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YSK in its childsupport programme focuses on providing and leveraging for access and provision of target services to Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in its community partnerships. The core targets include ;
- Food and Nutrition; involves a child receiving adequate food to guarantee nutrition for growth and development and an active and a productive life. Specific services under this may include community gardens, supplementary feeding for malnourished children, food rations, nutritional assessments and counseling, sensitization on food preservation and cooking methods.
- Shelter and Clothing ; services may include provision of material goods to maintain or build shelter , facilitating transitioning from institutional care to family setting ,provision of bedding materials ,cookware and other house hold necessities and strengthening family-based care models for OVC.
- Health care Support; it is designed to involve facilitating the OVC to access health care services including preventative and treatment health care. Specific activities include referrals and linkages to child health care including appropriate Anti-retroviral Therapy, growth monitoring, immunization, malaria prevention, sanitation and clean water, personal hygiene, and age appropriate preventative activities.
- Educational Support; Services may include removing barriers to primary and secondary school attendance by providing among other things text and exercise books, pens ,pencils ,uniforms ,fees etc) ,early childhood development programmes ,and access to vocational training and employment opportunities through the Skills Centre. YSK aims at increasing school enrollment rate, improving learning conditions, increasing school retention levels, transition to high levels and high completion rates among OVC. The out of school youths are intended to go through vocational training on technical courses like Electrical installations ,Welding and fabrication ,carpentry and joinery ,motor vehicle mechanics ,masonry, Food and beverage ,Hairdressing and beauty , Tailoring and dressmaking among others at the YSK-Skills Centre.
- Psychosocial Support ; Services are designed to help OVC have human attachments necessary for normal development and being able to participate and cooperate in home and community activities. Services include, gender sensitive life skills, improving links between children affected by HIV/AIDS with their communities, referral to counseling where available and appropriate, including that for trauma, anxiety, grief, and recreational activities. Life skills clubs establishment and facilitation for school going and out of school youths to set formindable foundation for all target children upon their transition to adulthood .
- Child Protection; Services help to ensure OVC are safe from abuse, neglect, stigma, discrimination or exploitation. Services may include facilitating birth registration and identification documents, preventing children from being in abusive and exploitative situations, and removing children from such situations, supporting child headed households. Empowerment of community stakeholders on paralegal issues, children rights, memory books and will writing and execution forms critical part of YSK focus on child protection enhancement through the intergration of the three YSK programmes .
Our partners (Donors/Sponsors) intended outcome:
YSK has 66 enrolled OVC and over 2,000 others in the waiting list for support on the target services stated above. It is our intention therefore to link up with persons and institutions of good will to be supporters or sponsors of the children and give them hope in life as they grow to be responsible and resourceful citizens. However, where possible YSK wish to attach specific child or children to the willing supporters mainly for building and enhancing interpersonal relationships that would help pray ,counsel and shape the character of the child as they grow.
Partners Outcome |
Partner Indicators |
Our partner engages in meaningful relationship with YSKand or their supported child / children |
Partner prays for YSK and or their supported child or children on regular basis |
Partner writes and communicates toYSK and or their supported child or children on regular basis |
Partner provides consistent financial ,material and or volunteer services to YSK on regular basis |
20 Euros a month will guarantee an individual OVC reasonable access to all target services throughout the period you will support him or her.
To support a child fill in the form below
My Support to YSK Form
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