This document provides an overview of Child Aid projects run by Humana People to People. It describes that Child Aid projects involve organizing 3000 families within a community to take action across 10 lines of development to improve children's lives. Currently there are 52 Child Aid projects across 15 countries involving over 290,000 families. The document outlines each of the 10 lines of activities that define a Child Aid project, including strengthening family economy, health/hygiene, preschools, children's participation, support for orphans, education, community development, environment, and two community-chosen lines. It also describes a typical 5-year progression for a Child Aid project with changing annual focuses.

1. Child Aid
Humana People to People

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The Federation HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLEThe Federation HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLE
October 2008October 2008
“The HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLE Movement comprises 34 member associations working in 42 coun‐
tries.
At present, Humana People to People members operate 265 social projects reaching out to more than 10
million people on a yearly basis within the areas of: Basic Health, HIV & AIDS, Education, Human Rights,
Agriculture, Environment, Relief Aid and Community Development. Furthermore, around 4.5 million peo‐
ple are reached annually through a second‐hand clothes sales and distribution system.
Humana People to People members work with pressing issues facing mankind around the globe, placing
themselves in the frontline of development.
Projects include, but are not limited to:
• 22 Teacher Training Colleges educating 2.000 qualified and compassionate primary school teachers
per year for the rural areas of Angola, Mozambique and Malawi
• 52 community based projects known as “Child Aid” or “Community Development Projects” operating
in 10 Southern African countries, India, China and Latin America, with 230.000 member families
• 96 HIV & AIDS Programmes known as “Total Control of the Epidemic” (TCE) implemented in South‐
ern Africa, India and China reaching 9.6 million people
• 16 Farmer’s Club Projects with more than 48.000 members in Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe and
China
Humana People to People organisations are known for their implementation capacity, cost efficiency, well
established track records and their close cooperation with National Governments.
CONTENTSCONTENTS
The Federation HUMANA People to People Page 1
Introducing Child Aid Page 2
The 10 lines of Child Aid Page 4
HUMANA People to People Child Aid Projects Page 6
Child Aid country by country Page 8
The 5 year progression of Child Aid Page 16
The Structure of Child Aid Page 18
Children of the World Page 19
An Invitation to Partners Page 21

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A Child Aid project is a community based pro‐
ject involving 3000 families where the chil‐
dren, the families, and their communities or‐
ganise themselves and take action within 10
universal lines of development to improve
the lives of the children, ensure their survival
and create opportunities for them to develop
and use their full potential.
We quote from the Charter of HUMANA
PEOPLE TO PEOPLE:
“Child Aid. Here the whole family surrounding
the child is involved. As members of Child Aid,
the families engage themselves in tasks in the
local community, on the family level or on an
individual level. The families and we decide to
build a new school. We find the finances, to­
gether we build. The families take part in
health education and build toilets and wells.
For the sake of the children. Child Aid. The
families send their sons and daughters to
school every day – and the grown ups partici­
pate themselves in the literacy program. The
families join the course in basic knowledge on
agriculture. These programs are all for mem­
bers of Child Aid.
For the sake of the children.”
At present, HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLE
runs 52 Child Aid projects in 15 countries in
Africa, India, China and Latin America.
Child Aid has 290.000 active member families
and its activities reach out to more than
500.000 families.
The 10 lines of activities are what define a
Child Aid project. Through carrying out the
10 lines, each from its different angle, the
families improve the children’s living condi‐
tions.
The 10 Lines
Child Aid works to empower and organise
every child and family to take matters into its
own hands and take action as a community to
improve the lot of the children. The Action
Groups constitute the core structure of Child
Aid. Each Action Group consists of 30‐40
families who are organised together and meet
every week for lessons and actions.
The project also avails itself of several other
forms of organisation such as committees,
community actions, campaigns, a school pro‐
gramme, clubs for children and youth, and
the like.
Every Child Aid project carries out all the 10
lines of activities, while also taking into ac‐
count the specific needs and opportunities in
the community and focusing its efforts ac‐
cordingly. Thus, a Child Aid Project may focus
Introducing Child AidIntroducing Child Aid
Line 1
Strengthening the economy of the
family
Line 2
Health and hygiene and the fight
against HIV/AIDS
Line 3 Preschools
Line 4
Children as active in the political,
social, cultural and economic
spheres of society
Line 5 Children without parents
Line 6 Education
Line 7 District development
Line 8 Environment
Line 9 A line chosen by the project
Line 10 A line chosen by the project

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intensively on 4 or 5 of the lines while the re‐
maining lines are treated more extensively.
Some lines may receive specific funding from
Partners, while other lines can be imple‐
mented with little or no money.
Through carrying out the 10 lines, the Child
Aid project keeps its breadth. By aiming for a
variety of goals, everyone’s imagination be‐
comes bigger, there is room for the abilities
and initiatives of many, and more funding can
be sought for different purposes.
By defining the size of the project at no less
than 3000 active member families, Child Aid
promotes the active participation of every‐
one, teaming up with the people in the com‐
munity.
The children themselves are the main players
in the Child Aid project, not just as beneficiar‐
ies, but as participants. By taking part in the
Child Aid activities, the children learn that
they can act to improve their situation, and
that what they do matters. The children are
to be counted on as activists in all Child Aid
projects.
The 5 year progression
Child Aid can be carried out as a 5 year pro‐
gression in which each year has a headline
pointing to the main focus of the program
that year.
Year 1: Every single Child
Year 2: Every single Family
Year 3: The Community
Year 4: The Nation
Year 5: The World
During the first year, all activities are carried
out with the focus on every single child. The
Action Groups cover lessons in health, hy‐
giene and child care. They carry out practical
actions in basic hygiene, sanitation and dis‐
ease prevention. All children are registered
and are given health check‐ups and vaccina‐
tions. Campaigns are organised to get all chil‐
dren to school. Preschools are established.
Orphans and marginalized children are cared
for. The results are increased child survival, a
decrease in health risks and basic improve‐
ments in the lives of the children.
During the second year, the activities con‐
tinue, but with focus on the family to give a
broader perspective. The lessons in the Ac‐
tion Groups cover health, child education and
strengthening the economy of the family.
Money earning and family economy are
added to the activities.
During the third year, while still continuing
with and building on the activities from the
previous two years, the Action Groups
broaden their activities to include improve‐
ments in the community: Improving infra‐
structure and common facilities and taking
care of the environment.
During the fourth and fifth year, the people in
the Child Aid Project continue building on the
basic activities and taking them further, now
also focusing on their community as part of
the nation and the world, and still with the
children as active participants.

