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Preparing families for transition

Parents who are HIV positive are not only concerned about their own well-being, but also the future of their children.

Plan responds by:

strengthening community coping mechanisms,
providing home-based care,
preserving community and family memory,
and preparing children and families for transition.

Succession planning is an important element to protect children from being vulnerable to property snatching, physical and sexual abuse, and having adequate access to appropriate healthcare, social welfare and education.

Plan assists families in writing wills, alongside establishing legal aid networks, and working to ensure that all children are registered at birth – all of which are key legal interventions for communities affected by AIDS.

The story of Fanta
Fanta is five years old and HIV-positive. With her grandmother being the sole provider for her family, Fanta is supported by a self-help group who accompany her on medical visits to a local centre

The story of Joice
Jocie was one of the first people trained by the Association of Uganda Women Lawyers (FIDA), and learned about human rights, the rule of law, will writing, inheritance, and how to deal with cases of domestic violence

Memory books help children
Plan is encouraging AIDS infected parents in Uganda to make memory books for their children, and helping HIV infected parents to acquire knowledge and skills to secure their children’s future

Tikumporn grows food together with a group

Food security and HIV/AIDS in Thailand
A group of people living with HIV and AIDS in Thailand provide mental support to its members, facilitate their access to medicine, and reduce their vulnerability to the effects of HIV and AIDS

Families struggle with the impact of HIV and AIDS

Plan helps grandparents care for AIDS orphans
Plan is working with communities in Malawi to form a programme to help extended families cope with the impact of HIV and AIDS

From women to icons of hope
While the HIV and AIDS epidemic has left many families and communities disintegrated and in poverty, the Helga Women Group, with the support of Plan, is restoring hope to many in Homa Bay, Kenya

Hope for African Children
More than 13 million African children have been orphaned and millions more have otherwise been affected by AIDS since the early 1980s. Read about Hope for African Children Initiative.

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