Imagine having problems at home having no money having no food - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Imagine…

…having problems at home… • having no money • having no food • suffering from abuse • being an orphan • having nobody to take care of you • feeling that you don’t belong anywhere

…missing out on school… • because you can’t afford the fees • because you don’t have the right uniform • because you can’t afford to go to the barbers • because you are needed at home

…taking to the street… • to find money • to find friends • to escape

…relying on drugs… • to blank out mental trauma • to enable you to sleep • to help you to ignore hunger pains • to kill the pain from health problems

…losing your childhood… • because you need to find food • because you need to find piecework • because you have been tempted into prostitution • because you have no access to education • because you never have time to play • because you have nowhere to wash your • because you have nowhere to body or your clothes sleep

…being a girl on the street… • being vulnerable to rape and physical abuse • falling pregnant at an early age • having somehow to keep your baby safe • finding a street husband who will take care of you

…falling sick on the street… • living in unhygienic conditions • having a very high likelihood of becoming HIV positive • not knowing where to go for medical treatment and advice • watching your friends die because they could not access adequate medical care

…feeling like an invisible child… • because nobody seems to want to help you • because people walk past you without seeing you

What if…

…somebody came to play with you… • playing football • playing games • dancing

…there was someone you could call on… • when things are bad at home • when you are in trouble with the police • when you are sick • when one of your friends dies • when you need help to solve a problem • when you need a shoulder to cry on

…if somebody helped you to live positively… • giving you information about HIV prevention • giving counselling for those who are HIV positive • showing those who are HIV negative how to support their friends • helping to provide • giving you and your treatment for those who friends a second are HIV positive chance at life

…somebody gave you shelter… • referring you to an organisation who can help you • providing the organisation where you live with clothes and other equipment • helping with emergency funds when you are sick • running programmes enabling you and your friends to have fun

… somebody sponsored your education… • providing you with uniform and equipment • paying your school fees • monitoring your progress and supporting you emotionally

…somebody took you home… • reintegrating you with your family • giving ongoing support to your family • teaching you positive Christian values • running programmes which aim to prevent you and your friends from going on the street in the first place

At Footprints Foundation for Children in Zambia, we aim to provide all of the orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia with the support that they need to become happy, healthy, well educated and responsible citizens.

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