), Singida
$15,000–Regrant	Since 1992 Faraja CBHC (formerly Makiungu Community Based Home Care) has provided outreach to children and families in Singida, an isolated rural area in northern Tanzania. Firelight’s previous grant to Faraja allowed 15 children to attend school and provided direct monthly household support payments to 40 caregivers. This Firelight grant helps Faraja CBHC provide educational assistance to 30 students, and through its network of village health workers and volunteers, to continue visiting the homes of 35 people living with HIV/AIDS. The organization is also raising awareness about the needs and rights of vulnerable children.
KAGERA GROUP FOR DEVELOPMENT (KAGDE), Bukoba
$30,000–Regrant Three-year grant	An organization that advocates for children’s rights, KAGDE offers holistic care, support, and training to street children on the western shore of Lake Victoria. With a previous Firelight grant, KAGDE held weekly Baraza la Watoto (Children’s Voices Meeting) for approximately 100 young street children. At the meetings KAGDE shared facts about HIV/AIDS and offered health care, counseling, and a hot meal. KAGDE also trained concerned adults as youth paralegals and foster guardians. With this multi-year regrant, KAGDE continues to support street children through education, health care, and entrepreneurship training. It also continues to educate 180 village leaders and concerned community members about children’s rights.
KWAWAZEE - THE GRANNY PROJECT, Kagera
$5,000	KwaWazee - The Granny Project improves the ability of Kagera’s grandmothers to provide care for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. The organization offers psychosocial and economic support to the grandmothers. This Firelight grant assists the organization as it increases the reach of its granny support groups, while continuing to provide current members with financial assistance in the form of pension payments, house reconstruction, and income-generating activities. Combined, KwaWazee’s activities benefit 340 grandmothers and 410 children in Kagera.
LAKE NYANZA ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITATION ORGANIZATION (LANESO), Mwanza
$12,000–Regrant $5,000 – Regrant	Recognizing the marginalization of fisher boys living on Lake Victoria’s islands, LANESO initiated activities to reduce their risk of HIV infection. They have done this by informing the boys about HIV/AIDS and by providing economic support through fishing cooperatives. Firelight’s previous grants to LANESO enabled the organization to train 110 fisher boys in sustainable fishing techniques and to supervise the boys’ fishing cooperatives. LANESO has also offered HIV/AIDS awareness-raising programs in Mwanza and island communities. With this regrant LANESO is continuing its youth-focused activities. In response to the declining profitability of fishing and the strong demand for tailoring services, the organization is training 50 vulnerable youth in tailoring. Funding also covers administrative expenses, including the salary of an evaluation consultant who helps LANESO assess how its program activities are affecting children, youth, and other community member. LANESO serves as a resource center for other community-based organizations in the Mwanza area, making its computer equipment and internet service available to other organizations doing similar work. This grant supports LANESO’s office costs, including administrative expenses, internet service, and purchase of a printer and office furniture.
TUMAINI WOMEN DEVELOPMENT GROUP, Mwanza
$8,000–Regrant	Feeling the acute emotional, economic, and health effects of living with HIV, a group of HIV-positive women banded together for “mutual help” (tumaini in Swahili) and psychosocial support. Firelight’s previous grant to Tumaini Women’s Development Group assisted 60 children with educational support and furnished 15 caregivers with startup loans for income-generating activities. All caregivers repaid their loans. With this Firelight regrant Tumaini is continuing its educational support of 60 children and is offering startup capital to 15 additional caregivers. The group is also covering administrative expenses, purchasing food for ill children, and supporting HIV/AIDS awareness-raising activities.
YATIMA KWA WAZAZI (YAWA), Mwasi
$8,000–Regrant	YAWA (Orphan with Grandparents) is a volunteer-driven and community-owned organization assisting orphans who are living with grandparents. This women-led group provides children with school fees, recreational activities, and HIV/AIDS education. Previous Firelight funding assisted YAWA as it initiated income-generating activities to support skills development for 15 orphans who had left school. This regrant from Firelight provides more than 70 orphans with school fees, 100 orphans with food and clothing, and 150 orphans with school uniforms.
