Many conditions have put children at risk of death and also have left them at a risk of poor healthy, malnutrition and impaired mental social and emotional development. Interventions to prevent irreversible disability are for us all to make them grow to full adult capacity.
So many children in our Region do not have the opportunity to go to school and have to work to survive which is child labour; Kids are being abused, exploited or forced to live in appalling conditions that we can barely imagine, they are victims of poverty and exploitation locked in a vicious cycle with little hope for the future.
Kaana Foundation For Outreach Programs’ activities are geared towards the enhancement of well being of the most disadvantaged children in our Region these include:-
Education:
The role of education in child development is so crucial because it not only equips children with skills, but it also offers them an opportunity to get out of misery and absolute poverty. We hence provide education aimed at equipping the disadvantaged children with skills in computer, tailoring, agriculture, and other vital skills which will enable them employ themselves in future.
Most forms of child maltreatment include physical abuse, neglect, or sexual abuse and exploitation. The child who is physically abused often suffers emotionally from inconsistent parenting and fear. The sexually abused child suffers from the lack of affection or supervision which leaves him/her vulnerable to the subtle advances of the perpetrator; and the neglected child becomes anxious or apathetic about a life in which basic needs aren't met. Children abused by domestic violence, poverty, hunger and wars are usually traumatized psychologically. In this case we offer counseling and soothing care so as to provide a safe place and safe relationship which helps a child to grow and develop a trusting relationship with an adult.
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| § Advocacy: Kaana Foundation for Outreach Programs strongly advocates for child rights, and condemn violence against children, early marriages, corporal punishments, child labour, defilement and all forms of abuse and exploitation towards children. We consequently urge Governments to formulate strong laws against child labour, domestic violence, defilement, child neglect as a way of protecting the rights of children. HIV /AIDS affected and infected Children: Losing a parent is terrible for any child, but many children in our Region who lose parents to AIDS face unthinkable hardships. Not only have they watched their parents die, but also they are stigmatized for having been associated with HIV and AIDS whether there are in schools or in the villages .The result is that a growing number of helpless children are facing a cycle of abuse, neglect, stigmatization, malnutrition, poverty and disease have less chance of gaining an education and getting access to healthcare. Their poor conditions and vulnerability to exploitation also significantly increases their likelihood of contracting HIV themselves. Kaana Foundation for Outreach programs combats this disease and its effects through education, care, and counseling, it’s our desire to provide for such children with the support they need to survive on a daily basis, complete their education and create a better future for them. |
