Keep A Child Alive

TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AND LIVE HEALTHIER, HAPPIER LIVES.

2022 SAW THE CONSOLIDATION OF SERVICES, RESUMING AFTER COVID LOCKDOWN OF THE PREVIOUS YEARS. THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED TO IMPACT THE PARTNERS AROUND OUR PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO CONTINUED CHALLENGES WITH INCOME AND SERVICE DELIVERY.THE PARTNERS CONTINUED WITH THEIR HYBRID SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS DEVELOPED DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, PROVIDING BOTH FACE-TO-FACE SERVICES WHERE LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS WERE RELAXED TO ENABLE IN-PERSON MEETING, AS WELL AS ONLINE SERVICE DELIVERY BROADENING THEIR REACH TO MANY MORE PEOPLE. THE EXCITING PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC CITED IN A PREVIOUS REPORTS NOW SEEM TO BE A STANDARD FIXTURE GOING FORWARD FOR MANY OF OUR PARTNERS, SOME OF THESE INNOVATIONS INCLUDE: COMMUNITY RADIO: A LOCAL SOUTH AFRICAN PARTNER DEVELOPED RADIO PODCASTS GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMOTELY ACCESS HEALTH AND WELLBEING ADVISE AROUND HIV/AIDS, WAS CONTINUED IN 2022 DUE TO THE SUCCESSFUL REACH OF OVER 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE; EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS: A LOCAL INDIAN PARTNER CONTINUED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGAGING VIDEO CONTENT THAT CONTINUED TO BE SHARED ONLINE IN 2022 REACHING A WIDER AUDIENCE.THERE WERE SEVERAL CHANGES IN 2022 TO OUR LOCAL PARTNERS. WE HAVE WORKED STEADILY THROUGH THIS TIME OF REBUILDING THE AFTERMATH OF COVID WITH OUR EXISTING PARTNERS IN SOUTH AFRICA, INDIA, UGANDA, KENYA, RWANDA AND ESWATINI, AS WELL AS TO DEVELOP OUR CLIMATE INITIATIVE, ONE TREE FOR EVERY CHILD. WE ALSO ENTERED INTO NEW PARTNERSHIPS, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AND LIVELIHOOD, BUILDING ON THE KCA STRATEGIC VISION. SOME 2022 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED ESTABLISHING THE KCA YOUTH HUB IN AFRICA THROUGH OUR SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRAMME - BLUE ROOF, AND AS WE HAVE BEFORE, 2022 HAS SEEN US MOBILIZE QUICKLY TO RESPOND TO A CHANGING WORLD. ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 2022 RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE, AND KCA RESPONDED. OUR EMERGENCY RELIEF IN THE UKRAINE INCLUDED: EVACUATING AND RELOCATING THOSE FLEEING WAR INTO COUNTRIES IN WESTERN EUROPE. PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO ORPHANAGES IN UKRAINE. PROVIDING SAFE HOUSES IN UKRAINE FOR SINGLE MOTHERS. PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN AID PACKAGES TO CHILDREN IN NEED. PROVIDING BABY FOOD AND FORMULA TO BABIES AND TODDLERS. SUPPORTING LOCAL PARTNERS WITH VEHICLES TO COMPLETE THEIR DAILY TASKS.A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF OUR IMPACT: ALL TOGETHER, WE WERE PROUD TO WORK WITH 18 PARTNERS ACROSS 20 COUNTRIES. WE DIRECTLY IMPACTED OVER 990 000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIESTHROUGH OUR LOCAL PARTNERS IN SPAIN, UKRAINE, AFGHANISTAN, INDIA, BANGLADESH, INDIA, SOUTH AFRICA, KENYA, RWANDA, UGANDA, SIERRA LEONE, ESWATINI, ZIMBABWE, MALAWI, ZAMBIA, BURUNDI, UGANDA, ETHIOPIA, USA, COSTA RICA WE HAVE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO OVER 990 000 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES: HEALTH CARE: COMPREHENSIVE TB AND HIV/AIDS CARE AND TREATMENT PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES EARLY INTERVENTION SUPPORT MEDICATION PROVISION RESCUE, REPRESENTATION AND REINTEGRATE CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN RAPED OR SEXUALLY ABUSEDEDUCATION: EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO ORPHANS, VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITHOUT ACCESS TO SCHOOL. AFTERCARE, FAMILY RESTORATION & SUPPORT FOR RECOVERING DRUG ADDICTS. SCHOOL SUPPLIES INCLUDING FEES, UNIFORMS, TRANSPORT AND FOOD ALLOWANCE/LUNCH BOXES. LIVELIHOOD SKILL TRAINING FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH INFECTED AND AFFECTED BY HIV. JOB ORIENTATION AND EMPLOYMENT LINKS FOR CLIENTS. