Precious de Bruin

PRECIOUS CHILDREN OF SWAZILAND FOUNDATION

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PCS Foundation is a newly established Charity in aid of Swazi orphans.
Our mission for the first year is to make people aware of the Swazi orphans, the hardships that they face and raise donations in aid of this.
Some of our more immediate goals are to educate against transmission, promote Aids awareness and increase access to anti-retroviral treatments.
In the long-term PCS Foundation aims to aid the children of Swaziland fight against HIV/Aids, poverty, hunger, homelessness, disease, child labour, children used by adults to commit crime, child prostitution, sexual exploitation,  lack of and poor education, violence and their general wellbeing.
We commit to help solve or at least ease some of these hardships for them.
There is a lot of work to be done and there are agencies and charities who already do great work for Swaziland but more aid is always required.


Swaziland
The northern, and largely rural Hhohho district is the second most populace of Swaziland's 4 districts, hosting 27% of the population. The district has 2 tar roads, making access to and distribution of health and training inputs difficult. There are 20,000 people currently living with full blown AIDS and only 2000 hospital beds in the national hospitals.
Affecting over 40% of its 1 million population, Swaziland has the second highest per capita HIV prevalence in the world today, exacerbated by poverty and extreme vulnerability. Whilst anti-retroviral treatment is available from the State, effective treatment requires that medication is taken with food, enhancing absorption of life saving treatment. Approximately 25% of the population depends on food aid, representing a serious challenge to health and the provision of effective treatment.
There are already 70,000 orphans in Swaziland. NERCHA, the body tasked with overseeing Swaziland's HIV/AIDS strategy estimated that over 25% of children have already been orphaned. When including vulnerable children, whose parents are either too ill or destitute to care for them, this figure rises to 130,000. Approximately 15,000 households are already headed by children. With male and female mortality as low as 36 and 39 respectively this figure is due to increase sharply.
70% of Swazi live in rural areas ravaged by drought and the resulting food crisis that constantly threatens hundreds of thousands with hunger. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought and invasive species are persistent problems, and exacerbate the ability of many to provide for and support those in their care.

The number of orphans has skyrocketed since 2000, reaching 100,000, largely due to HIV/Aids. The crisis is likely to worsen, as HIV prevalence rates among 20- to 30-year olds are approaching 50%.
Mother-to-child transmission of Aids has increased the infant mortality rate by nearly 50% since 1995.
Aids has created a vicious cycle by breaking down the institution of the family. Orphans often fall into poverty and hunger, drop out of school, and become vulnerable to violence, rape and abuse.

 

Donate and save a Swazi orphan.

 

We are also looking for sponsors for PCS Foundation's participation in the British 10k run.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

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