Children in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa face a bleak future. HIV/AIDS, infecting 40.7 percent of pregnant women in the region, has left myriad healthy children orphaned or made vulnerable by the pandemic. With three out of four KwaZulu-Natal youths living in poverty, education and vocational skill development are necessary if these youngsters are to attain a brighter future.

Thanda, Thembanathi and the Dikatole Scholarship Fund—OAA's three South Africa projects—are fighting for these children's survival.

Whether providing food parcels, school fees, home-based care, or jobs for youths affected by HIV/AIDS, Thanda, Thembanathi, and the Dikatole Scholarship Fund are on the forefront of developing innovative approaches to education and health care through their use of combing local knowledge with rigorous primary and secondary academic research and best practices.

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