Care for orphan children living with HIV

Dear Donnor 

During this reporting period, our project continued to provide comprehensive protection and care services to children and adolescents (ages 0–17) living with HIV who are in situations of abandonment or social risk. Through an integrated model that includes healthcare monitoring, education, nutrition, and psychosocial support, we work to ensure their overall wellbeing and long-term development.

A major milestone in this period has been the consolidation of our family-based care model. Children who were previously living in institutional settings are now growing up in foster families, where they receive individualized attention, emotional support, and a stable environment that promotes healthy development. This transition has resulted in visible improvements in their emotional security, social skills, and quality of life.

Our multidisciplinary team continues to provide close accompaniment to both children and foster families, ensuring safe and nurturing environments through regular monitoring, psychological support, and guidance. This ongoing support is key to sustaining the success of family-based care and addressing any challenges that may arise.

At the same time, we continue supporting our first generation of children—now young adults—through our transitional housing program. In these spaces, they are accompanied as they pursue their education, develop life skills, and prepare for independent living with the support of specialists in psychology and social work.

Through these combined efforts, we are not only protecting children in the present, but also building pathways for them to become independent, empowered adults capable of overcoming stigma and creating better opportunities for their future.

Links:

• One coffee with Salt

• Children in Wellfare center (PDF)
  

Dear Friend 

When this project began, many of the children we support knew only institutions, schedules, and rotating caregivers. They had already faced profound loss at an early age—losing their parents and living with an HIV diagnosis that often comes with stigma and silence.

This project exists to change that story.

During this reporting period, our work focused on one of the most meaningful transformations a child can experience: moving from institutional care into a foster home . In Mexico, this step represents not only protection, but the real possibility of adoption and a permanent family.

Our model places the child at the center. Health, emotional well-being, and family integration are addressed together, recognizing that healing happens not only through medicine, but through love, routine, and human connection.

We walk alongside each child and foster family, offering close accompaniment at every stage of the process.

Links:

• One Coffe with Salt making the diference
• One coffee with Salt how donors change lifes

• HIV Children in foster homes (PDF)