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C. COMMUNITY
SUPPORT PROGRAM
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Extending
a Helping Hand to Rosalie
CCBI
extends a helping hand to those
in need. In a society
in which people living with
HIV and AIDS are still heavily
stigmatized, life can be full
of tribulations, especially
if you are a woman whose husband
has died due to HIV/AIDS. Rosalie*
is familiar with such stigmatisation.
When her husband died four years
ago in Kakelo Location of Rachuonyo
District, her problems had just
began She
refused to welcome any of her
brothers-in-law to her home
to take the place of her husband
– the so-called wife inheritance
– according to the ways of her
people, the Luo of Nyanza Province
in western Kenya. Her reason?
She did not want to pass HIV
infection to another family
(the brothers-in-law were already
married). According to
the local customs Rosalie was
promptly disowned by her in-laws.
Nobody was willing to
build her a new house to replace
the grass-thatched one that
her husband left her in, which
was literally falling apart.
Rosalie is unemployed.
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Things
have now changed for the better
for Rosalie. She joined a PLWHA
programme run by a local CBO
group - the Kakelo Based Integrated
Support Project (KBISP). KBISP
is one of the CBOs that collaborate
with CCBI in projects implementation
at grassroots level. The
group sought the assistance
of CCBI in building a new house
for Rosalie. Now CCBI
has taken up the challenge in
two ways: CCBI will provide
funds to put up a house for
Rosalie in her father-in-law’s
homestead, with full participation
of the CBO, which will provide
labour and part of the finances
for construction, to encourage
ownership, and also the local
government administration (the
area Chief). CCBI has
also enlisted Rosalie to participate
in its Poultry Project, which
will ensure that Rosalie can
earn a decent income, and can
improve her nutritional through
consumption of more protein.
Rosalie’s new house will be
posted here as soon as it is
ready. (Name of
victim has been changed for
confidentiality).
*not
real name
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Old
Blind Burdened and but Not Alone
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Community’s
needs are numerous.
For example
after you lose
your children
and those that
are close to
you through
disease, then
you need an
extended hand
of hope – an
olive branch
- to help you
move on. CCBI
extends such
hands to the
senior citizens
and other disadvantaged
members of our
society in Kenya,
through the
help of its
members, other
individuals
and national
and international
benefactors.
So when
Salome* was
found to be
in need, CCBI
stepped in and
gave her clothing
for herself
and her orphaned
grandchildren,
and provided
the one thing
that she always
needed – a pair
of walking shoes.
Salome
is blind and
so a helping
hand was quickly
availed by her
grandchild to
help put on
her new shoes.
Salome
is just one
of the many
disadvantaged
members of our
society that
are in dire
need of help.
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If
this picture touches your heart
and you can help other Rosalies
and Salomes, please click
here.
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