School Fees for AIDS Orphans

I want to share an update with our donors on one of our high school girls, Jenny. She joined high school last year and now she is in form 2 (grade 10).  She has been the most disciplined girl in her grade and she is performing averagely well. I was so pleased that she has carried on the teachings she received while staying at the orphanage, even practicing them while in school. 

I asked Jenny what she wants to become in future and with a smile on her face she said, "I want to become a nurse."  And I thought that would suit her well!  She is happy because she can concentrate in her academics without any stress of what to eat in the morning, lunch and evening, because she is not being sent back home due to lack of school fees.  Jenny is seeing a bright future ahead, because she has a great support system. She is happy because we all love her and that the stigma related to HIV/AIDs is something of the past for her.  Thank you so much for loving Jenny!

The team here at the American Foundation for Children with AIDS thanks you for supporting this project and the work we do for the children in Africa.  As you start to make decisions regarding your giving this year, please keep us in mind so we can continue our good work through 2023 and beyond.  If you would like to learn even more about what we do or how you can meet some of the children you have helped, please contact Tanya Weaver at tweaver@AFCAids.org. 

I want to share an update of one of our girls in high school that have benefitted from our orphanage program. Salinda is one of our 5 girls in high school that have an opportunity to continue with her education through high school.She joined our program eleven years ago when she was left with her aging grandmother to take care of them after losing both parents to HIV/AIDs. Life was rough that even getting basic needs was a problem not to talk of furthering her education life carrier.  Salinda and her sister (Jenny) found refuge and a safe home at Restoring Hopes Ministry orphanage.

It's with joy and pride that we see her bright face every single day and that we know that her life has improved from the worst to good as she can now comfortably have basic needs, and she is able to attend school and that her dream of becoming a nurse is still valid as tomorrow. We are able to meet her high school fees through the proceeds that we have in our garden project, and the sustainability that AFCA supports.  

Salinda is a well-mannered girl that has shown respect and discipline to her fellow students and also the workers we have helping in our ministry.  With her polite face she is able to lead by good example to her fellow students at the orphanage. Once again that you for working and walking with Restoring Hopes Ministry to put a smile in the face of Salinda.

Everyone here at the American Foundation for Children with AIDS, and our partners in Africa, thank you for your continued support of this important project.  If you would like to learn even more about this project and others, please contact Tanya Weaver at tweaver@AFCAids.org. 

I would love to share the story of one of our kids in the high school.  We currently have four high school students in our program and we celebrate that they are on schedule to graduate in December!

Penny is one of the twelve kids that we are taking care of at our orphanage since 2012.  She lost her parents to HIV/AIDS.  Before we took her, she was living with her aging grandmother together with her three siblings.  By her being the first born, the family was depending on her, so she was washing people's clothing and working on a farm to get money so that she could take care of her family.  She would miss school frequently due to her responsibilities, her home life and also the lack of school fees.

After hearing all of her story, we decided to give her a change at our orphanage so that she would have an opportunity to learn well, eat well and grow to meet her full potential in life.  With love and support, she is thriving and making an effort in school to eradicate the poverty that exists in her family.  Penny acknowledges and is very thankful for seeing her through her journey of education.

Penny will be sitting for her final exams (Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education) in December and she is working so hard so that she will have a chance to join university so that she can pursue her dream of becoming a nurse.

On behalf of Restoring Hopes, I would like to say a BIG thank you to the American Foundation for Children with AIDS for your generous support of our kids.  You are not only helping them, but helping the entire community through their education.  Thanks for touching lives and sparking hope to our kids.

Everyone here at the American Foundation for Children with AIDS, and our partners in Africa, thank you for your continued support of this important project.  If you would like to learn even more about this project and others, please contact Tanya Weaver at tweaver@AFCAids.org. 

My name is Gina and I am from Mombasa, Kenya, where I was born and where I currently live.  My twins are my fourth pregnancy. My first born was born in 2006, the second child was born in 2016 and my third child was born in 2018. Tragically, my little boy passed away when he was 6 months old.

This pregnancy went well and I was excited to welcome a new baby into our home. I arrived in the hospital at around 11:45am on October 17^th, 2021. I was received by the doctor and nurse on duty, both of whom were very friendly to me and who quickly put me in a wheelchair to take me to the ward.

My situation was difficult and I thank the doctor and the nurse very much as they didn’t give up on me from the start to the finish of everything. I didn’t know I was carrying twins! What a surprise to receive! My first son came out with some difficulty, but the second one seemed to simply appear.  I am very happy with everything in this facility, especially the gift package for my twin babies.

May God bless the Mercy Maternity Ward so much! I am so thankful my babies were born in such a beautiful and clean place and I am happy for all the other mothers who will get this chance.  Thank you, AFCA, for the beautiful packages each of the boys received – blankets and clothes and diapers. You can see how beautiful they look here. I would never be able to buy such beautiful things for them and I am grateful for the care and generous gifts.

Everyone here at the American Foundation for Children with AIDS, and our partners in Africa, thank you for your continued support of this important project.  If you would like to learn even more about this project and others, please contact Tanya Weaver at tweaver@AFCAids.org.