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The 10 lines of Child AidThe 10 lines of Child Aid
Line 1: Strengthening the economy of the family
Child Aid trains, supports and empowers each family to be able
to increase its income so that all family members eat a healthy
balanced meal 3 times per day, the family is in control of its
economy, and so it finds opportunities to further increase its in‐
come through farming or other productions.
Line 2: Health and hygiene and the fight against HIV and
AIDS
Child Aid organises lessons and campaigns in the whole commu‐
nity so everyone gains basic knowledge and practical skills on
how to stay healthy; the mortality rate of the children is reduced
through training and common actions; access to clean water and
good sanitation is improved, and everyone is educated in how to
fight common diseases that cause early death such as diarrhea,
pneumonia, malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS.
Line 3: Preschools
Child Aid introduces and implements the Preschools of the Fu‐
ture (POF Kids) programme, a specific programme designed for
preschool children by Humana People to People, for all the chil‐
dren of preschool age within the Child Aid area, and trains the
preschool teachers in the area to carry it out.
Line 4: Children as active in the political, social, cultural
and economic spheres of society.
Child Aid organises the families and the local schools in carrying
out a number of activities that pave the way for the children’s
own commitment and contribution to their local community,
and organises the children to participate actively in actions, ac‐
tivities and programmes that uplift the whole community as well
as the children themselves.

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Line 5: Children without parents
Child Aid works with the families to secure that every orphan
and vulnerable child within the community is registered and
taken well care of in terms of all its basic physical, social and
emotional needs, and that the community as a whole is organ‐
ised in supporting and assisting each vulnerable child and its
caregivers, for example by cultivating a common field with sta‐
ple food and vegetables to ensure that everyone has enough to
eat.
Line 6: Education
Child Aid teams up with the parents, the teachers, and the chil‐
dren themselves to ensure that every child of school age attends
school and finds a supportive environment for finishing his or
her education, that teaching methods and results are improved,
that literacy rates among grown‐ups are increased, and that op‐
portunities are created so that all the people in the Child Aid
area can continue learning and building capacity, whether young
or old.
Line 7: District Development
Child Aid becomes an influential force for development in its
area; mobilizing, organising and taking action with the people in
the community to improve common structures; attracting
money for infrastructure development and establishing a Child
Aid Centre as a gathering point and resource centre.
Line 8: Environment
Child Aid works with the community to identify and map out en‐
vironmental issues affecting the area and its surrounding envi‐
ronment, discusses the issues and finds out what can be done to
address them, and takes action with the families to improve and
protect the local environment for the benefit of all who live in it.
Line 9 & 10: A line of the project’s own choosing
Each Child Aid project implements two Child Aid lines of its own
choosing, depending on the specific needs and wishes of the
community and the opportunities that can be utilized locally.

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Humana People to People Child Aid ProjectsHumana People to People Child Aid Projects
October 2008October 2008
Project
Families
enrolled
Families
reached
People
reached
Angola
Child Aid Tombwa
Child Aid Cabinda
Child Aid Bié
250
3.000
3.000
500
6.000
10.000
2.500
30.000
50.000
Belize
Child Aid Toledo
Child Aid Belize North
1.300
800
2.300
800
10.000
3.500
Botswana
Child Aid Selibe Phikwe
1.600
2.300
11.500
Brazil
Child Aid Cansanção
Child Aid Quijingue
2.500
2.560
5.000
5.620
22.500
25.000
Congo DR
Child Aid Malueka
Child Aid Kimbwala
3.000
1.500
4.200
3.000
21.000
15.000
Ecuador
Child Aid El Triunfo
3.000
4.400
20.000
Guinea Bissau
Child Aid Bissora
2.900
5.800
29.000
Malawi
Child Aid Lilongwe
Child Aid Kasungu
6.000
1.500
12.000
3.000
60.000
15.000
Mozambique
Child Aid Gaza
Child Aid Nacala
Child Aid Nhamatanda
Child Aid Inhambane
700
3.000
3.530
3.000
1.400
6.000
7.060
6.000
7.000
30.000
35.000
30.000
Namibia
Child Aid Omusati
Child Aid Ohangwena
Child Aid Oshikoto
Child Aid Kavango
3.000
3.000
3.000
3.000
6.000
6.000
6.000
6.000
30.000
30.000
30.000
30.000
South Africa
Child Aid Doornkop
Child Aid Tubatse
Child Aid Bakenberg
3.360
6.000
6.000
12.000
6.000
6.000
60.000
30.000
30.000
Zimbabwe
CA Bindura‐Shamva
Child Aid Rushinga
Child Aid Kukwanisa
1.300
3.600
3.400
2.600
4.000
6.800
13.000
20.000
34.000

