Working in KenyaReligions for Peace has joined a coalition of organizations in an extraordinary initiative that will provide vital assistance to millions of African children orphaned by AIDS. The Hope for African Children Initiative confronts on a pan-African scale, enormous challenges:

• The increased risk of malnutrition, illness, abuse and sexual exploitation faced by orphans;

• The financial burden to care for sick family members, seek work, or leave school; and

• The stigma and discrimination often associated with HIV and AIDS.

Religions for Peace is collaborating with CARE, Network of African People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAP+), PLAN International, Save the Children, World Vision, and the Society for Women and AIDS in Africa to achieve far more than any other one of them could on its own.

Every religious tradition emphasizes the beauty, sanctity, and value of the child, and religious people around the world have recognized the need to take immediate action in response to these great challenges. Together with governments, charities, and others, they are working to make the world a safer, more secure place for all our children.

The program is currently operating or in startup in ten African countries:

Kenya: Inter-religious Council of Kenya (IRCK)
Uganda: The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda
Malawi: Public Affairs Committee(PAC)
Mozambique: Council of Religions of Mozambique (COREM)
Zambia: Zambia Interfaith Networking Group on HIV/AIDS (ZINGO)
Tanzania: Religions for Peace Tanzania
Ghana: Ghana Conference of Religions for Peace
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Interfaith Development Dialogue & Action (EIFDDA)
Senegal: National Alliance of Religions Against AIDS
Cameroon: Religions for Peace-Cameroon