This project will provide protection and care services to children and adolescents diagnosed with HIV or AIDS between 0 and 17 years of age, in a situation of abandonment or social risk and will help our first generation of children who were born with the diagnosis and are today adults in independent life. La Casa de la Sal invests in the education of this population as well as in transitional houses to start an independent life accompanied by our specialists in psychology and social work.

Challenge

Children who are in protection systems and cannot find a foster family run the risk of being street youth. La Casa de la Sal A.C. For 35 years, it has benefited adolescent boys and girls living with HIV in a situation of orphans, we provide all food services, control of their physical and mental health, clothing and education.

Long-Term Impact

Children and adolescents living with HIV who grow up in a shelter are able to finish their basic studies and start a professional career to improve their living conditions. This project improves the living conditions of children by turning them into adults who have worked through the stigma and discrimination that they experience as a result of the HIV diagnosis, empower themselves and manage to finish their education, joining formal work and an independent job.

References

1. http://www.casadelasal.org.mx
2. http://www.casadelasal.org.mx
3. https://youtu.be/XXQtKJ1rIbE
4. https://youtu.be/Y0v0xXvsGZY
5. http://www.youtube.com/v/puFlmusOYVQ

Additional Documentation

https://www.globalgiving.org//pfil/54245/projdoc.pdf