The Linden Care Foundation has received a donation of almost $500,000 in the form of footwear, back packs and other accessories for distribution to children in Region Ten.
The donation was made by the United Women for Special Children (UWSC) in support of the Linden Care Foundation’s “Stay in School Project”, which has been implemented for children ranging from ages 6-17 years, who are beneficiaries of the Linden Care Foundation’s Orphans and Vulnerable Children Project.
Coordinator of the Linden Care Foundation, Hazel Benn, in expressing appreciation for the donation said that it would not only go a far way in boosting the Foundation’s “Stay in School Project” but also serves as a tangible renewing of collaborative efforts between the two entities.
Linden Care Foundation is a non- governmental organization with the mission of “Reducing the Psychosocial impact of communicable and non-communicable diseases on families including children, through counselling, education and prevention as well as Care and Support Initiatives.
Adding that the non-profit organization was established in 2001, Benn said it has been responding to the HIV epidemic in Region Ten with particular emphasis on children, whom it categorises as orphaned and vulnerable to repeat the cycle of HIV transmission.
She further explained that children, who are registered with the Linden Care Foundation are provided with services such as psychosocial support, capacity building in the form of nutritional education, vocational support, medication adherence and empowerment.
The United Women for Special Children (UWSC) was founded in 1987 with the primary objective of helping children with special needs reach their highest potential.
