Supporting HIV/AIDS orphans in Malawi

Malawi has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in the world and one of the highest numbers of HIV/AIDS orphans. These children have to go through the unimaginable trauma of watching their parents die, and are often left alone to care for themselves and their younger brothers and sisters.

Zainabu Kassim is 12 years old and lives in Machanga district. Her parents both died of AIDS when she was very young. She lives with her brother and three younger sisters. Zainabu is now the sole income provider for her family, and has no time to attend school or make friends her own age.

“I stay at home most of the time when I’m not working. I haven’t really got time to play with the other girls and they sometimes say bad things. I would like to go to school if I had more time. I see others going and would like to have a better future too – I would like to be a nurse.”

What your support can achieve for children like Zainabu:

• £40 could provide 400 children with nutritious porrige for one week – sometimes the only guaranteed meal they receive
• £60 is enough to provide a child with ARV treatment for two months
• £90 will equip a centre with toys, materials and play equipment for 400 children
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photo : ©Gavin Smith/Eyevine/ActionAid