[procaare] Re: Pre-6th HCC: Children - Infected or Affected by HIV/AIDS (4)

["Reach the Children - Kenya" <procaare@healthnet.org>]

Re: Pre-6th HCC: Children - Infected or Affected by HIV/AIDS (4)

[Mod note - we post this as part of the current discussion series as it is important for
this theme.)

Orphan Care Conference
September 18-19, Nairobi, Kenya
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The Orphan Care Conference will take care on September 18th and 19th in Ufungamano House,
Nairobi, Kenya.

This conference will feature the family-based orphan care model of MORCAO (Mothers Rural
Care for AIDS Orphans).
    
Conference Agenda

I. Panel Discussions by MORCAO participants will present practical methods for
facilitating the successful placement of orphans with families.
    ·Volunteers
    ·Community Leaders
    ·Parents with AIDS
    ·Orphans (children presenters)
    ·Care-giving Families
    ·Healthcare Workers
    ·Agriculture Experts

II. Other NGO Presentations
    ·Placement of Orphans in Families
    ·Networking with Existing Facilities
    ·Establishing Community Structures
    ·Effectively Using Volunteers

III. Using Existing Community Services
Increasing the capacity to provide services to orphans through cooperation with:
    ·Government Leaders
    ·District Children's Officers
    ·Health Care Providers
    ·School Officials
    ·Churches

IV. Helping Children Prepare for Their Future
    ·Education
    ·Counseling
    ·Health and Nutrition Education
    ·HIV/AIDS Prevention
    ·Vocational Training

"Keeping vulnerable children in school is the best line of defense. This provides them a
secure environment to learn skills that will help them provide for their own needs as they
grow into adulthood." Children on the Brink 2002

V. Encouraging Adoptions
Information on the "Potential and Problems" for adoptions will be presented by experts in
this field. Discussions will include:
    ·In-country Adoption Requirements
    ·International Adoptions

To get more information, please visit: www.orphancare.info

Conference Co-sponsors:
United Families International (UFI)
Reach the Children (RTC)

Also supported by:
Global HAWK
Care for Life
Shelter 2000

For Information Contact:
Reach the Children - Kenya
Regent Apartments, A4, Hurlingham
P.O. Box 10447-00100
Hurlingham, Nairobi, Kenya

Kenya RTC Phone/Fax: 273-1195
New York RTC Office: 1-800-275-3003
Arizona UFI Office: 480-507-2664
E-mail: info@orphancare.info
www.orphancare.info

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ProCAARE is currently supporting the 6th Home and Community Care
Conference in Dakar, Senegal (December 8 - 12, 2003).
For more information: http://www.dakarvih2003.sn/

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