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Millions awarded to CRS assists AIDS orphans

    JOHANNESBURG

    Some 57,000 orphans and vulnerable children in countries hard hit by HIV/AIDS will receive support from a US $7 million grant, awarded to Catholic Relief Services (CRS) by the US Agency for International Development.

    The five-year programme will provide assistance to 10,220 families, specialised training for 7,819 caregivers and volunteers, and institutional support to 760 community- and faith-based partner organisations in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia, and Haiti.

    CRS president Ken Hackett said in a statement: "One of the greatest tragedies we see with HIV/AIDS is the children it leaves in its wake, and the devastating impact, economically and emotionally, on the communities struggling to support them."

    The organisation hopes to expand existing programmes to reach a greater number of children, as well as the people who will be raising and nurturing them.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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