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Since 2001 Seke Rural Home Based Care has been implementing home based care and palliative careinterventions to improve the quality of life for people affected and infected by HIV. SRHBC relies heavily on volunteer caregivers who are the backbone of the organisation. There are a total of 1023 caregivers and all of them have been trained in Home Based Care but only 145 have been trained in palliative care due to limited resources. The caregivers assist in identification, referral and monitoring of HIV positive clients through adherence education and monitoring. They are also responsible for coordinating support groups at community level.

The organisation is also involved in OVC care through addressing education, Health and social protection needs of children. The Education component comprises of direct school fees payment and payment of fees through proceeds from School Development Committee income generating activitieswhich were funded by SRHBC. The Health interventions include School Health Assessments, Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health for in school youths and assistance for HIV positive children using the Integrated Management of Peadiatric HIV AIDS Care and Treatment (IMPACT) model. The IMPACT model was piloted in Seke District by Seke Rural HBC and was very successful. The model has been documented and handed over to the Ministry of Health at national level which is now cascading the model to other District of the country. Social protection interventions include psychosocial support groups, support for child protection committees and counselling for children and their families. The organisation mainstreams livelihoods and gender in all its programming.

Tuesday 16 September 2014

Orphans and Vulnerable children

Article from http://www.childrenfirst.worlded.org/Partners/partners.htm

Seke Rural Home Based Care

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Seke Rural Home Based Care supports community efforts to reduce the proportion of children facing psychosocial challenges as a result of HIV and AIDS. In collaboration with Children First, Seke supports over 1,400 orphan and vulnerable children in greater Harare (Seke and Manyame) with pediatric palliative care, training of caregivers, counseling, bereavement support, educational assistance and material support such as sanitary ware.
Areas served: Chitungwiza and Seke (Greater Harare, peri-urban settlements).
OVC Services Provided: Psychosocial support, medical support, educational support.
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Vulnerable Children and Orphans (OVCs)
Vulnerable children are usually considered to be any children who lack family support, are poor, are disabled, are in prison, or who experience frequent changes in residence because of homelessness or refugee status. In the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, children are also made vulnerable by having a chronically ill parent or by living in a household where at least one adult has died in the last year. Orphans, who are a special category of vulnerable children, are considered to be any children who lack one or both parents. The literature refers to single orphans who have lost one parent as opposed to double orphans who have lost both parents. It also refers to paternal orphans who have lost their father as opposed to maternal orphans who have lost their mother. Moreover, the literature refers to several types of orphans according to the following factors: cause of orphaning, such as war orphans and AIDS orphans; support systems, such as foster-care orphans; and place of residence, such as street orphans. Some development specialists argue against using the term orphan, especially the term AIDS orphan, in order to avoid stigmatizing the child. In addition, some specialists argue against using the term AIDS orphan because it fosters confusion about whether a child was orphaned by AIDS or is suffering from AIDS himself/herself. 


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