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Humana People to People Child Aid ProjectsHumana People to People Child Aid Projects
October 2008October 2008
Project
Families
enrolled
Families
reached
People
reached
Zambia
Child Aid Kapiri
Child Aid Chibombo
Child Aid Serenje
Child Aid Mkushi
Child Aid Samfya
Child Aid Mporokosho
Child Aid Nchelenge
Child Aid Mpika
Child Aid Sinazongwe
Child Aid Gwembe
Child Aid Mazabuka
Child Aid Kalomo
Child Aid Choma
CA Monze Namwala
10 .000
7.800
7.500
5.500
4.750
4.750
4.750
4.750
7.500
7.500
7.500
7.500
7.500
7.500
20 .000
15.600
15.000
11.000
9.500
9.500
9.500
9.500
15.000
15.000
15.000
15.000
15.000
15.000
100.000
78.000
75.000
55.000
47.500
47.500
47.500
47.500
75.000
75.000
75.000
75.000
75.000
75.000
India
Community Development Project Alwar
Community Development Project Dausa
Community Development Project Hisar
Community Development Project Jaipur
Community Development Project Khetri
Community Development Project Nainatal
Community Development Project Panipat
Community Development Project Rewari
Community Development Project Thanagazi
Community Development Project Virat Nagar
10.350
13.500
1.500
5.000
2.800
3.950
2.450
3.900
6.000
4.550
53.800
45.000
3.000
12.000
6.000
22.800
5.000
23.600
15.000
22.800
130.000
150.000
8.000
50.000
20.000
60.000
13.000
50.000
100.000
55.000
China
Child Aid Yuxi
2.000
4.000
12.000
Total 230.000 680.000 2.300.000
Child Aid is supported by numerous Partners in the
form of Governments, Local authorities, UNICEF
and other UN agencies, the World Bank, Interna‐
tional and National NGO’s, Embassies, International
and Local businesses, Humana People to People or‐
ganisations in Europe and USA as well as private
individuals. Humana People to People would like to
thank all its Partners profoundly for their support.
Without it, Child Aid would not exist. We invite
many more Partners to join in to support the devel‐
opment and expansion of Child Aid together with
and for the benefit of the World’s Children.

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ANGOLAANGOLAANGOLA
ADPP Angola started its first 5 Child Aid projects in 1990 in Caxito, Huambo,
Benguela, Ambriz and Cabinda. The families were enrolled and organised in
family groups, and the projects carried out improvements in the villages by
for example constructing clinics and schools. The first “Children’s Houses”
were established and the children enrolled in preschool education.
From 1993 to 1994, Child Aid worked with the resettlement of families who
had fled their homes during the civil war. In 1995 to 1996, ADPP Angola,
UNICEF and the Angolan National Department of Water carried out a part‐
nership in 7 provinces where 41,000 families from 5 Child Aid projects got
access to clean drinking water.
Currently, Child Aid is operating in Cabinda, Tombwa and Bié.
In 2007, Child Aid in Cabinda started a program in partnership with EU
called Forest for the Future, an environmental project. In this program, the
families in 30 communities are learning to build and use firewood saving
stoves and plant and take care of trees. Moringa trees are planted to improve
people’s health and Jatropha trees are planted as live fences. The goal is to
plant 90.000 trees in 2008 and furthermore to construct 60 rope pumps,
establish 30 model fields, and establish 30 vegetable gardens and 30 herb
gardens with medicinal herbs. Groups of women have formed to start money
earning activities such as honey production.
Child Aid Bié, named “Rural Community Development Project in Ringoma”,
started in July 2008 in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Ru‐
ral Development in Angola and the program for Rural Development and
Combating Poverty. The project will reach 10.000 families of which 3.000
will be active participants.
BOTSWANABOTSWANABOTSWANA
Child Aid Selibe Phikwe in Botswana started in February 2006 in partner‐
ship with PACT South Africa.
Selibe Phikwe is a small mining town with a population of 10.595 house‐
holds situated in the north‐eastern part of the country. It is an area with a
high HIV prevalence.
The main focus of the project is orphans and vulnerable children. Currently
the project reaches out to 451 such children.
Child Aid works with the children and with responsible adults surrounding
the children. The children receive support through counseling and activities.
The guardians are offered training programs on the care and mentoring of
children. They learn about child care and child development, health care,
nutrition, children’s needs and children’s rights. Some of the guardians have
enrolled and participate in Ward Action Groups (WAG). The WAG is a
neighborhood committee where members who live close to each other form
a network. Members of WAG also go door‐to door to identify and support
community members who have stopped taking ARV. Project officers from
Child Aid follow up with these individuals and help them to restart their
treatment.
Children and youth are reached through school clubs, after‐school clubs and
youth clubs where they take part in educational programs, entertainment,
sports and cultural activities.
Through family education and income generating activities the project
works to improve household economy and basic child care. The families
learn about HIV/AIDS prevention, health and hygiene and home improve‐
ment.

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CONGO DRCONGO DRCONGO DR
Child Aid in Congo DR is operating in peri urban settings in the capital Kin‐
shasa. The first project, Child Aid Malueka started in December 2006, and
Child Aid Kimbwala‐Lutendele started in May 2008 in a neighbouring area.
Today Child Aid Malueka has 3000 member families and reaches out to
4200 families. The project has activities within all 10 lines of Child Aid.
These are some results from Child Aid Malueka:
4213 latrines and hand wash systems have been built. 18 community wells
and 4 community springs have been constructed with water committees
established to maintain them.
480 youth are active in youth clubs, and the project has opened a centre for
youth and children. 300 Orphans and vulnerable children are being cared
for. Two small community schools have been constructed. 10 schools have
improved their teaching quality by sending teachers for refresher courses
and receiving didactic materials. 300 adults have graduated from adult liter‐
acy classes and are now able to read and write.
2000 people and many school classes have learned about HIV/AIDS, and
Child Aid has opened a centre for testing and counseling while 28 trained
volunteers are doing information work in homes and schools.
200 member families are producing vegetables or small husbandry for food
security and extra income.
In Child Aid Kimbwala‐Lutendele, 3000 families have been mobilized until
now. 160 family coordinators have been trained and 1500 families have par‐
ticipated in lessons about hygiene, and most of the families have installed
hand washing systems and composting systems for household garbage.
GUINEA BISSAUGUINEA BISSAUGUINEA BISSAU
ADPP in Guinea Bissau has operated its Child Aid project in Bissora since
1990. During the first years, 1100 families were organised in the family pro‐
gram and 640 children were enrolled in preschools. Wells and latrines were
constructed and vegetable gardens established.
In June 1998, civil war broke out, and many people fled to the capital. Child
Aid directed its action to help the people who were displaced at the city bor‐
ders. Project staff cooked food for 1000 people every day, and 5000 people
received water daily. ADPP bought medicines and assisted local health em‐
ployees to care for people who were in a bad condition.
The project supplied 6000 litres of fuel for transport, distributed food to
200.000 displaced people, and 38.000 people received clothes packages. 62
tons of seeds for rice, beans and vegetables were distributed during the
rainy season.
Child Aid Bissora remained in the country throughout the war and has
formed a strong alliance with the community. At present, Child Aid has 2.900
member families and reaches out to 25.000 people in the town of Bissora
and 80.000 people in the surrounding villages. Child Aid runs thirteen differ‐
ent programs in Bissora, Mansoa, Mansaba, Farim and Nhacra:
* The Family Program * Pregnant Women * Cholera Prevention * Malaria *
Reproductive Health * The School Program * HIV / AIDS * The Environment
Program * Youth Clubs * Domestic Animal Breeding * Vegetable Production *
The Action Program * and * The Small Project Program.

