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Tumaini Letu - Our Hope: A Documentary About Children Orphaned by HIV/AIDS
Speak for the Child Project

Speak for the Child has had a profound positive impact on the lives of children and caregivers participating in the program.

  • Immunization: completion rates for children under age 2 increased from 0% to 94%
  • Vitamin A supplementation: nearly doubled, from 20% to 39%
  • Severe malnutrition rates: nearly halved, from 39% to 21%
  • Food supply: more than doubled, with the number of caregivers planting crops increasing from 42% to 86%
  • Preschool enrollment and Grade 1 eligibility: increased from 42% to 90%

For more information, please contact Sarah Dastur at sdastur@aed.org.

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