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Leratong Preschool for AIDS Orphans
"A friend with AIDS is still a friend." - anonymous quote found on a wall at Leratong
Alexandra Township, Johannesburg, South Africa
Leratong Pre-School is a small haven for children who have been affected by HIV/AIDS as a result of parents who have died or who currently carry the virus. Leratong was founded in the late 1980s in the heart of the Apartheid era, when the AIDS epidemic first started to take root. ...more
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Ikageng Itireleng AIDS Ministry
Ikageng Itireleng means “help them, help themselves” in Sotho, one
of the 11 official languages spoken in South Africa. This translation
speaks directly to the aim of the organization: to give orphaned and
vulnerable children a chance at a better life and to grow into educated,
employable adults who can make meaningful contributions to society. ...more |
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Kei Mouth Schools
On a hill overlooking the Indian Ocean in the rural Eastern Cape region of South Africa is small hamlet called Cwili and the adjoing town of Kei Mouth. The advances of the new, post-apartheid South Africa have not quite reached this area; the town is still segregated, not by law, but by culture, history, and circumstance. Kidlinks supporters have extended a hand to the community of Cwili by working with the primary and high schools to build up their community and to offer its children hope for a productive future. ...more
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