Maternal and child health<\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n

The majority of households in the Mbashe area are female-headed households.
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This coupled with a poor community understanding of danger signs during pregnancy and inadequate antenatal (ANC) and post natal care (PNC) services makes our Maternal and Child Health interventions a crucial aspect of the Health in Every Hut (HiEH) programme.<\/p>\n

For many mothers and their children in the rural Eastern Cape, the nearest health care is at a hospital a considerable distance away. With poor roads and inadequate public transport, those most in need of treatment are unlikely to be able to access even the most basic health care or life-saving immunisations.<\/p>\n

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Mothers and their children in deep rural areas face some of the most difficult challenges. Many live in families where nobody has a job, and most live below subsistence level far away from clinics and social services. Malnutrition is widespread with many children experiencing hunger, surviving on one meal a day.<\/p>\n

With 20% of adults HIV positive, tens of thousands of children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related illness and have suffered the trauma of witnessing their loved ones die. Many \u2013 even the very young \u2013 are now the sole carers for a sick parent or younger siblings.<\/p>\n[\/column]\n[\/row][\/vc_column_text] <\/div>\r\n [vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Identifying children who may need help<\/h2>\n

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\u201cThe DWF\u2019s Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Programme is now reaching more children in need than ever\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Our health teams are trained to consider the needs of the whole family when somebody tests positive for HIV or other serious illness. We also find vulnerable children through our Schools Programme and other initiatives. Thousands of children have been identified as in need of support and are now receiving help.<\/p>\n

When a child is referred to our OVC team, our approach is to make a full assessment of need, considering every aspect of care \u2013 from financial support, to education, to health and emotional needs.<\/p>\n

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How we help<\/span><\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/6″][vc_tta_accordion][vc_tta_section title=”Helping children and their carers to access support” tab_id=”1462875148502-f6b3fa8c-3351″][vc_column_text]Our OVC teams assists children and their carers to access social grants and care as it can take years for applications for foster care and social grants to be approved. The process usually involves many long journeys to regional social services offices and to court. Our teams are trained to support vulnerable children through this process and arranges transport to accompany them to meetings with social service authorities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Meeting children\u2019s needs” tab_id=”1462875148505-bedee5c5-417d”][vc_column_text]We address all aspects of children\u2019s care, from interim grants for school uniforms to health care, education support, succession planning and therapeutic interventions.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Building on the strength of local communities” tab_id=”1462875337941-26693510-662a”][vc_column_text]DWF has trained dozens of members of the local community as OVC supporters so that children can receive regular home visits and monitored no matter how remote their home. Local Traditional leaders have helped establish our networks and have nominated trainees, enabling the Foundation to extend our reach.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Supporting child development and education” tab_id=”1462875344791-39441235-ef3c”][vc_column_text]Children attending our OVC clinics benefit from stimulating play while OVC supporters visiting children in their homes also help with homework and encourage family members or neighbours to get involved. Importantly, we also assist children who have dropped out of school to re-engage and find learning support for those with special needs. The majority of children in our OVC programme pass their exams, despite the challenges they face at home.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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I do it because it makes me feel good in my heart. Some social workers are too far to help the community. I know the neighbours better than the social workers, so I can really help<\/p>\n

OVC supporter<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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