Caregivers from the Center for Family Life Education in N'Djamena provide a patient with an AIDS Care Kit. Read more about their stories in the July/August 2005 issue of "a Common Place" magazine.
Chad
About ChadSome 200,000 people in Chad have HIV/AIDS. The HIV infection rate among adults is 4.9 percent. Politically motivated violence and refugee crises in surrounding countries have led conflict and migration that contribute to the spread of HIV.
MCC Supports:Center for Family Life Education (CEVIFA)In the midst of difficult social conditions in the capital city, two dedicated volunteers decided they could help improve their communities through family education. They started the Center for Family Life Education with that goal in mind. CEVIFA undertakes a campaign of information, education and awareness in religious structures, schools and several neighborhoods in the city. The group provides education to youth and valuable support to AIDS patients and their families. Funding from MCC also provides AIDS orphans with nutrition, health and educational support. $9 Cdn./$8 U.S. a month provides nutritious food for one child. $161 Cdn./$141 U.S. provides income generation training and a loan to one woman. If contributions to a project exceed the amount needed, MCC will use the donations to support similar projects.
Christian Service for Children and Development in ChadIn 2002, this group began with a vision of caring for the poor. They were specifically concerned about the state of families and children. In a poor part of the country with few social safety nets, the death of parents from AIDS was creating many hardships for children. Through this project, based in Moundou, care is provided to 80 orphans. 40 children live in dormitories at the center and 40 children are supported through families in the surrounding community. The children are supported with shelter, food, clothing, medical care, and school support. If contributions to a project exceed the amount needed, MCC will use the donations to support similar projects.
Evangelical Churches & Missions of Chad (EEMET)Evangelical Churches and Missions in Chad (EEMET) is a network of evangelical churches and mission groups in Chad. As such, it has the potential to influence the work of many churches throughout the country. EEMET has developed a strategy for HIV/AIDS work within evangelical churches. This plan includes training churches and their leaders in how in how to prevent AIDS and how to fight stigma in their communities. It also includes training on how to support people living with AIDS and children orphaned by AIDS. MCC provides funding for the training of 200 women and youth church leaders and the care of 100 AIDS orphans. MCC also supplies HIV rapid blood tests to four hospitals within the EEMET medical system. $11 Cdn./$10 U.S. provides one set of clothing for a child. $22 Cdn./$19 U.S. allows one church leader to receive on-going training to implement AIDS activities. If contributions to a project exceed the amount needed, MCC will use the donations to support similar projects. |
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