June 24, 2019
Our Programs in Action: A Photo Essay
Young Heroes’ joint board meeting occurs once a year. Board members from the U.S. have the opportunity to observe programs in action on the ground, and attend important face-to-face meetings with in-country board members.
U.S. board members saw an abundance of progress: Local communities building playgrounds, ongoing projects at Neighborhood Care Points (NCPs), WORTH meetings for female caretakers, and a Stepping Stones curriculum graduation.
Young Heroes Foundation’s board chair, Jacquelyn Eisenberg-Nelson, had her camera at the ready to document the activities.
The Litsemba Project supports 90 Neighborhood Care Points (NCPs) in Shiselweni reaching over 3,100 children. The project provides orphans with a daily meal and pre-school education.
Young Heroes supports 45 NCPs with income-generating activity for caretakers. Currently, 233 volunteer caretakers benefit – 27 of them from raising and selling chickens to provide for their personal needs.
Other caretakers plant gardens to provide nutritional supplements for both their families and the children at the NCPs. Young Heroes manages this network of NCPs in the Litsemba Project.
Two of Young Heroes’ caretakers prepare for the day at their community NCP.
NCPs – through the mobile clinic – help more than 3,000 children and adults receive healthcare and education. The team prepares for an HIV testing session.
Also part of the Litsemba Project, community NCPs build playgrounds with swing sets and tire-climbing mazes for the children to enjoy.
The Halt Project uses the Stepping Stones curriculum where participants learn about HIV prevention education. Stepping Stones women sing and dance at their graduation ceremony.
Young Heroes members attend a Stepping Stones graduation ceremony. Nearly 200 participants completed the curriculum. Young Heroes’ founder and President of Young Heroes Foundation USA, Steve Kallaugher, and Khulekani Magongo, Young Heroes’ Executive Director Swaziland are at center.
WORTH groups empower female caretakers with livelihood and entrepreneurship skills. They give the women financial literacy to provide for the health and educational needs of the children in their care. WORTH groups are a part of the Insika Ya Kusasa program.
Members of Young Heroes/Swaziland and Young Heroes Foundation/USA boards gather after their annual meeting. U.S. chair, Jacquelyn Eisenberg-Nelson, is at center.
Read Young Heroes’ progress report and see more of our highlights.
Tags: HIV prevention, HIV services, NCPs, orphan services, OVC services, WORTH, youth program