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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 2006 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Total Tides DAF funding Number of Tides DAF grants		27.8 million 18.0 million 4.1% 14% 2.3 million 45% $148,780 1 7 $397,780 12 21 $52,000 1
Firelight only accepts regrant requests and solicited proposals from Uganda
ACTION FOR CHILDREN (AFC), Apac
$20,000–Regrant Two-year grant	AFC is a child rescue and advocacy agency that uses youth and adult counselors to provide psychosocial support and life-skills training to children. The organization also supports income-generating activities through revolving loans. AFC reaches youth through clubs called Children’s Brigades. With its first Firelight grant, AFC trained 30 youth in childcare counseling, 18 youth in leadership skills, and 200 youth in life and vocational skills. In the first year of the current two-year regrant, AFC is offering training in leadership skills to 20 caregivers and more than 400 children in 10 Brigades. AFC is also supporting the caregivers’ income-generating activities, which enables participants to pay for school fees, medication, and household needs. In the second year of the regrant, AFC plans to extend its income-generating support to an additional 20 Brigades and 20 caregivers.
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (CETRUD), Kasese
$15,000–Regrant	With the mission of protecting lives and the environment, CETRUD provides caretakers with business training and direct grants to help them better support the vulnerable children in their care. Continuing to build on previous Firelight-funded activities, which have included business and sustainable agricultural training, CETRUD is using this regrant to provide training and small business grants to 35 families. This Firelight grant also covers the costs of training for CETRUD staff members and helps to establish a women’s handicraft center that will market the organization’s products overseas.
FRIENDS OF CHRIST REVIVAL MINISTRIES (FOC-REV), Busia
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant	FOC-REV cares for people living with HIV/AIDS and vulnerable children in Busia District. Over the four years the organization has partnered with Firelight, FOC-REV has expanded dramatically, adding many new funders and increasing its organizational budget nearly eight-fold. This regrant allows FOC-REV to offer educational support to more than 320 students and vocational training to 120 children and their caregivers. An additional 20 children who are not in school will participate in apprenticeship training and 20 HIV-positive parents will create memory books and succession plans for their children.
KYETUME COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH CARE PROGRAMME (KCBHCP), Mukono
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant $3,780–Regrant	KCBHCP supports people affected by HIV/AIDS and works to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted diseases among young people. This regrant supports the continuation of KCBHCP’s successful farming and dairy programs, which are aimed specifically at households caring for orphans. The organization is distributing heifers and crop production supplies to caregivers, who are also supported by educational visits with past participants. Firelight funds also cover the salary of a counselor and a refresher training course for 25 home visit volunteers. This discretionary grant funds a KCBHCP representative to attend the August XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto. For more information on the activities in Toronto, please see page 33 in the Annual Report 2006.
ST. FRANCIS HEALTH CARE SERVICES, Jinja
$25,000–Regrant Two-year grant	St. Francis Health Care Services operates a health care center providing medical support, along with counseling, home-based care, and income-generating activities to 4,500 men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS, as well as 1,500 vulnerable children. This Firelight grant allows the health center staff to continue providing health education home visits to 2,000 vulnerable children and nutritional support to 150 HIV-positive children.
UGANDA COMMUNITY BASED ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD WELFARE (UCOBAC), Kumi
$10,000	A national organization, UCOBAC works to protect children’s rights and to build the capacity of caretakers and other organizations serving the needs of vulnerable children. With this round of Firelight funding, UCOBAC is offering apprenticeship training, loans, and psychosocial support to 20 youth in a rural area in northeast Uganda. This grant also funds UCOBAC’s HIV/AIDS awareness-raising activities.
YOUTH ALIVE CLUB (YAC), Kamwokya/Kampala
$15,000–Regrant	Through performing arts festivals, sports competitions, and peer education activities, YAC encourages HIV/AIDS prevention by advocating for informed and responsible decision making among young people. With its most recent Firelight grant, YAC is furthering its programs in both Kampala and conflict-ridden northern Uganda, reaching more than 4,000 community members through sensitization meetings. In both locations training activities are preparing nearly 70 youth to carry YAC’s messages to their peers. Renewed Firelight funding is also helping the organization continue its awareness-raising and training efforts in Apac and Wakiso Districts, covering the costs of life-skills development and advocacy seminars for 4,000 children. Additionally, YAC is holding a music and drama festival in both districts to share HIV/AIDS prevention and care messages. This regrant is also covering some administrative expenses.
