ZAM/01/131 - Renovation and extension of the Mansa Orphanage in support of children who lost their parents due to HIV/AIDS, Mansa, Zambia.

Objective: To renovate the orphanage building and construct a dormitory extension to cater for the growing number of HIV/AIDS orphans who have no alternative options for shelter. Complementing a larger `Partita del Cuore` funded horticulture project to meet orphans

Background: Due to high incidence of HIV in Luapula, the number of orphans is steadily increasing. Local safety mechanisms are overwhelmed. Combined with high levels of poverty, many orphaned children, especially in urban areas like Mansa, have become homeless. Left

Use of Funds: The funds will be used for the purchase of building materials.

Beneficiaries: 30