FXB -
South
Africa
After-School Programme
The Trafigura Foundation supports the Francois-Xavier
Bagnoud Association (FXB) and more particularly
their "Witbank after-school programme" which aims at breaking
the cycle of AIDS and poverty in this shantytown near
Johannesburg, by empowering young people with education and
other critical life-skills.
The after-school programme, led by educators
and social workers, provides a stable and secure environment where
teenagers can receive educational support and tutoring, training in
HIV prevention and awareness, life-skills such as sexual health and
financial planning, as well as leadership training.
The program takes a comprehensive approach to
young peoples’ well-being and willingness to learn. Many are too
hungry to learn, so in the programme they receive a daily meal and
additional food to take home, as well as school supplies and
uniforms.
FXB staff monitor and support the students’
health and medical care, encouraging them to be tested for HIV when
appropriate. One of the greatest needs for these children who have
experienced so much trauma in their short lives is psychosocial.
Trained social workers counsel children one-to-one and in group
settings, and intervene at home when necessary.
http://www.fxb.org/
Click on any picture to view the gallery (Credit to Alain Wicht)