Around 110,000 orphaned children are living with HIV in Uganda. The social instability of these children dictates that many will be denied access to the life preserving HIV/AIDS drug therapy which is readily available in Uganda.
In 2005 a diverse group of 30 people decided to DO SOMETHING to address the needs of:
- access to immune boosting drug therapy
- nutritious meals
- a stable environment
- committed parental care
- careful observation of opportunistic infections
The ideal is to open the doors to the children in Community Living,
which is the concept of partnering with a community to create a smaller
village within it of homes for HIV positive children. Cherish is one of the only child care organizations that work with
children who are HIV positive, despite the hundreds working in
Uganda. Cherish aims to care for the children, embrace the future with
them and change the community they will grow up in.
Cherish bought 20 acres of land on the shores of Lake Victoria - adjacent to a local village and focuses on five specific areas:
- Childcare
- Education
- Agriculture
- Community Living
- Environment.
www.cherishuganda.org