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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 2006 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Total Tides DAF funding Number of Tides DAF grants Since 2000 Total Firelight funding Number of new grants Number of regrants Total Tides DAF funding Number of Tides DAF grants		11.5 million 6.0 million 16.5% 20% 1.2 million 57% $358,180 7 19 $41,000 2 $1,031,380 43 51 $107,000 5
BWAFWANO COMMUNITY HOME BASED CARE ORGANISATION (BCHBC), Lusaka
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant	BCHBC was developed as a community response to fight the spread of diseases, like HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, and to reduce the vulnerability of area children. Previous Firelight funding to BCHBC covered peer education, income-generating activities, and educational support. With this Firelight regrant BCHBC is extending its services to two new locations: Mkushi and Chibombo districts. Funding covers educational support for 500 vulnerable children, life-skills classes for 1,400 young people, and vocational training for 350 orphaned youth. BCHBC expects to reach 7,000 people with its voluntary counseling and testing services and health information campaign.
CARE FOR CHILDREN IN NEED (CAFCHIN), Lundazi
$15,000–Regrant	CAFCHIN is dedicated to meeting the economic, health, and psychosocial needs of vulnerable children and their caregivers in Lundazi Province. More than 200 children and 30 caregivers benefited from CAFCHIN’s services in 2005. With its previous Firelight grant, the group trained more than 60 caregivers in business planning, children’s rights, and HIV/AIDS prevention. The training was supplemented with business loans. Profits generated from the businesses funded HIV-positive widows to construct homes, which will be inherited by their children, and supported a community vegetable garden. This regrant from Firelight supports the salaries of eight staff members, various office expenses, and training in management, finance, and education material production for three staff members.
CHINTELELWE HEALTH EDUCATION AND LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMME, Ndola
$12,000–Regrant	Founded by members of Mushili Township who were concerned about increasing rates of HIV/AIDS, unemployment, and school drop outs, Chintelelwe Health Education and Livelihood Programme employs an innovative twin track approach to income-generating activities. The organization provides caregivers with loans, while also offering them temporary food support. Chintelelwe has found this approach helps caregivers grow their businesses quickly because they do not have to spend loan funds on their basic needs. Funds from this Firelight grant are supporting twin track costs for 50 caregivers, along with peer education activities and a supplemental feeding program at a local community school.
CHILD CARE & ADOPTION SOCIETY, CHILENJE TRANSIENT HOME, Lusaka
$24,000–Regrant Two-year grant	The Child Care & Adoption Society is one of Zambia’s oldest child protection organizations. It consists of ten branches, including two transit homes focusing on adoption and fostering. More than 50 children pass through Chilenje Transient Home each year and the Society reintegrates more than 70 percent of these children into families. Firelight funds are helping the Society train 60 community members in fostering and adoption, child abuse prevention, and HIV/AIDS prevention.
CHILDREN IN DISTRESS-Kalomo (CINDI-Kalomo), Kalomo
$14,800–Regrant	CINDI-Kalomo is part of a nationwide network aimed at mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS on children. The Kalomo chapter provides income-generating opportunities to vulnerable caregivers and youth, extends educational support to children, and conducts community awareness activities. This grant is allowing CINDI-Kalomo to continue its program of educational support, providing school supplies to 116 vulnerable children and secondary or tertiary school fees to 24 young people who have previously been supported by Firelight funding. This grant is also allowing CINDI-Kalomo to establish a mill to generate income by grinding grain for surrounding communities. Additionally, Firelight funding is covering the salaries of three staff members.
