2.To contribute towards
poverty reduction and
combating the spread of
HIV/AIDS amongst
orphaned and vulnerable
children through
community.
3.To actively participate in
advocacy and lobbying
efforts on policy
development and
enforcement of the rights
of children, as enshrined in
the national, region and
international laws and
conventions which Lesotho
is party to.
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Advocate and lobby for funding
for income generation projects for the child-headed families
(vegetable gardens, poultry, piggery etc.)Mobilise the business
community in the country to provide food, medicines, toiletries
and clothing for orphans.Actively participate in the food distribution
programmes in villages by Food Management Unit (FMU) or/and
Disaster Management Services
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Establish strategic partnership
with Ministry of Education, Department of Social Welfare, Food
Management Unit and Food and Nutrition Coordination
- Facilitate the creation
of community support groups.Promote the concept of community
home based care (CHBS) with particular emphasis on
children affected and infected by HIV/AIDS. Conducting
training needs assessment (TNA) for CHBC; In collaboration
with other partners, train support groups on CHBC, psychosocial
support, inheritance, HIV/AIDS and issues of orphaned
and vulnerable children.Community leaders – chiefs’ (Princpal and gazetted) and MPs’ spouses – sensitization
workshops continued.Community support groups trained in development
planning.Put in place systems that will enable support groups
to learn from one another.Engage and lobby external stakeholders
to support community support groups’ initiatives.Seek
funding partnership and services providers to enable implementation
of support groups’ projects and initiatives.
- Assist in setting up "safe
house" for children in villages, for psycho-social
support.
- Establish a data bank on
all activitie aimed at supporting and caring for children
in Lesotho.Acquaint OFL with policy and legislation on
cildren’s
issues and advocate for enforcement of same.Participate in
all conventions aimed at promoting children’s rights
locally and internationallyEstablish networks with all First
Ladies’ offices. Publicise the laws and conventions
on children’s rights and issues.
- Advocate and lobby for
the establishment and enactment of the National Children’s
Commission.
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