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MALAWIMALAWIMALAWI
DAPP in Malawi runs 2 Child Aid projects.
Child Aid Lilongwe has been in operation since 2000 and has 6.000 member
families participating in the program. Child Aid Kasungu is a new project
started in June 2008 in partnership with UNICEF water and Environmental
Sanitation WES. The project now has 1500 members.
The Child Aid projects work with the families who carry out a number of
activities to improve their health, food security, education and living condi‐
tions.
Here are a few examples from Child Aid Lilongwe:
The families improve their economic status in various ways. They keep
chickens and sell eggs to raise money to cover basic needs. Some families
have started irrigation clubs and have planted maize, tomatoes and cabbage.
Some of the products are sold to raise funds and others are used for own
consumption to secure nutritious food in the households. Youth and children
are active in clubs. They contribute to HIV/AIDS advocacy and awareness
through drama, speeches, dances and poems. They also raise funds for the
orphans in the community.
The project has established a Voluntary Counseling and Testing Centre with
a nurse in charge of providing care and support for HIV/AIDs clients. The
center also provide general health services. The project runs 31 preschools.
41 primary schools participate in sanitation and hygiene education. SSHE
sanitation campaigns are held throughout the district with chiefs and local
leaders in the forefront.
MOZAMBIQUEMOZAMBIQUEMOZAMBIQUE
Child Aid in Mozambique started in the 1990’s with 6 projects. 5 of these
have been completed, with Child Aid in Nhamatanda in Sofala province still
in operation. In 2007, Child Aid was restarted in Nacala with a microcredit
scheme and preschools, and two new projects have since been started in
Gaza and Inhambane. At present, the 4 Child Aid projects in Mozambique
have 10.000 member families in total.
Child Aid in Nhamatanda is the longest‐running Child Aid project in Mozam‐
bique. The project currently runs 40 preschools and 46 literacy centers for
adults, contributing to reducing illiteracy in the region.
In partnership with World Vision Mozambique, 14.000 orphans and vulner‐
able children and 4.000 people living with HIV/AIDS have received support.
In partnership with the Ambassador’s Girl’s Scholarship Program, 1.750
girls have received scholarships, uniforms, school books and food so they
can attend primary school.
Child Aid Nhamatanda is furthermore reaching out to 40.000 families with
the CB‐DOT program (Community Based Direct Observation Treatment) for
Tuberculosis.
The goal of this program is to increase the detection of TB cases by 5 % in
the area and provide CB‐DOT to at least 80% of new TB patients to ensure
their recovery and prevent further spread of the disease.

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NAMIBIANAMIBIANAMIBIA
The first Child Aid project in Namibia started in Omusati in 1993, soon after
Independence. Some rural communities in the Omusati regions now have
improved health and hygiene, sanitation facilities and preschools. More than
1000 VIP latrines have been constructed. A recent participatory poverty
assessment carried out in the Omusati region showed that in a village where
the Child Aid project was implemented, the people had a different attitude
than in those communities where the project had not been implemented.
The positive difference was that people were not waiting for government to
come and assist them. Instead they had formulated their problems, were in
the process of solving them and had visions and plans for the future.
4 new Child Aid projects were started in 2007‐2008, and Child Aid now has
12.000 member families.
In 2007, all Child Aid projects started implementing the program “No More
Mosquito Bites ‐ No More Malaria”. Malaria is a severe problem in the north‐
ern region of Namibia and therefore the prevention of mosquito bites is very
important. 1000 volunteers have been trained in malaria prevention.
They visit family homes to inform about how best to prevent malaria, ar‐
range information events in the villages and schools and organise actions to
eliminate breeding places. 224.000 people have been reached and 200 cam‐
paigns to control malaria have been carried out.
In partnership with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, UNI‐
CEF and private partners, Child Aid reaches out to 6.000 orphans .
SOUTH AFRICASOUTH AFRICASOUTH AFRICA
Humana People to People in South Africa runs 3 Child Aid projects with a
total of 15.000 member families.
Child Aid Doornkop started its activities in the heart of Soweto in 1998.
The project now reaches out to 12,000 families in Doornkop and Slovoville.
Child Aid Doornkop has developed into a vibrant community project with a
staff of 120 and a Child Aid centre with 600 visitors per day. Among other
activities, the centre conducts skills training in catering, sewing, business
management, vegetable production and other income generating activities.
Child Aid Doornkop engages 2.000 orphans and vulnerable children from
the community in programmes such as Preschools of the Future, school pro‐
grammes and youth clubs.
Child Aid Tubatse and Child Aid Bakenberg were started in 2006 in the Lim‐
popo Province. Child Aid Tubatse now reaches 6.000 families. The project
works with local preschools with 1080 kids and runs a school program
reaching 2000 children and clubs for 500 children and youth. 470 orphans
and vulnerable children receive different types of support. Income generat‐
ing projects and vegetable gardens, including a borehole, have been estab‐
lished. All the families have received education in the prevention and treat‐
ment of HIV/AIDS and TB.
Child Aid Bakenberg also reaches 6.000 families. The project works with 10
preschools with 600 children and runs a school program reaching out to
10.000 children with lessons in HIV & AIDS, life skills and First Aid, as well
as 35 youth clubs with 1.600 active members. 254 orphans and vulnerable
children are being supported, 650 people have been tested for HIV and
members of Positive Living groups have received access to ART treatment