CHILDREN IN DISTRESS-Kitwe (CINDI-Kitwe), Kitwe
$15,000–Regrant	CINDI-Kitwe was launched in the Copperbelt region to address the needs of more than 65,000 orphaned and vulnerable children in the area. Operating since 1989, CINDI functions as a national umbrella organization mobilizing communities to assist these children. With previous Firelight funding, CINDI-Kitwe conducted a series of participatory needs assessments for area children. Communities then organized themselves to best respond to these needs. This response included training more than 330 youth as HIV/AIDS prevention educators. This Firelight regrant enables CINDI-Kitwe to provide nutritional support to 100 grandparent-headed households, 150 homes with chronically ill caregivers, and 50 child-headed households. Additionally, Firelight funding supports the development of a radio program and HIV/AIDS education materials, as well as the operation of an animal-rearing project benefiting 12 caregivers.
COMMUNITY FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (CHD), Lusaka
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant	Responding to the high number of children dropping out of school as a result of HIV/AIDS and poverty, CHD established a network of community schools focused specifically on young girls living in isolated rural and high-density urban settlements. Forty girls from rural areas have enrolled in these schools. This Firelight regrant supports CHD’s efforts to purchase educational material for 10 schools serving 1,200 children in five districts. Funding also assists with 10 teachers’ salaries and with teacher training courses.
COMMUNITY YOUTH MOBILISATION (CYM), Kabwe
$10,000	Started in 2005 by a group of young people who originally met at a regional workshop, CYM educates youth to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. CYM supports the formation of resource centers in the rural district of Kabwe that provide youth with information, basic counseling, and a referral system for health services. Firelight funding is enabling CYM to establish five more rural youth resource centers, to train volunteers, and to support community awareness-raising activities.
DEVELOPMENT AID FROM PEOPLE TO PEOPLE CHILDREN'S TOWN (DAPP-Children's Town), Malambanyama
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant $5,000–Regrant	Established in response to Lusaka’s growing street children population, DAPP-Children’s Town is a residential education and vocational training center in Malambanyama Village. DAPP-Children’s Town educates orphans in life and vocational skills. The organization also works to strengthen the capacity of local communities to provide care and support to orphans and vulnerable children. Firelight funds are being used to improve academic skills and training, to purchase medicine for the school’s clinic, and to support maintenance and renovation of the school building and residential houses. Additional funds are supporting DAPP-Children’s Town’s community outreach program, which enables the organization to mentor its Community Orphan Committees in counseling, budgeting, and the managing of income-generating activities. This entire grant was funded through Firelight’s Donor Advised Fund at Tides Foundation. A concurrent Firelight regrant is supporting DAPP - Children’s Town’s community school, orphan outreach program, and HIV/AIDS awareness-raising activities. With this discretionary grant, DAPP - Children’s Town is enhancing the capacity of 40 Community Orphan Committees (COCs) by providing training in leadership, advocacy, and action plan monitoring and evaluation. DAPP - Children’s Town staff is holding monthly mentoring meetings with COCs and is funding their transportation and workshop materials.
ECHOES OF MERCY, Chibuluma
$8,500–Regrant	Echoes of Mercy supports families in the Copperbelt Province who are coping with poverty and HIV/AIDS by providing educational support, vocational skills training, and assistance in achieving food security. This Firelight grant covers the cost of educating 50 children in Echoes of Mercy’s own community school as well as an additional 85 pupils in local government schools. The organization is also using the funds to continue its carpentry training program, to invest additional resources in its successful agricultural income-generating activity, and to partially cover salaries and administrative expenses.
FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN PROJECT (FCP), Ndola
$15,000–Regrant	More than 250 pupils study, receive hot meals, and participate in sports and drama clubs at FCP’s community school in Ndola. FCP’s focus is on primary education and income-generating activities, but the organization also emphasizes the importance of food security in ensuring children’s school attendance. FCP also encourages the full participation of caregivers in sustaining efforts to improve children’s survival and wellbeing. Renewed Firelight funding enables FCP to continue to meet the material needs of community school students, while also providing food to 50 households, training 25 caregivers in vocational skills, and covering some administrative costs.
