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Over the past decade in Swaziland, now called Eswatini, serious drought and a rapidly growing HIV epidemic—whereby one-quarter of the population is living with HIV, more than any other country in the world—have resulted in dramatic increases in poverty. Sixty-three percent of Swazis are living below the poverty line and economic constraints in recent years have crippled social service delivery, while worsening food security has pushed the most vulnerable deeper into poverty. Watch a video on World Educations HIV-focused Life Skills Education Program in Swaziland, as well as Delivering DREAMS - Bagezile's Story, the story of a girl forced to drop out of school after having her baby because she could not pay the school fees and no one would care for her baby. Through the DREAMS Innovation Challenge (DREAMS-IC) project in Eswatini, Bagezile was able to return to school and work towards a brighter future.
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Saving Brains in Lubulini: A Sustainable Model for Early Childhood Stimulation
Bantwana is providing critical early childhood stimulation training with an integrated set of nutrition, economic, and health interventions to rural, HIV-exposed mother-baby pairs in Swaziland. |
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HIV Prevention Education in Secondary Schools
World Ed/Bantwana is supporting the launch of a national curriculum for HIV prevention, marking it the first government-supported national effort to provide HIV prevention information to secondary school students in Swaziland. |
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Empowering Students with Permaculture Gardens in Swaziland
Sixteen year-old Nothando is a student participating in Bantwana's permaculture garden project. She is the eldest of three. Nothando's mother, like many in the community, does not earn enough to support her children. |
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School Nurse Gives Life-Changing Support to Orphans
Bantwana Schools Integrated Program (BSIP) trained nurse, Cebsile Msane, addresses the specific needs of children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS. |
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