Keep A Child Alive

TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AND LIVE HEALTHIER, HAPPIER LIVES.

WHILST 2021 SAW MANY SERVICES RESUMING AFTER THE LOCKDOWNS OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WE STILL SAW HOW THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED TO IMPACT THE INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND PARTNERS AROUND OUR PROGRAMS.HOWEVER, DESPITE THE ONGOING CHALLENGES, WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS TO SEE EFFECTIVE CHANGES IN THE WAY SERVICES WERE DELIVERED - MANY TRANSFERRING TO ONLINE DELIVERY FOR PARTS OF THE SERVICE OR IN SOME CASES USING ENTIRELY NEW DIGITAL STRATEGIES TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. ONE OF THE INCREDIBLE LOCAL PARTNERS THAT KCA WORKS WITH IN SOUTH AFRICA LAUNCHED A RADIO SHOW GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS HEALTH AND WELLBEING ADVICE AROUND HIV/AIDS. THIS WAS HUGELY SUCCESSFUL AND HAD A LISTENING BASE OF OVER 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE FROM THE LAUNCH.WE ALSO HAVE SEEN DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS IN INDIA - WITH ONE LOCAL PARTNER CREATING EXCITING AND DYNAMIC VIDEO CONTENT TO SHARE ONLINE AND HAS BEEN ABLE TO REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE THAT MAY NOT HAVE OTHERWISE ACCESSED ANY HEALTH INTERVENTIONS FOR THEMSELVES.2021 HAS BROUGHT SOME CHANGES TO OUR LOCAL PARTNERS. WE HAVE WORKED STEADILY THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME WITH OUR EXISTING PARTNERS IN SOUTH AFRICA, INDIA, UGANDA, KENYA, RWANDA AND ESWATINI. WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO BE WORKING WITH A NEW LOCAL PARTNER IN SPAIN AS WELL AS WIDENING OUR PROJECT SCOPE TO HELPING REFUGEES IN RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMS - AND 2021 SAW US HELP RELOCATE AND SUPPORT AN AFGHANI REFUGEE WITH MORE HELP FOR OTHERS IN CRISIS IS PLANNED. IN 2021, WE ALSO SAW THE RISE OF CIVIL UNREST IN PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA WHICH RESULTED IN DEVASTATING FIRES, LOOTING AND VIOLENCE IN MANY COMMUNITIES. WE WERE SENT STORIES OF PEOPLE HIDING IN THEIR HOMES WITHOUT ELECTRICITY OR ACCESS TO SHOPS AND SUPPLIES. WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT PARTNERS IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH AN EMERGENCY GRANT TO EASE THE IMPACTS OF THE CRISIS, AND THESE WERE USED TO HELP START UP FOOD GROWING INITIATIVES SO THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN GAIN THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT.AS WELL AS OUR LOCAL PARTNER PROGRAMS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM, WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO SUPPORT 100 CHILDREN IN NEED IN COSTA RICA WITH A CHRISTMAS DONATION OF BOOKS AND TOYS - WE TRULY BELIEVE THAT ALL CHILDREN SHOULD FEEL LOVED AND SUPPORTED, PARTICULARLY AT TIMES LIKE CHRISTMAS WHEN CHILDREN CAN SO OFTEN BE LEFT BEHIND. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OUR CLIMATE INITIATIVE, ONE TREE FOR EVERY CHILD AND TOWARDS THE END OF 2021 WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN SECURING A LARGE GRANT FOR THIS WORK.2021 WAS ANOTHER HUGE CHALLENGE FOR EVERYONE AND KCA WORKED TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FELT LIKE THERE WAS HOPE AMIDST THE DESPAIR THAT WAS EXACERBATED BY THE COVID19 PANDEMIC. WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE WAY THAT ALONGSIDE OUR DEDICATED PARTNERS WE CONTINUE TO BE AGILE IN THE FACE OF THE UNCERTAINTY WE ALL FACE AND ULTIMATELY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THAT NEED US. AN OVERVIEW OF OUR IMPACT: ALL TOGETHER, WE WERE PROUD TO WORK WITH 11 PARTNERS ACROSS 8 COUNTRIES. WE DIRECTLY IMPACTED 152,083 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND REACHED 1,566,249 MORE PEOPLE WITH ADVICE AND INFORMATION. THROUGH OUR LOCAL PARTNERS IN SOUTH AFRICA, INDIA, KENYA, RWANDA, UGANDA, ESWATINI, SPAIN AND COSTA RICA WE HAVE PROVIDED:HEALTH CARE: COMPREHENSIVE HIV/AIDS CARE AND TREATMENTPSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT AND COUNSELINGMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES EARLY INTERVENTION SUPPORTPROVIDING MEDICATIONRESCUE, REPRESENTATION AND REINTEGRATE CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN RAPED OR SEXUALLY ABUSEDEDUCATION:EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO ORPHANS, VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDSAFTERCARE, FAMILY RESTORATION & SUPPORT FOR RECOVERING DRUG ADDICTS SCHOOL SUPPLIES INCLUDING FEES, UNIFORMS, TRANSPORT AND FOOD ALLOWANCE/LUNCH BOXESSPORTS PROGRAM - ASSISTING CHILD REFUGEES IN SPAIN INTEGRATE INTO SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, USING FOOTBALL AND SPORTLIVELIHOOD SKILL TRAINING FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH INFECTED AND AFFECTED BY HIV JOB ORIENTATION AND EMPLOYMENT LINKS FOR CLIENTSBUSINESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS, ACCESS TO LOAN SCHEMES TO YOUNG WOMEN LIVING WITH HIVEMERGENCY RELIEF:WE CONTINUED OUR SUPPORT THROUGH COVID 19 WITH A SMALLER DONATION OF FOOD PARCELS TO THE MOST IN NEED COMMUNITIES. EMERGENCY GRANTS ISSUED IN SOUTH AFRICA AFTER THE VIOLENT UNREST CAUSED DESTRUCTION TO HOMES, BUSINESSES AND LIVELIHOODS.CLIMATE:WE ARE CONTINUING TO BUILD OUR ONE TREE FOR EVERY CHILD CAMPAIGN. WE HAVE SECURED A $5MILLION GRANT THROUGH THE CHESTNUT FUND WHICH WILL PLANT OVER 32 MILLION TREES AND IMPACT OVER 7.5 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.