Child Protection India Project #30008

Support 500 HIV Children in trauma in Tamilnadu

by Society for Poor People Development (SPPD)

Support 500 HIV Children in trauma in Tamilnadu

Project Report | Dec 30, 2020
Children living with HIV ensured with immunity

By Raju Joseph | Project Leader

Children living with HIV ensured with immunity in Pandemic times.

The children living with HIV in our working areas were being provided with services such as monthly individual and family counseling while they used to visit the SPPD campus apart from the nutrition kit. This was during the pre-COVID-19 days.

During the past few months since the pandemic and lock down conditions had started the children are continued to be provided with the nutrition in their homes individually. This is because of the COVID-19 norms such as social distancing that has to be followed.

The chances of the children living with HIV here being exposed to the risk of getting the corona infection is multifold considering their general poor immunity levels. And if there was any lapse in maintaining their CD4 count level due to non-availability of nutritional supplies would have proved to be extremely life threatening for every individual child living with HIV who has been a regular beneficiary of the nutritional kit.

In one particular instance, a boy called Mani (name changed) hailing from a small village , who had lost his mother and sister to HIV infection while he was a very young child. Now he is studying seventh grade and lives in the care of his maternal grandparents. And his grandparents find it extremely hard to make both ends meet and in such circumstances helping their grand son who is living with HIV is a terrible thing. Hence they thank GlobalGiving for this great help of providing the nutritional kit during the corona pandemic times.

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Aug 20, 2020
Response to support HIV Children to fight COVID19

By Raju | Project Leader

Greetings from Society for Poor People Development (SPPD)

The hardships that Covid19 pandemic has inflicted have not left any section of the society untouched here. And among our target communities, the condition of those living with HIV here has become worse to worst during the last three months. The victims of HIV constantly live in the grip of the fear of contracting the covid19 infection on one hand, while the total loss of even the minimal livelihood has been taking a heavy toll of their already fragile health. The dangerously low level of immunity that the persons living with HIV has been making their lives much more difficult in our working villages now.

The lockdown measures have reduced them to extreme misery and though lockdown has been lifted with a lot of restrictions of late. But the economic activities especially the livelihood opportunities are scarce and it would take a long time for revival it appears. The rigid medical regimen of ART therapy which is vital for the very survival of the persons living with HIV and it requires a minimum requirement of food intake. But the COVID-19 pandemic has made their lives extremely difficult being unable to make even the marginal income that they were able earn formerly. Many of the members of the community of persons living with HIV in our villages have recorded poorer CD 4 count in the last couple of months.

Lalitha (name changed) who was living with HIV and with very low CD4 count, being deprived of nutritious food has tragically passed away last month. SPPD has been trying its best to help the community during these hard times and extended help to 40 of those families with the sponsorship from some kind hearted donors. A total number of 986 of families were distributed with kit of dry ration who are depended on daily wages. A total of 600 families out of which few families of persons living with HIV with direct cash transfer of Rs.3000/- and Rs.5000/- respectively were benefited. Though the needy persons from the community are quite higher here SPPD has been doing its bit to extend a helping hand.

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Mar 31, 2020
Response to support HIV Children to fight COVID19

By Raju J | Project Leader

Your response to support HIV/AIDS Children to fight against COVID -19

Thanksgiving

Always, we are grateful to GlobalGiving and all the donors who are supporting the cause. Every day, every hour, every second and every minute, we are offering prayer to them and their family.

These children were fortunate to have support from Scientific publication Service Ltd (SPS) until last Dec 1019, they supported nutritional kits to 100 children each month. GlobalGiving had difficulties in disbursement of donation to us.

Moreover, a 12 years, girl has got lifelong support from Mr.Patrick (name changed) , California from USA . He has stated to support her food, health and education.

Meeting with the children

We had regular monthly meeting with the children and their parents in Jan and Feb 2020, in the meetings we conducted personal counselling, how to come out of depression and help them to achieve their dreams every day. The children enjoyed their nutritious lunch with egg curry.

At present , we are unable to support these 100 children, All though we are spreading and educating them on positive energy and love among themselves. We hope that all these children will continue to receive support from you.

Responding to COVID-19

We expect your response to support these children to fight against the virus.

Global disaster of Corona virus outbreak has started taking its toll in India. The 1000 (one thousand) families live in the districts of Trichirapalli, Perambalur and Karur. A vast majority of these families are headed by widowed women. And the survival of members of these families the adults and children are is in peril as the parents mainly the women who support the families with meagre income earned from locally available odd jobs itself is stopped.

Being under ART regime their they are dangerously exposed to infection as well as vital nutritional support to keep their CD4 count in balance.

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