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Reach-Out is a community-based organization in Kochieng, Kenya providing for the basic needs
of children left orphaned or vulnerable due to the AIDS epidemic. REACH-OUT links each family
in the program with a sponsoring family in the U.S. Sponsorship supports these Reach-Out
families by covering the costs of their education, health, and nutrition needs. By serving
these needs, Reach-Out helps rebuild and regenerate a community ravaged by AIDS and serves as
a model for other communities facing similar challenges. Reach-Out supports over 300 children aged 1-15 in over a hundred households. However there are many more orphans who still need sponsorship at this time. Many of these orphans live in households that are headed by children as young as 12 years of age. In orphan-led homes like these as well as in homes that adopt orphans, scarce family resources are spread thin, especially as the child-to-adult ratio increases. Severe malnourishment affects approximately 60% of these children. Under such conditions, providing for basic needs such as sufficient food and clothing for the family presents an enormous challenge. Paying for a child’s education becomes a financial burden on the family, and education is often the first of a child’s needs to be sacrificed. Children frequently work to contribute to the family income instead of continuing their education. Education, however, is one of the most valuable ways vulnerable children can escape a cycle of disease, disadvantage, and poverty and pursue a productive and safe future. A community like Kochieng, so drastically affected by HIV/AIDS, can only really begin to recover when its children are provided with a free education. Education improves the children’s, and therefore the community’s, future while also decreasing yearly financial burdens on poor and orphan-led families. For as little as $250 per year, you can sponsor a child. You may donate any amount to Reach-Out by completing a printed version of the form (click here to get the form). Mail your completed form, along with your check made out to the Task Force for Global Health to: 325 Swanton Way Decatur, GA 30030 Reach-Out and the Task Force sincerely appreciate your donation and assistance to these vulnerable children and families. |
Fast facts…
Newsletter, November 2005 Newsletter, February 2006 Newsletter, October 2006 Newsletter, June 2007 Newsletter, December 2007 Newsletter, August 2008 Newsletter, March 2009 Newsletter, December 2009  CONTACT INFORMATION: Reach-Out Program Ms. Peggy Hart The Task Force for Global Health 325 Swanton Way Decatur, Georgia 30030 phone: 404-583-3520 fax: 404-592-1438 email: ptargret@gmail.com Martha F. Rogers, MD The Task Force for Global Health 325 Swanton Way Decatur, Georgia 30030 office: 404-592-1431 fax: 404-592-1438 email: mrogers@taskforce.org |
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