CARE FOR ORPHAN AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN
Global AIDS and poverty has resulted in unprecedented numbers of children lacking basic shelter, emotional support and access to quality education and medical services. Kerus is particularly concerned for street children (including child prostitutes and those involved with drugs), children in orphanages and shelters, child-headed households, orphans, isolated village children, and neglected children living in informal settlements. By the year 2010, it is expected that there will be 20 million orphans in the world as a result of the HIV/AIDS crisis. Out of desperation, many of the children in need turn to prostitution or other crimes simply to survive. Grandmothers and other extended family members do what they can but all too often the financial burden is overwhelming.
By networking with international and national agencies, public schools and the local church, Kerus Global Education is reaching out to assist the local church, public schools and orphan care agencies in caring for children in need.
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Kerus Orphan Care Center
Kerus has opened the Kerus House of Encouragement, an Orphan Care Center, in the township of Soshanguve, located just outside of Pretoria South Africa. The fifty children attending the Orphan Care Center were identified by teachers at the Pulamadibogo Primary School, located near the Ark of the Covenant Church, the local church we are supporting to run the Orphan Care Center. In a unique partnership between the church, the public school, community leaders and our South African Partner, Acts 2 Change, we are offering these children a chance to eat regular meals, receive medical care, and provide education and training that will help them chart a positive course for their lives. LEARN MORE ...
