[Press Kit]

Zimbabwe has one
of the worst AIDS
epidemics in the
world.., by the end
of 1997, there were
some 360,000 children
orphaned by AIDS - 7
per cent of all children
under 15.

strong need to build and strengthen
business acumen among community
members.
Additional resources are needed
for community-based care to be
replicated on a national scale. To go
to scale, the Department of Social
Welfare, the coordinating agency,
must have a committed and stable

presence in the district. At the
moment, however, the Department
has a small staff and limited
resources and doesn't have the
capacity to assume this role in
all districts. Furthermore, the
Government has not yet allocated
the resources to replicate this
programme nationally. 0