The Africa Project

SWC, in partnership with World Hope International, is adopting a village in Zambia called Japi.

We will raise the $12,000 needed to provide World Hope with the resources necessary to train the people of the village of Japi to care for AIDS patients and children who are orphaned because of the AIDS pandemic.

This program through World Hope is called the Community Orphan Trust.

The Community Orphan Trust (COT) is a program to address the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) and their caregivers who are suffering under the burden of poverty and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The program enhances the ability of churches, families and communities to protect and care for their children in need, and to bring prosperity to their community by:

• Increasing food security through economic empowerment
• Increasing provision of palliative care for critically ill community members
• Enabling caregivers to make informed decisions in relation to quality care, nutritional and hygiene practices and to prevent and manage HIV/AIDS

Over 25 million people have died of AIDS-related causes and over 33 million are HIV infected.

The number of children orphaned as a result of AIDS is growing and expected to exceed 25 million by 2010.

When a child’s basic needs are not met they are less likely to receive an education or obtain worthwhile employment.

So, the cycle of pain and need continues.

SWC will no longer sit on the sidelines without doing anything for our friends in Africa.

Please join us in raising this $12,000 to end the cycle of pain and need in Japi, Zambia.

Make your check payable to the Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church and in the memo line write “The Africa Project.”

Thanks for your tangible help.