Friendship Children's Home houses 18 children ranging in ages from four to sixteen years. These children come from a variety of backgrounds, from the death of both parents to being abandoned in a market place!
The children are cared for by people who seem to face the day to day challenge of surviving with such limited resources in the most gracious manner.
The home administration is given approximately thirteen dollars per month subsidy for each child, this must cover all requirements for that child; food, clothing, medication etc. Obviously, such limited resources allows for only the most basic existence.
One of the major goals of ACCV is to enhance the lives of these children. Our fundraising efforts are designed to increase their standard of living from very basic to one that will assist each child in reaching their potential.
We are also supporting their English education, a vital tool in breaking the poverty cycle. Our current fundraiser is to furnish the very bare classroom of Friendship Home.
We also intend to establish a fund to be used in crisis situations (medical emergencies, for example) and for children who have reached the age when they must leave the home and have few resources to begin their adult lives. While the Home does its best to help these older children, our added financial assistance will help the children to establish themselves and keep them from the dangers of the streets.
ACCV has a long term commitment to the children of Friendship Children’s Home.
