| Country / Region: | Zambia / Samfya |
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| Project Summary: | Prevention of HIV and AIDS and support for people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS |
Partner Overview
This project focuses on the prevention of HIV and AIDS and support for people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS through home based care, counseling, education support for orphans and vulnerable children and empowerment of guardian families.
Samfya Community of Care Providers (SCCP) is a community-based organization started by 23 churches of different denominations in the Samfya District of Luapula Province. This group has a common interest in tackling the multiple issues that HIV/AIDS is creating in their community. SCCP’s goal is the identification and support of orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) by providing for their education and nutrition needs.
In 2003, Bright Hope International began supporting SCCP to provide educational requirements for 37 OVCs in the community. In 2004, the support was increased to provide school fees and educational requirements for a total of 214 OVCs. With extra support from a partner church in (WCCC) in Chicago, the number was increased to 1000 in 2006. The scope of the program also increased to include food supplements, microloans and scholarship opportunities for OVCs and guardian families.
SCCP’s current activities include (1) educational support for 1050 OVCs in grades 1-12, including school fees, exam fees, school uniforms and school requirements, (2) scholarships for 21 OVCs who completed grade 12 and entered an institute of higher learning, (3) monthly maize meal food supplement for 978 guardian families, (4) microfinance program which has distributed loans to 221 guardian families to date, and (5) home based care support to 125 clients including counseling, home visit, medical and food supplements.