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ZAMBIAZAMBIAZAMBIA
Child Aid in Zambia has been a main force in the development of Humana
People to People’s Child Aid program. DAPP Zambia started its first Child Aid
project in 1990. Currently Child Aid has 14 projects with 94.800 member
families.
2400 villages are involved in the Child Aid program with organised Village
Action Groups. 420 schools are members of the school program and 240
Community Preschools are running with the assistance of Child Aid.
Results of the program within water and sanitation include the construction
of 18.560 improved pit latrines. Additionally thousands of families have im‐
proved their sanitation by building latrines using local materials. 201
schools have been assisted with hand washing tanks and 1409 school la‐
trines have been constructed. 325 new wells have been established and 439
existing wells have been rehabilitated. Environmental results include: More
than 1 million trees planted, 6.000 firewood saving and smoke reducing
stoves constructed and in use and 1143 Rope Pumps produced. The partici‐
pating families have in various ways improved their livestock and land man‐
agement. 25,000 families have received microcredit loans, livestock and
crops.
The community structure of Child Aid gives a very good opportunity to reach
a lot of people with information. An example is that HIV advocates within the
Child Aid projects reached 208,000 people between June and August 2008
with information about Anti Retroviral Treatment.
ZIMBABWEZIMBABWEZIMBABWE
Child Aid in Zimbabwe was started in 1993 and is now operating in 3 dis‐
tricts, all of them in rural areas. 8.300 families are enrolled as member fami‐
lies and another 7.000 families are reached by the activities carried out by
Child Aid.
2.100 children are attending preschool education in 46 preschools. 30 in‐
come generating projects have been created to support the day to day run‐
ning of the preschools.
3,800 youth are organised in 72 youth clubs. They carry out activities such
as drama about HIV and AIDS to spread awareness in the communities, be‐
havior change sessions, cultural activities and sports.
Here are some results from the newest Child Aid project, Child Aid Bindura/
Shamva which was started in 2006 and has 3.400 active member families.
Despite the economic hardships in Zimbabwe the families have established
income generating projects. The projects include 90 vegetable gardens, 15
sewing projects, 40 women' clubs, 30 poultry projects and 5 workshops. The
income generating projects allow many families to generate surplus for ba‐
sic necessities.
Child Aid Bindura/Shamva has identified and registered 300 orphans and
vulnerable children and consequently formed 21 support groups who run
18 income generating projects to raise money for school fees, books and
uniforms for the orphans.

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INDIAINDIAINDIA
Child Aid projects in India are known as Community Development Projects.
The first Community Development Project started in 1998 and Humana Peo‐
ple to People in India now runs 10 Community Development Projects cover‐
ing 462 villages and 664.000 people.
A Community Development Project is run by a project team whose task is to
fight with the poor families to create development and progress in an area
of 50 villages ‐ or 50.000 people. The project team facilitates that people
organise themselves in community based organisations; Self Help Groups;
Farmers Clubs; Youth Groups; Women’s Groups; Adolescent Girls Groups
and Kids Clubs. In each village a Village Action Group is formed.
With the people organised and ready to take action, the project implements
activities and programs within the 10 lines of activities, where possible lev‐
erage is gained with funds from Government schemes and other programs.
Some of the results achieved by CDP in India during the last year are:
217.000 people have participated in activities, 20.000 people have received
training of various kinds, 13.000 people have been organised in Community
Based Groups, 45.000 trees have been planted, 38 vermicompost units have
been established and 336 toilets have been constructed, adding up to a total
of 5.000 toilets so far.
CHINACHINACHINA
Child Aid Yuxi in China started in 2003. The project is operating in the poor
mountainous areas of Yunnan Province, South West China and reaches out
to 12.000 people. The project targets farmers and minorities.
The families learn about health and hygiene. Community Health Workers
(one man and one woman, both volunteers from a village) are trained in ma‐
ternal health, child health and child care. This program has been imple‐
mented in 40 villages during 2007 and 2008.
Child Aid runs 12 Community Preschools where 150 kids between 3‐7 years
of age get a good start to their school life, thus preventing drop‐outs later on.
The project has a good cooperation with all the local primary and middle
schools, providing weekly or monthly education within English, culture, en‐
vironmental issues and health, thus benefiting 1700 children. The project
also runs 20 youth clubs for primary school and middle school children.
Child Aid supports the development of infrastructure in the villages, e.g. by
constructing preschools and eco sanitary toilets, which do not need any wa‐
ter. 5 preschools and 125 toilets have been constructed.
Model plots for organic farming have been planted in the villages to develop
the production of nutritious vegetables for the families.
80 women from the poorest households benefit from Micro credit loans and
income generation training every year.

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BELIZEBELIZEBELIZE
Child Aid in Belize started in Toledo District in 2007, followed by Child Aid
Belize North which started in July 2008. Together the 2 projects reach out to
2050 families in 50 villages.
Under the line: “Strengthening the economy of the family” the project has
started income generation by raising poultry. Every month, 6 families re‐
ceive 50 small chickens, the wire for a chicken house, feed for the 2 first
weeks and a manual. The families construct the house and a yard and secure
corn for the chickens. Each family refunds a part of the costs and the money
goes into a revolving fund so more families can get poultry.
The project expects that a family with poultry can improve the family econ‐
omy with 250 USD per year.
So far 35 families have established poultry farming.
Another income generating activity is run under the line “Children in diffi‐
cult situations”. 16 families in difficult situations have been selected by the
area leaders in Child Aid and offered assistance to start a small business sell‐
ing second hand clothes. From a revolving fund Child Aid purchases the
clothes on behalf of the selected families, who then sell the clothes and make
a small profit.
Child Aid assists the families with ideas, with formats to keep control of the
clothes and with estimates of the value of the clothes. The families receive
clothes from Child Aid until sufficient funds have been saved.
Other activities carried out together with the families during the first year of
operation are building latrines, establishing vegetable gardens and carrying
out school programs with 23 schools. The project has also established youth
clubs in most of the villages and trains the youth leaders in planning and
spearheading activities with their peers.
BRAZILBRAZILBRAZIL
Humana People to People in Brazil started its first Child Aid project in Can‐
sanção in October 2007. In April 2008 a second project was started in
neighboring Quijingue, one of the poorest areas in the state of Bahia. Today
6.000 families are enrolled in the program and 150 Village Action Groups
have been established.
After just one year in operation, the projects are well known and supported
by the municipalities of Quijingue and Cansanção. The projects cooperate
with other organisations in the area and the local business community. The
projects are also working together with and supported by the ministry of
agriculture in the state of Bahia.
These are some of the activities carried out together with the families:
30 schools have been renovated, 15 community and school gardens have
been established, 25 family vegetable gardens have been established, 50
seed banks have been set up with 11 tons of seeds distributed and 20 sports
and playgrounds have been constructed.
A local market has been set up.
Football and sports events are organised weekly.
20 capacity building courses in bee keeping, handycraft, food preparation
and other skills have been organised.
12 programs to support the weak students in the schools have been estab‐
lished with 300 children participating.
Together with the community, Child Aid has put focus on improving sanita‐
tion and hygiene. More than two hundred community cleaning actions have
been carried out and 600 families have regained access to clean water. The
first 25 latrines have been constructed.

