{"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":"2026-11-04T10:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T09:52:43","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. About 4.6 percent of adults are living with HIV. Nationwide, 72,000 people become newly infected each year, and 24,000 people die annually from HIV-related causes. As a result, an estimated one million Tanzanian children are growing up without their parents. In the project region of Mbeya, the infection rate is roughly twice 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\u2019s partner churches in Tanzania support children without parents in the city of Mbeya and in the rural areas around Rungwe and Chunyal. In addition to psychosocial support, the children and adolescents receive access to medical care and schooling or vocational training. Foster families are educated about the specific needs of children without parents. They also learn how to increase their income through agricultural projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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