HIV/AIDS is changing
the lives of millions of children. Each day 8,500 children and young people are
infected with HIV/AIDS. By the end of 2013, 10.4 .million children under the
age of 15 had lost their mother or both parents to AIDs. The trend is upwards
and the situation is becoming even more serious, especially in Sub-Saharan
Africa where Uganda is found.
Some evidence suggests
that children whose parents have died from AIDS are less likely to attend
school than those who have not lost a parent. Children are withdrawn from
school to care for siblings, the sick or for economic reasons, particularly
girls and HIV / AIDS affected children face discrimination and stigmatization.
We conduct HIV / AIDS
Counseling sessions for both affected and infected persons on weekly basis at
our offices. So far we have interacted with over 5,000 people since the
inception of this programme. Working with the line Ministry of Health which
provided educational materials, many people have and are still continuing to
benefit from this programme especially the youths.
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