About Us
Help Us Hope was officially launched in February 2009 and was set up to assist HIV/AIDS burdened community orphans and women with home based health care, psychological support and mostly to promote the reduction of the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections other than HIV/AIDS.
Help Us Hope is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental and non-political organization registered with the directorate of non-profit organizations: department of social development – Republic of South Africa NPO-071341. Help Us Hope is also a public benefit organization recognized by the South African revenue services (SARS) PBO-93003245 in terms of section 30 of the income tax act. The organization works within the legal framework of the non-governmental organizations registrations and other relevant laws and acts.
Our Core Values
- We take every opportunity to foster dignity and independence
- We seek to provide service and care of vulnerable children
- Every resource is utilized with responsibility, accountability and integrity
Our Goals
- To bring children in dire need immediate relief from hunger, sickness and premature death.
- To provide sanitary living conditions through orphan rescue projects
- To create partnerships with other organizations to help maintain the health and welfare of these children on a long term, sustainable basis.
Our Objectives
Education
The impact of HIV/AIDS on children is increasing rapidly, as is the rate of children who have been orphaned as a result of this pandemic and the vulnerabilities that come with their conditions. In addition to living with the burden of the stigma and discrimination, the majority are left to their own devices and are deprived of their most basic rights, such as the right to education, The children are mainly selected from the beneficiaries of the Help Us Hope initiative, i.e. HIV/AIDS orphans, children with HIV, children heading households, those living with one/both parents who is/are terminally ill, or children who are living in extreme poverty. The children are also given school uniforms, stationery and other essential materials needed for their education.
Orphan Relief
Help Us Hope Orphan relief and rescue programme is an immediate response to the most desperate children in Limpopo Village. There are thousands of children living in poverty with very little support from the government and no means of providing the most basic daily needs. The children are living in conditions unimaginable by any standard. They have little or no access to clean water, terrible sanitation and hygiene, no medical care and never enough food to thrive. We assess each situation individually and work with Great sponsors to meet the pressing needs of the children first.
The program has become a central part of our work and we hope to keep expanding as resources and finances become available. We started very small – we are gradually getting more sponsors involved to reach more vulnerable children and women.
HealthCare
Our approach to home based health care is to train volunteers in best practices and then to build partnerships with local clinics to provide free care when necessary. We host workshops throughout the year for caregivers on topics like HIV/AIDS, STD and TB prevention
Social
Help Us Hope is concerned about all children, particularly those who have no parental care and those whose families have to live in difficult conditions. The basis and aim of our work is to respect, promote and stand up for children’s rights.
We want to use our socio-political work to make decision makers and the public aware of the problems that children face and to call for measures that will promote the well-being of children. In parallel to our lobbying activities, we encourage children to actively take part in the decision-making processes that affect their lives and, if possible, to actually represent themselves
Our Mission
Add Value - Empower women with information, skills and self-confidence to care for themselves and their vulnerable children.
Social Support - Improving lives of children and women struggling with the impact of HIV/AIDS pandemic with shelter and nourishment.
Invest - To educate children orphaned by HIV to mature into mature and psychologically stable adults.
Care - Forming lasting, loving and nurturing relations.
Achievements
- Expanded access to comprehensive health care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS through home based health care.
- Established training facilities in form of workshops aimed at empowering women with skills, information and knowledge that will stimulate development.
- Combated the literacy rate (status) of the population with more emphasis on women and the girl child.
- Promoted the reduction of the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections other than HIV/AIDS.
Our Campaigns
- Health
- Education
- Poverty
- Nutrition
- Victim Service
- HIV Testing Mobilisation
- HIV Prevention
- Treatment Action
- Counselling
