Five Loaves For Africa Presentation2010

Five Loaves of Africa’s strategy
Works in Zambia through Community based orphaned programs
Planning to build Children’s Home
Dedicated to empowering AIDS orphans and vulnerable children for a better future

How do we raise funds?
Online donations
Corporate Sponsors
Fundraising events:
Thread of Life – Fashion Show
Ride for Five – Bike Ride

The Aids crisis - Zambia
By the year 2010 there will be 20 million orphans from the AIDS pandemic globally
Zambia alone has a recorded 1.100,000 orphans as a result from AIDS.

Why Zambia?
One of the highest proportions of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS
No formalized social protection programs
Food insecure households hosting orphans are at risk to lose livelihoods
Children may be forced to utilize negative coping strategies e.g. crime, sex work

The facts
1.1 million Estimated number of orphans living in Zambia
12.8 million Zambia’s total population
# 165 Zambia’s global ranking in ‘overall well being of population’ according to the UN Human Development Report (the U.S. is no. 12)
16.5% Estimated % of Zambians living with HIV/AIDS
43.1% Primary school completion rate
Source UN/UNICEF

How were orphans taken care of before?
Traditionally orphans in Africa have always been absorbed into the extended family network.

Cause and Effect -
Growing economic crisis and effects of AIDS has affected the social fiber of family structure of orphans absorption making it an increasing burden for families to take care of surviving children
By supporting families financially through community based orphan care programs it encourages orphans to be absorbed by grandmothers and relatives.

CBOC’s better than orphanages
Community based orphan care more advantageous than institutionalized orphanages
Africa is more geared to an extended family structure
Holistic approach
Retains cultural heritage and traditions
Keeps families together
Psychologically better
for the children after
suffering the loss
of their parents

How we help?
Activities
Nutritious meals through soup kitchens
Monthly food relief parcels
School fees and uniforms
Skills training for orphans and care givers
Finding donor families to adopt children long term

How can you help?
50 cents feeds 1 child per meal
$ 10 paraffin to cook a family’s meal per 1 month
$ 60 for 1 child’s school fees per year
$ 80 for 2 sets school uniforms and shoes per child

The results
When children’s basic needs of food and shelter are taken care of they are able to:
Desire an education
Become strong adults to make a difference in their communities
Break the cycle of poverty
Create sustainable
societies

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Are you ready?
Contact us:
www.fiveloavesforafrica.org
Telephone – 1-800-335-4905
Thank you for your support.

Five Loaves For Africa Presentation2010

by Shade4Schools Inc. on Mar 17, 2010

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