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS, ACCESS TO LOAN SCHEMES TO YOUNG WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV PRAYAS HAS ADAPTED AMAZE EDUCATION VIDEOS IN THIS FUNDING CYCLE. THESE HAVE BEEN DISSEMINATED FROM 1ST DECEMBER 2022. THE AMAZE VIDEOS PROVIDE AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION. THYE OFFER INFORMATION IN A FUN, ANIMATED VIDEO FORMAT THAT GIVE YOU ALL THE ANSWERS YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SEX, YOUR BODY AND RELATIONSHIPS SAAHASEE - PROVIDE VOCATIONAL SKILL TRAINING AS WELL AS SPORTS AND GAMES FOR YOUTH SAHARA - BENEFICIARIES RECEIVED PREVENTION & AWARENESS EDUCATION, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND CELEBRATIONS AS WELL AS LIFE SKILLS SESSIONS. BLUE ROOF - EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL PROJECTS AT BLUE ROOF IN 2022 INCLUDE THOSE RUN BY PARTNER PROGRAMMES SUCH AS THE AFTERSCHOOL HOMEWORK CLUBS AND THE CAREER GUIDANCE, AND ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMES HAVE ALSO BEEN ADDED TO THIS LIST DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE YEAR, INCLUDING CLASSOVER ONLINE LEARNING, CODING CLUBS AND A BARISTA TRAINING PROGRAMME. IMAGINE WORLDWIDE - PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH ACCESS TO ENHANCED EDUCATION:THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED WITH ACCESS TO ENHANCED EDUCATION IS APPROXIMATELY 16,500 ACROSS 6 COUNTRIES, OF THOSE THE KCA FUNDING WAS ALLOCATED TO SERVING A 2-SCHOOL PILOT FOR LIBERIA THAT COMMENCED IN MID-SEPTEMBER 2022 AND SERVED 356 STUDENTS IN GRADES 1-6 ACROSS 2 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RISING ACADEMY NETWORK (LEAP).FINALIZING PROCUREMENT, DESIGN, AND TRAINING IN PREPARATION OF THE NEXT PHASE OF SCALE-UP IN 2023 WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 3,186 STUDENTS ACROSS 20 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 4 DISTRICTS. MIF - KCA SUPPORTED THE ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR ORPHANS AND OTHER VULNERABLE GIRL CHILDREN IN MALAWI EXCLUDED FROM THE SCHOOLING SYSTEM. COMMUNITY SERVICES INCLUDING CAPACITY BUILDING, CRISIS SUPPORT AND FOOD RELIEF: FOOD RELIEF - PROVIDED THROUGH MULTIPLE PARTNERS BOBBI BEAR - DIRECTLY IMPACTED THE LIVES OF 22935 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND INCLUDED VICTIMS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE, AS WELL AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILDREN USING DRUGS, TEEN PREGNANCY, DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE IN TEENAGERS. THE SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE COUNSELLING, DEBRIEFING, FAMILY MEDIATIONS, HOSPITAL VISITS, POLICE STATIONS, COURTS, REFERRALS ETC. SAHARA - PROVIDED SERVICES THAT INCLUDE PROVISION OF INTERIM CRISIS RESIDENTIAL SHELTER TO THE MOST-AT-RISK CLIENTS; REFERRALS TO OST CENTRES, DISTRIBUTION OF CONDOMS, NEEDLES, AND SYRINGES, PROVISION OF SAFE DRINKING WATER TO 2400 HARD-TO-REACH POPULATIONS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE CAF SAFE WATER PROJECT.ALSO, ASSISTED WITH LEGAL GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTS AS WELL AS SOCIO-ECONOMIC WELFARE SCHEMES AND SOCIAL ENTITLEMENTS. BHS - PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT, COLLABORATING WITH OTHERC OMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATIONS, NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION AND OTHER MULTI- SECTORIAL STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS THROUGH THE PREVENTION OF POVERTY, SOCIAL ILLS, GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND ANY SOCIAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT COMMUNITIES. BLUE ROOF A RANGE OF PROJECTS PROVIDED AT BLUE ROOF TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY PARTNER PROGRAMMES INCLUDE SUPPORTING DISABLED YOUTH, AND A PARENTING PROGRAMME ASSISTING THE VULNERABLE WITH UNPLANNED PREGNANCY INCLUDING RESOURCE PROVISION, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND PARENTING WORKSHOPS. ZOE EMPOWERS - KCA IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING ZOE EMPOWERS OVER A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS, FUNDING ORPHANS AND OTHER VULNERABLE CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUTH (OVCA&Y) ENROLLED IN THE ZOE EMPOWERS PROGRAMME IN KENYA AND ZIMBABWE THIS IS YEAR 1 (OF 3), AND THE GROUPS HAVE ELECTED THEIR GROUP LEADERS AND IDENTIFIED A LOCAL MENTOR, CREATED DREAM CHARTS, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING TRAININGS:-BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT-AGRICULTURE-HEALTH & HYGIENE-CHILD RIGHTS ONE ACRE FUND - THE TOTAL ONE ACRE FUND REACH OF 3 MILLION IMPACT (1.6 MILLION FARMERS THROUGH 1.4 PARTNERSHIPS). MOSTLY CONCENTRATED IN EAST COAST OF AFRICA WITH AVERAGE FARM FAMILY HAVING 4 TO 5 CHILDREN (THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY) AROUND PROVIDING LOAN AND THEN THEY REPAY IN TIME GROWTH IN THE INCOME IS DUE TO HIGH QUALITY INPUTS INCLUDING TRAINING (BEST PRACTICE FARMING).CLIMATE:THIS WORK IS AROUND TREES, WHICH ALONG WITH BENEFITTING THE ENVIRONMENT PROVIDE A FINANCIAL ASSET AND A STRONG WAY TO SUPPORT FARMERS TO STEWARD RESOURCES & STEWARD THE LAND. PROGRESS ON GOAL OF 1 BILLION TREES BY 2030: ALREADY PASSED THE 150 MILLION MARK AND HOPING 250 MILLION BY 2024. THE REMAINING 750 MILLION WILL REQUIRE A LARGE DEGREE OF FUNDING NOT YET IN PLACE.