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ECUADORECUADORECUADOR
The first Child Aid project in Ecuador was started in El Triunfo in 2007 and
now has 2600 member families. In August 2008 a second project has been
started in neighbouring Milagro.
The projects involve the community, the families and the children in a com‐
prehensive program focused on education, health and hygiene, improved
nutrition and income generating activities ‐ all aimed at reducing poverty.
Some results from the first year of operation are:
1000 families are enrolled in weekly educational programs about health and
hygiene, nutrition, common illnesses and child care from pregnancy to
school age, and 1700 families have been trained in the prevention of malaria
and dengue fever.
40 community cleaning actions were carried out with the families, 7 drain‐
ing actions were organised to remove still water from the communities, 900
vegetable gardens were planted and 3 schools were painted.
During the rainy season in February the coastal areas of Ecuador were
flooded and El Triunfo was one of the hardest hit areas. 75 families had their
houses destroyed and moved into temporary camps. Many more families
had their houses half filled with water and mud.
Child Aid went together with the municipality and other organisations to
help out in the emergency situation. One of the main tasks was to collect
clothes and food and deliver it to the camps. In the last week of February the
Child Aid Area leaders walked around in their areas to get an overview of
the damages, and afterwards got the families together and organised com‐
mon actions to help those without houses.

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Overall Goals
for the 5 Years
Year 1:
Every single Child
Year 2:
Every Family
Year 3:
The Community
Year 4:
The Nation
Year 5:
The World
LINE 1: Strengthening the Economy of the Family
∗ Family members get 3
meals a day
∗ The family is in con‐
trol of its economy
∗ The family’s income
has increased
∗ All the families grow
vegetable gardens
∗ The community is
organised in money
earning groups
∗ The families learn to
grow a variety of
vegetables
∗ The families learn
about money earning
activities and make
plans for it
∗ The families learn to
make plans and budg‐
ets for their family
economy
∗ The families learn
water harvesting
techniques
∗ The families increase
their crop yield
∗ The families learn to
secure the harvest
against loss
∗ The families learn to
grow a variety of cash
crops
∗ The Child Aid Project
introduces micro
credit schemes and /
or self‐help schemes
∗ The families achieve
food security
∗ The families diversify
their crops
∗ The families carry out
money earning activi‐
ties
∗ The families learn
how to preserve food
∗ All family members
get 3 meals a day
∗ The families take part
in events on commu‐
nity and a national
level
∗ The families learn to
market their products
∗ The families learn
about the economic
policies in their coun‐
try
∗ The families learn to
account their re‐
sources
∗ The community teams
up to package, adver‐
tise and market their
products
∗ The families learn
about the economy of
the continent and the
world
LINE 2: Health and Hygiene and the fight against HIV and AIDS
∗ Everyone knows the
basic rules for staying
healthy
∗ Child mortality has
been reduced
∗ Cases of malaria and
diarrhea are reduced
∗ All children under 5
are immunized
∗ All people have clean
drinking water
∗ Teenage pregnancies
have been reduced
∗ At least half of the
∗ The families learn
good hygiene in home
and environment
∗ All children are immu‐
nized
∗ Lessons about HIV/
AIDS and other com‐
mon diseases
∗ Lessons in malaria
control and diarrhea
control
∗ The families construct
latrines
∗ Lessons in family
planning
∗ All families practice
the 10 rules of sur‐
vival
∗ All families have clean
drinking water
∗ Lessons about HIV/
AIDS and voluntary
counseling & testing
∗ The Child Aid project
teams up with health
authorities to get
needed supplies for
the district such as
condoms and HIV
testing kits
∗ The Child Aid project
and the families con‐
duct community ac‐
tions in the 10 rules of
survival
∗ The families practice
better nutrition to
improve their health
∗ Child Aid teams up
with the community
to provide HIV/AIDS
support services
∗ The Child Aid project
and the community
team up to organise
community health
care
∗ The community can
attract and handle
bigger Partnerships
∗ Child Aid and the
community partici‐
pate in national de‐
bates on health issues
and influence policy
∗ The Child Aid project
and the community
participate in national
and international
activities like World
AIDS Day
∗ The families learn
about world health
problems, world
population issues and
global poverty and
what others are doing
around the world
LINE 3: Preschools of the Future
∗ All children have
access to preschool
education
∗ The preschools follow
the Humana People to
People Preschools of
the Future (POF Kids)
programme
∗ The preschool teach‐
ers are trained in the
POF Kids programme
∗ The preschool teach‐
ers are trained in the
POF Kids programme
∗ Child Aid and the
community estab‐
lishes preschools
∗ The families and chil‐
dren learn about the
POF Kids programme
∗ The families learn
about child develop‐
ment
∗ The community estab‐
lishes preschools for
all the children
∗ The preschools estab‐
lish vegetable gardens
and produce their
own food
∗ There are less mal‐
nourished preschool
children
∗ The families produce
educational materials
for the preschools
∗ All the children attend
preschool
∗ The preschool teach‐
ers recieve further
training in the POF
Kids programme
∗ All the preschools
have clean water and
good sanitation
∗ Child Aid and the
community upgrade
the preschool build‐
ings and educational
materials
∗ The POF Kids pro‐
gramme becomes
visible nationally
∗ Child Aid contributes
to the national policy
on child development
∗ The children, the
teachers and the fami‐
lies write and publish
a book about their
experiences with the
POF Kids programme
∗ Every single child is
organised in a chil‐
dren’s club or youth
club
∗ Out of school youth
are organised in clubs
∗ The children and
youth take active part
in the development of
their community
∗ Child Aid and the
schools establish
youth clubs for all
children of school age
∗ The youth club lead‐
ers are trained
∗ Child Aid and the
schools develop a
good year programme
for the youth clubs,
including community
actions
∗ Child Aid and the
community estab‐
lishes clubs for out of
school youth
∗ The youth club lead‐
ers are trained
∗ Child Aid and the
community develop a
good year programme
for the out of school
youth clubs including
community actions
and money earning
activities
∗ Through the clubs, the
youth are actively
doing good in the
community
∗ The children learn
about child abuse and
mobilize against it
∗ Child Aid and the
community organise
skills training for the
youth
∗ Everyone learns about
gender equality
∗ All the children and
youth are organised in
youth clubs
∗ The children and
youth take part in and
influence district
development
∗ Children and youth
get involved and par‐
ticipate in annual
events in the area
∗ The Children and
youth learn how to
raise funds for devel‐
opment
∗ The children and
youth participate in
national and interna‐
tional children and
youth events
LINE 4: Children as active in the Political, Social, Cultural and Economic spheres of the Society
The 5 year progression of Child Aid

