FIRELIGHT FOUND ATION

ISLAND HOSPICE AND BEREAVEMENT SERVICE, Harare
$15,000 – Renewal Island Hospice builds community support for those caring for terminally ill family members with HIV/AIDS,
and provides young caregivers in-home counseling and training in home-based health care.
JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN TRUST, Bindura
$30,000 – Renewal Justice for Children Trust provides legal assistance to vulnerable children. They run a mobile legal clinic;
train peer legal educators in schools; and educate communities on children’s rights and legal reform.
LOVING HAND, Bulawayo
$9,500 Loving Hand supports orphans and vulnerable children through home-based care services, school fees,
kids clubs, and emergency food assistance. Their community garden—run as a training program for local
youth—grows food and herbal medicines.
LUBHANCHO HOUSE, Hwange
$15,000 – Renewal Lubhancho’s Youth Alive Clubs offer access to HIV prevention information and life skills materials in local
languages. They also provide school fees, training in small-scale agricultural projects, home-based care,
and youth drop-in centers.
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MAUNGANIDZE KINDHEARTED CHILDREN’S ORGANISATION (MKCO), Chitungwiza
$5,000 MKCO provides foster care for abused and neglected children, and community education on HIV/AIDS and
children’s rights. They provide food, medicine, counseling, and school fees for children in child-headed households.
NEHEMIAH PROJECT, Bulawayo
$15,000 – Renewal Nehemiah provides programs for children affected by HIV/AIDS through school-based kids clubs and
$5,700 – Renewal camps designed to help them cope with grief and loss. They also train children and caregivers in incomegenerating
activities.
RAY OF HOPE, Mutasa
$5,000 Ray of Hope supports women and children affected by family violence by providing counseling, survival skills
training, legal assistance, loans, and small business workshops.
SESITHULE VAMANANI CARING ASSOCIATION (SEVACA), Chiredzi
$17,000 – Renewal Founded to aid the minority Shangaan people, SEVACA offers home-based HIV/AIDS care, counseling,
and health education. The group also provides orphans and vulnerable children with food, school fees,
counseling, and vocational training.
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