Sports and health

We work closely with schools and local community groups to promote healthy living and health education with vulnerable children and at risk youth. We run sports matches, games activities and interactive health education talks. A supportive environment is fostered for young people who gain confidence through the enjoyment of team-based sports and activities and mentoring on health education issues. Our external health facilitators lead sessions that explore a variety of topics relevant to the children including COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, water borne diseases, drug abuse and major illnesses such as malaria. Sports are played after the health sessions and as separate events to ensure learning occurs in a relaxed and positive environment.

Young carers clubs

Our young carers clubs use creative workshops to explore and address the needs of those children who are caring for suffering parents. Young carers have the ability to mobilise social resources quite effectively, getting help from neighbours and family, and negotiating access to income generating resources. Building on these existing abilities, we equip the young carers with project management skills and provide them with the resources to set up an income generating activity of their choice. Each young carers club has got five members and networks with other young carers clubs.

Social protection

Through direct aid, we offer support in a flexible manner that allows us to respond to the risks, vulnerability and chronic poverty faced by the most vulnerable children and their families in our catchment areas. We provide support to some of the neediest in our communities at some of the most challenging of times for them. Support offered when essential has included food aid, contributing to income generating activities and covering for medical bills and the funeral costs of parents. The support provided is targeted to each child’s specific needs.