Faith Church has partnered with World Vison to support the work taking place in Karaba, Rwanda located on the continent of Africa. This is a great opportunity because Faith networks with people who live in Karaba and know what the specific needs of the area are. The workers in Karaba are able to train others that live in the city and help people become a self supporting village. Faith doesn't want to go in and provide a temporary "fix" to a problem, but would rather give people the tools necessary to be sucessful for life.

The Karaba Area Development Program (ADP) is located in the southwestern part of Rwanda, approximately 100 miles from the capital city of Kigali. Population is estimated to be 96,112. Karaba is an impoverished community, severely impacted by HIV/AIDS, struggling to provide for its estimated 3,750 orphaned and vulnerable children, of whom 2,705 are in child-headed households.

WHAT DOES YOUR MONEY SUPPORT?

COMMUNITY CARE COALITIONS:
Provide compassionate care for orphans, children, and people living with HIV/AIDS by working to provide their most essential needs such as emotional support and grief counseling, life-skills training, health support, nutrition, income-generating opportunities, and improved access to education.

HIV/AIDS PREVENTION:
Provide values-based, age-appropriate life-skills training to primary school children, ages 5 to 15, in an effort to help them avoid risky behaviors that could lead to HIV/AIDS.

CHURCH PARTNERSHIPS:
Equip, train, and mobilize area church leaders and their congregations to help meet the needs of orphans, children, and families living with HIV/AIDS.

CHILD-FOCUSED COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES:
Implement desperately needed infrastructure, improvements, or opportunities, such as constructing a well, building a school, providing vocational training and income-generating opportunities, increasing access to medical care, and equipping farmers with tools and resources to improve crop production.