{"id":1006,"date":"2022-09-07T21:03:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T19:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/projekte\/waisenkinder-gehoeren-zu-den-schwaechsten-gliedern-der-tansanischen-gesellschaft-durch-die-folgen-von-hiv-und-aids-wachsen-schaetzungsweise-eine-million-kinder-ohne-ihre-eltern-auf-sie-werden-oft-au\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:56:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:56:04","slug":"work-with-orphans","status":"publish","type":"projekte","link":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/projekte\/arbeit-mit-waisenkindern\/","title":{"rendered":"A future for disadvantaged children and young people in Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"

Background information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

HIV and AIDS are widespread in Tanzania. Around 4.6 percent of adults are living with HIV. 72,000 people are newly infected nationwide every year and 24,000 people die each year as a result of HIV. In this context, an estimated one million Tanzanian children grow up without their parents. In the Mbeya project region, the number of infections is roughly twice as high as the national average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The children often find themselves in a precarious situation and experience stigmatization and discrimination. They are mostly cared for by relatives. The foster families are often overburdened and can hardly care for the children, who often suffer from malnutrition. Orphans are often denied schooling. Many are traumatized, some are HIV positive themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission 21's partner churches in Tanzania support orphans in the city of Mbeya and in the rural areas of Rungwe and Isoko. In addition to psychosocial support, the children and young people receive access to medical care and school or vocational training. The foster families are sensitized to the special needs of the orphans. They also learn how to increase their income through agricultural projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n