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Overall Goals
for the 5 Years
Year 1:
Every single Child
Year 2:
Every Family
Year 3:
The Community
Year 4:
The Nation
Year 5:
The World
LINE 5: Children without parents / Children in difficult situations
∗ Every newborn child
is registered
∗ Orphans and vulner‐
able children are
registered by Child
Aid and by the au‐
thorities
∗ The community has
support systems for
all vulnerable children
∗ All orphans and vul‐
nerable children have
their basic needs
covered
∗ Child Aid registers all
the orphans and vul‐
nerable children
∗ The community estab‐
lishes support sys‐
tems for vulnerable
children and ensures
that every child is
cared for
∗ The children and
youth are trained in
life skills
∗ The families organise
money earning activi‐
ties to support the
vulnerable children
∗ The children and their
caregivers learn about
child abuse and take
action against it
∗ Child Aid and the
community organise
common activities to
support the vulner‐
able children
∗ The community or‐
ganises that all chil‐
dren get adult guid‐
ance
∗ Child Aid and the
community partici‐
pate in national de‐
bates and influences
policy on the issue of
taking good care of
orphans and vulner‐
able children
∗ Child Aid and the
community attracts
big partnerships to
support orphans and
vulnerable children
LINE 6: Education
∗ All children attend
school
∗ The school drop‐out
rate has been reduced
∗ Literacy rates have
increased
∗ Primary school teach‐
ers attend training
∗ Opportunities are in
place for all the peo‐
ple in the Child Aid
area to continue
learning and building
capacity
∗ The schools in the
area enroll in the
Child Aid School pro‐
gramme
∗ The primary school
teachers are trained to
be activists in Child
Aid
∗ The children, families
and teachers carry out
campaigns to ensure
that all children at‐
tend school
∗ The schools establish
vegetable gardens
∗ The families learn
about and acknowl‐
edge the children’s
right to preschool
education
∗ Child Aid and the
schools establish adult
literacy classes
∗ Everyone continues
with actions to ensure
that all children at‐
tend school
∗ The schools establish
good sanitation
∗ The teachers and
headmasters train
themselves and build
capacity
∗ The schools and fami‐
lies organise home‐
work assistance
∗ Child Aid and the
schools create possi‐
bilities for additional
education and training
for everybody
∗ All the schools main‐
tain good sanitation
∗ The community or‐
ganises support for
children who still do
not go to school
∗ The community takes
more initiatives to
make additional edu‐
cation and training
available to everyone
∗ Child Aid and the
community partici‐
pate in national and
international days on
education
LINE 7: District Development
∗ Child Aid is an influ‐
ential force for devel‐
opment in its area
∗ Schools and clinics are
renovated
∗ A Child Aid centre has
been established as a
lively centre for the
community
∗ Slum dwellings have
been improved or
new homes built
∗ The community is
well organised
∗ Child Aid and the
families take part in
activities in the area,
for example to mark
World AIDS Day
∗ Child Aid and the
families organise
common actions to
make improvements
∗ The families take
common action to
protect water
sources in the com‐
munity
∗ Child Aid and the
community estab‐
lishes a Child Aid
centre
∗ The community or‐
ganises actions to
improve housing
∗ The community or‐
ganises actions to
renovate and maintain
community structures
∗ Child Aid raises more
funds for district de‐
velopment
∗ Child Aid and the
community organise
to renovate schools
and health centres
∗ The community or‐
ganises itself to main‐
tain roads
∗ The community devel‐
ops its ability to self‐
organise
∗ The community keeps
its roads maintained
∗ Child Aid and the
community makes a
series of films about
its activities to inspire
others
∗ Child Aid activities
become part of gov‐
ernment systems for
community develop‐
ment
∗ All Action Groups
have a water and
environment protec‐
tion plan that they are
carrying out
∗ Everyone knows what
to do to protect the
environment
∗ The communities
have seed banks and
tree nurseries
∗ The families have
improved their farm‐
ing methods
∗ Child Aid identifies
local environmental
issues and promotes
awareness of the envi‐
ronment among the
families
∗ The families learn
how to practice soil
conservation
∗ The families construct
and use firewood
saving stoves
∗ The families learn
how to prevent bush
fires
∗ Child Aid and the
families find ways to
irrigate vegetable
gardens and crops
∗ Child Aid and the
community estab‐
lishes seed banks and
tree nurseries
∗ Child Aid and the
community finds new
sources of energy
∗ The community fights
soil degradation
∗ The community gets
more water for irriga‐
tion
∗ More families get
firewood saving
stoves
∗ Child Aid and the
community develop
alternative sources of
energy
∗ The community goes
together to tackle
specific environ‐
mental problems in
their area
∗ Child Aid and the
community influences
the national policy on
environment through
its example
∗ The families learn
about the challenges
facing the global envi‐
ronment and take
action at community
and national level
LINE 8: Environment
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The Structure of Child AidThe Structure of Child Aid
A Child Aid project works with 3000 member families. The pro‐
ject is divided into 8 Areas, each with an area leader. Within each
Area, the member families are organised in Action Groups with
35‐40 families in each group. The Action Group selects 2 coordi‐
nators to spearhead the group’s activities.
The area leader organises the implementation of the 10 lines in
the Action Groups. She trains the Action Group coordinators in
her area to hold weekly lessons and lead quarterly actions with
the families.

