Help Support Children in Makindu Living with HIV

In addition to the regular challenges that the residents of Makindu face, Covid-19 has intensified the struggles in the community, especially with the amount of food available and health safety in schools. Catching Covid-19 would be drastic for those who are HIV+ or have family members who are.

So, on top of the worry of Covid-19 and HIV+ children, right now the residents of Makindu are facing major challenges. The Makindu community has been educated on how to stay safe from Covid-19 and the schools are back open. However, due to the schools needing to take precautions, people unable to work and the community struggling financially, the school was unable to get any funding for soap, water, food or any intervention. While we are trying to get funding for necessities the school needs to be a Covid-safe space, we are also hoping to keep everyone in good shape and well nourished by providing goats to each family. Each family having a goat would prevent them from having to travel and interact with people on a regular basis to seek out milk and other resources goats provide, naturally keeping their chances of contracting the virus even lower. One goat is $65. Providing each family with a goat will guarantee that the residents will be in good health to continue their education and continue going to school and most of all have stronger immune systems to fight against HIV, the virus or any other illnesses they could get. We are so happy and fortunate to have been able to help slow the spread of Covid-19 for this long, we want to do all we can.

Thank you for your ongoing support.