HOME BASED CARE PROGRAM

Children lose their parents in conflict or due to poverty, disability HIV/AIDS etc. Hence there is a large population of children that grows up without one or both of their parents. Children without parental care are at a high risk of abuse exploitation and neglect. Large numbers of children end up in institutional care which leads to inadequate individual care which would socially and emotionally impair children.

AECT  child protection strategy is to first take steps to ensure families are able to survive by providing them with health, education ,food free and not by extracting work from the children. Secondly address the needs of the children who have fallen through the cracks such as destitute , abandoned and orphan children.

Children who had lost their parents due to HIV/AIDS are with their relatives or with the aged  grand parents who agree to keep the children at their native  village within the community itself after the death of their parents but needs financial support for bringing up the children comes under this care program  of AECT

AECT  provides  these little children who had lost their parents due to HIV/AIDS / abandoned / destitute poor and vulnerable children with Livelihood, education, medical aid and counseling routinely every month for survival of the children with their relatives in the villages.

Livelihood support such as dry food ingredients, ration and nutritional weaning food supplement were provided to the needy children .  For any minor ailments the children were taken to the near by hospital and treated. In case of major ailments the children were taken to the district head quarter hospitals or private hospitals for referrals as directed by the physicians . 

We started this venture early this year and have supported about  12 children with local donations and sponsors. If we gain a continuous stable project support then more children routinely could be supported.