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Children in DifficultiesChildren in Difficulties
The world has 2,3 billion children under the age of 18,
making up one third of the global population. 135 mil‐
lion children are born every year.
Child survival
9.7 million children died before their fifth birthday in
2006. Every day, 26.000 more children die. The main
causes of child deaths are malnutrition, poor neonatal
care, pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria, measles and
AIDS. In Africa, one in six children die before their
fifth birthday.
Child malnutrition
More than one third of child deaths are attributable to
maternal and child undernutrition. In developing
countries, 26% of children under 5 years are moder‐
ately and severely underweight. In South Asia, this is
the case for 42% of children under 5 years.
Water, sanitation and hygiene
More than 125 million children under 5 years do not
have access to an improved drinking‐water source,
and more than 280 million are without access to im‐
proved sanitation facilities. More than 5.000 children
under five die every day as a result of diarrhoeal dis‐
eases.
Malaria
Malaria kills more than one million people every year,
and is Africa’s leading cause of child mortality, count‐
ing for almost 20 % of all child deaths under the age of
five.
Children out of school
An estimated 93 million children do not attend pri‐
mary school. In Sub‐Saharan Africa, 41 million chil‐
dren of primary school age are out of school; 34 per
cent of children of secondary school age attend pri‐
mary school. Only 25 percent of children of secondary
school age attend secondary school.
Children living with HIV/AIDS
In 2007, an estimated 2.1 million children under 15
were living with HIV. Of these, 2 million live in Sub‐
Saharan Africa. Every day, almost 1.150 children
worldwide become infected with HIV. In low‐ and
middle‐income countries, 127.300 HIV‐positive chil‐
dren received antiretroviral treatment in 2006.
Children without parents
133 million children worldwide are orphans. Of these,
15 million were orphaned by AIDS, more than 12 mil‐
lion of them in sub‐Saharan Africa. In Rwanda, there
are over 100,000 children living in child‐headed
households.
Child disability
150 million children suffer from one or more disabili‐
ties. Six million children have been permanently dis‐
abled or seriously injured in armed conflicts in the
past decade. 400.000 children become blind every
year because of lack of vitamin A.
Children without a nationality
38% of all estimated births worldwide go unregis‐
tered. 51 million children born in 2006 did not have
their births registered. Two out of three African chil‐
dren under 5 are not registered.
Refugee children and child soldiers
14,6 million children under the age of 18 have been
forced to flee their homes because of conflict and are
living as refugees. There are currently around
300.000 child soldiers.
Child marriage
Worldwide, more than 60 million girls and women
aged 20‐24 were married before they reached the age
of 18. 45 per cent of women aged 20‐24 in South Asia
and 40 per cent in Sub‐Saharan Africa, were married
as children.
Overweight children
United States has more than 25 million overweight
children and youths, which means one in three under
18 is overweight. Globally more than 20 million chil‐
dren under the age of 5 are overweight. The number
of overweight children is growing fast in many coun‐
tries – not only in rich countries but also in countries
such as China, India, South Africa and Mexico.
UNICEF May 2008

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23.
HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLE invites you to become a Partner in Child Aid, empowering
communities through an organised structure of basic support and training. The families use
Child Aid to create better lives for their children, reduce poverty and gain lasting develop‐
ment for themselves and their community.
Partners are invited to support the establishment of Child Aid projects in rural or urban ar‐
eas. Each project covers a population of 6.000‐10.000 families of which 3.000 families are
members, at the cost of 150.000 USD annually or 50 USD per family per year.
Partners are also invited to support specific programmes within the 10 lines of activities:
Line 1: Strengthening the economy of the family
Line 2: Health and hygiene and the fight against HIV/AIDS
Line 3: Preschools
Line 4: Children as active in the political, social, cultural and economic spheres of society
Line 5: Children without parents
Line 6: Education
Line 7: District development
Line 8: Environment
Line 9: A line chosen by the project
Line 10: A line chosen by the project
Humana People to People
Headquarters at Murgwi Estate, Shamva, Zimbabwe
E‐mail: hqchair@humana.org Website: www.humana.org
Phone: +263 912 420 420 and +263 912 401 292
We invite you to becomeWe invite you to become
a Partner in Child Aida Partner in Child Aid
“The dehumanized human being, the dehumanized society must meet
The Solidary Humanism. Man standing shoulder to shoulder with all
mankind.”
The Charter, Humana People to People.

24. Humana People to People
“HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLE is focusing on a series of central
elements for any nation in its understanding of its cultural life.
When that includes
∗ taking good care of its children and young ones
∗ taking good care of its sick and weak ones
∗ taking good care of its old ones
∗ protecting all outcasts of fortune
∗ safeguarding the right of all to practice The Solidary Humanism
∗ defending the human rights of all its citizens
∗ economizing well on the common wealth in a process of fair sharing
we shall understand the culture of that nation as humanely
founded.”
The Charter
HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLE