PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE
We safeguard orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs). We do this by:
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placing orphans in fostering placements
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counselling children
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supporting & counselling the foster carers
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supporting child-headed households
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making regular safeguarding visits
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strengthening parenting skills
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running memory box camps to help children who have lost a parent
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organizing a joyful Christmas party
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enrolling children in school to restart their education
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making regular school follow-up visits
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monitoring each child's welfare
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raising awareness to stop gender-based violence and domestic violence
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protecting children from abuse
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providing food parcels for families in crisis


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Girls are particularly vulnerable to neglect and abuse

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Grandmothers often provide the foster care, sometimes looking after quite a number of children
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Poor children can suffer from neglect, hunger, abuse, no education, little healthcare

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The children and youth have a lot of fun at the Christmas party!

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Emergency food parcels being prepared . . .

. . . and delivered






