Grandmothers, the unsung heroes of Africa

Kenneth -ROTOM, 13 April 2008, Sunday

WITH SUPPORT from the Stephen Lewis Foundation, Reach One Touch One Ministries (ROTOM) is implementing the ROTOM ’grandmothers support project’. The aim of the project is to provide psychosocial, medical, economic and spiritual support to poor grandmothers in the Bukinda sub county, in Kabale district, so that they are in better physical and emotional health to raise the grandchildren under their care.

Many grandmothers, who assume responsibility for orphans, are living in absolute poverty, and struggling daily- to provide for the numerous children under their care. After having endured the trauma and distress of watching their children and grandchildren struggle with HIV/AIDS, the stress and isolation is compounded by the lack of resources available to them.

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