FOUNTAINS OF LIGHT, Kabwe
$8,500	Three community members established Fountains of Light in response to the trauma local children were experiencing as they lost parents to HIV/AIDS. The organization built Dudzai Community School in the rural Kabwe District to provide orphans and vulnerable children with a family environment that simultaneously promotes spiritual, cultural, and academic education. The school also provides children with HIV/AIDS awareness education and offers vocational opportunities. Firelight funds are supporting the hiring of two additional teachers and a counselor for the school, the development of a breakfast meal program for the students, and the organization of monthly community-wide events.
INITIATIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL LIVELIHOOD (ISRL), Chibombo/Mumbwa
$5,000	Started by two community members with a vision of raising the standard of living among the local poor, ISRL has developed a holistic approach to achieving sustainable rural development. Current program activities focus on food security, civic and human rights education, literacy, and care for orphans and vulnerable children. Firelight funds are helping ISRL reach 400 vulnerable children. ISRL is also conducting a local forum on the intersection of HIV/AIDS and children as well as a workshop on home-based care. ISRL is additionally training female- and child-headed households in sustainable agricultural projects and food preparation and preservation.
KABWATA WIDOWS AND ORPHANS COMMUNITY SOCIETY (KWOCS), Kabwata
$10,000–Regrant	KWOCS addresses the economic, legal, and nutritional needs of women and children in the rural Masaiti area. Previous Firelight funding helped KWOCS install a grain mill, which now funds its activities. This Firelight regrant enables KWOCS to build on its success with income-generating activities by offering business management training to 50 caregivers, each caring for an average of four children. Working in groups of 10, caregivers receive business startup funds as well as ongoing technical assistance and follow-up training.
THE LAW AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (LADA), Monze
$5,000–Regrant	A membership organization that provides legal advice and training, LADA focuses on preventing property grabbing, early forced marriages, and widow inheritance. The organization used its first Firelight grant to train 41 children as Paralegal Kids – a program that teaches children to be peer educators around children’s rights issues. This discretionary grant from Firelight enables LADA to launch its Paralegal Kids program on a national level. Funding supports the gathering of 24 traditional chiefs to discuss how to best address the issues affecting children in their communities.
LIVINGSTONE ANGLICAN CHILDREN’S PROJECT (LACP), Livingstone
$7,000	LACP began in response to the impact of HIV/AIDS on Livingstone’s Ngwenya area. In its 10 years of operation, LACP has provided education, food, and health support to 400 orphans and vulnerable children and has reached 2,500 young people through peer education. Firelight funding supports the improvement of a recreation center, which will serve 200 children ages three to 15 years when it is completed. These children were rescued from the streets or child labor conditions. LACP is also using Firelight funds to counsel infected and affected children and their caregivers.
LUPWA LWABUMI TRUST (LLT), Kapiri Mposhi/Chirundu/Lusaka
$30,000–Regrant Two-year grant $4,880–Regrant	LLT focuses on maintaining and restoring families, empowering communities, and preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS in ten villages in the Lusaka, Chirundu, and Kapiri Mposhi Ddistricts. The organization utilizes a Family Circles approach whereby groups of families living in close proximity develop solutions to local problems. Children receive wide support from the circles as families become intimately bonded. Firelight funds support existing and new Family Circles and support individual families with counseling, life-skills training, and income-generating activities. This discretionary grant funds an LLT representative to attend the August XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto. For more information on the activities in Toronto, please see page 33 in the Annual Report 2006.
THE MEDIA NETWORK ON ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN, Lusaka
$7,500	The Media Network on Orphans and Vulnerable Children is a membership organization comprised of newspaper, radio, and television journalists in Zambia’s nine provinces. As the only media group in the Southern African region specifically focused on issues concerning children, members provide training programs on children’s rights and the ethics of reporting on children. The Media Network also runs community radio programs and publishes an eight-page quarterly newspaper, The Zambian Child. Firelight funds support a media campaign focused on psychosocial support for children affected by HIV/AIDS, which includes a national media workshop for 20 journalists.
POWER OF LOVE FOUNDATION (POL), Lusaka
$5,000	POL develops effective methods to strengthen the community response to HIV/AIDS, including home and hospice-based palliative care for HIV-positive chil