TREE OF LIVES

JOY CHILDREN'S VILLAGE ORPHANAGE WE CURRENTLY HAVE 55 CHILDREN UNDER CARE AT JOY CHILDREN'S VILLAGE. WE WELCOMED TWO NEW CHILDREN THIS YEAR, BOTH BOYS. ABOUT HALF OF THE JOY VILLAGE CHILDREN LIVE ON COMPOUND, WHILE OTHERS ATTEND AND LIVE AT QUALITY BOARDING SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. THERE ARE 10 STAFF MEMBERS AT JOY VILLAGE, INCLUDING 6 MAMAS , 3 AUNTIES, AND ONE GROUNDS SUPERVISOR. AS OF 2024, SEVEN OF OUR KIDS ARE ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS. THESE CHILDREN WILL RECEIVE CERTIFICATION IN THE FIELDS OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, HVAC INSTALLATION AND REPAIR, CLOTHING DESIGN AND SEWING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, AND HOSPITALITY AND CULINARY ARTS. ALSO THIS YEAR, THE FIRST OF OUR GIRLS GRADUATED FROM KIMLEA GIRLS TRAINING CENTER. SHE SECURED A JOB IN A GOOD HOTEL CALLED THE FAHARI PLACE AND HAS ALSO ENROLLED IN AN ONLINE COURSE ON INTERIOR DESIGN. EIGHTEEN OTHER GIRLS ALSO ATTEND LIFE SKILLS MENTORSHIP LESSONS AT KIMLEA TWICE A MONTH. ONE OF THE YOUNG MEN FROM JOY VILLAGE NOW HAS A FULL-TIME JOB AS A BOILER OPERATOR AT A LOCAL MILK PROCESSING PLANT. HE RECEIVED THE JOB AFTER FIRST WORKING AS AN INTERN. MANAGEMENT WAS SO IMPRESSED BY HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THAT THEY OFFERED TO TAKE HIM ON PERMANENTLY. ADDITIONAL SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE TO THE COMPOUND IN 2024, INCLUDING ADDING MOTION SENSORS AND LIGHTING AND LASER WIRE AROUND THE PERIMETER WALL. NAZARETH HOSPITAL THE PASTORAL COUNSELING TEAM OF TWO SUPPORTED OVER 450 PATIENTS AS PART OF THE PATIENT CHARITY PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT, OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND IN-PATIENT'S SERVICES. THE PATIENT CHARITY PROGRAM COVERED MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR OVER 200 PATIENTS, BOTH IN- AND OUT-PATIENT MEDICAL PROCEDURES, THESE PATIENTS ALSO BENEFITED FROM MEDICATION, DOCTORS' CONSULTATIONS, DIAGNOSIS TESTS, AND MEDICATIONS. THIS ACCOUNT ENABLES THE POOREST OF THE POOR TO OBTAIN TREATMENT FOR LIFE- THREATENING ILLNESSES. HOLY FAMILY CENTER THE PROGRAM PUT ON BY THE YOUTH MENTORS FOR WORLD AIDS DAY ON DEC. 1, 2025 REACHED OVER 14,000 PEOPLE. TWENTY-TWO CHURCHES PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT, WHICH WAS ORGANIZED BY 15 YOUTH MENTORS. THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, SPECIFICALLY PROMOTION THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF MEN AND BOYS. THE CENTRAL EVENT WAS A FOOTBALL MATCH, WHERE EVENT ORGANIZERS TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE THAT COMMUNITIES PLAY IN PROVIDING TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND SUPPORT TO HIV+ YOUNG PEOPLE. DURING THE WORLD AIDS DAY EVENT, THEY TESTED 307 PEOPLE FOR THE HIV VIRUS AND HELPED THOSE WHO TESTED POSITIVE TO GET CONNECTED WITH TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT. FOR OVER A DECADE, HFC'S MOTHER TO MOTHER PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV FROM HIV+ PREGNANT WOMEN TO THEIR CHILDREN, HAD A 100% SUCCESS RATE. THE PROGRAM USES COUNSELING, NUTRITION, AND MENTORSHIP TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION. IN 2024, 53 NEW MOTHERS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, 60 BABIES WERE BORN HIV NEGATIVE TO HIV+ MOTHERS, AND 45 CHILDREN EXITED THE PROGRAM AT 2 YEARS OF AGE, HIV NEGATIVE AND HEALTHY. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED COUNSELING FOR 81 COUPLES. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE MEN ARE OFTEN NOT INVOLVED IN THESE TYPES OF PROGRAM, BUT MOTHER 2 MOTHER HAS FOUND A WAY TO INCLUDE AND ENCOURAGE FATHER PARTICIPATION, IMPROVING FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS. HFC DISTRIBUTED 3,100 FOOD PACKS TO FAMILIES IN NEED, INCLUDING ELDERLY PATIENTS, CHILDREN-LED HOUSEHOLDS, AND OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES. THE FOOD PACKS INCLUDE PORRIDGE FLOUR, MAIZE FLOUR, AND BEANS. THESE ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR HIV+ PATIENTS WHOSE MEDICATION MUST BE TAKEN WITH FOOD. THEY ALSO PROVIDED FORMULA TO NURSING MOTHERS WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE AND CANNOT THEREFORE NURSE THEIR CHILDREN THEMSELVES. THROUGH OUR BOXES OF LOVE FUNDRAISER, 340 FAMILIES WERE GIVEN RICE, FLOUR, SOAP, OIL, SUGAR AND SHOES FOR 8 WEEKS OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON. HFC CURRENTLY SERVES OVER 6,000 PATIENTS ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART). ALLAMANO SCHOOL AND SCHOLARS PROGRAM OUR SCHOLAR PROGRAM HAS GROWN TO 145 STUDENTS, THREE OF WHOM ARE ENROLLED IN UNIVERSITY. OF THE OTHER 142, THREE SAT THEIR FORM FOUR EXAMS THIS YEAR AND SIX SAT FOR THEIR GRADE EIGHT NATIONAL EXAM. SOME OF THESE STUDENTS ARE FROM OUR JOY VILLAGE AND THE OTHERS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE ALLAMANO SCHOOL. TEACHER GEORGE CONTINUES TO MENTOR AND GUIDE THESE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM THAT REQUIRES PARTICIPATION, RESPONSIBILITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. HE HAS STUDENT-PARENT MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND A CODE OF BEHAVIOR AND ETHICS THAT MUST BE ADHERED TO. HE REVIEWS GRADES WITH EACH STUDENT AFTER THE TERM IS OVER AND EVALUATES THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. ALL STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT INCLUSION IN THE PROGRAM IS A PRIVILEGE THEY MUST CONTINUE TO EARN.