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Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) is a growing priority of the Government of Swaziland (GoS), yet in 2009 just 21.6% of children nationwide had access to pre-school education prior to entering the formal system. In addition to children’s lack of access to ECDE services is a need for improved quality of services in Swaziland’s…
Swaziland has the world’s highest HIV prevalence at 26% among people aged 15-49. With a population of just over a million, tens of thousands of Swaziland’s children have lost one or more parents to AIDS. The problems they face are exacerbated by poverty (69% of the population lives on no more than USD $20 per…
Swaziland, has the highest HIV prevalence in the world at 26% of 15-49 year olds living with HIV, and 15.1% of the young people (15- 24) are living with HIV (22.9% females and 5.9% males). Knowledge about HIV prevention among youth age 15-24 is 49.1% among females and 50.9% among males, which is an indication…
The convergence of poverty and the AIDS epidemic has been particularly devastating for children in Swaziland: the government estimates that 30-45% of Swazi children are orphans and/or living in highly vulnerable conditions. These children either live in child-headed households, with over-burdened elderly grandparents or extended families, or with chronically ill parents and struggle to have…
In Swaziland, 63% of the population lives below the poverty line and chronic food insecurity has left one in four children suffering from stunted growth (WHO, 2010). With the world’s highest HIV prevalence (26%, MICS 2010), many Swazi households are coping with the impact of HIV, which affects 42% of pregnant women (WFP 2016). Saving…
Since 2008, Bantwana has been implementing the Bantwana Schools Integrated Program (BSIP) in partnership with local NGOs, government technical line ministries, schools, and communities. BSIP delivers high quality, integrated, comprehensive support services to thousands of children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS in the Lubombo Region of Swaziland. BSIP will reach approximately 18,000…
World Education's Bantwana Initiative is working with the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), UNICEF, and UNESCO to support the launch of a national curriculum for HIV prevention, marking it the first government-supported national effort to provide HIV prevention information to secondary school students in Swaziland. The HIV prevention curriculum is part of a broader…
Children’s health issues are the single most common cause of absenteeism in Swazi schools and ultimately contribute to the high rates of school drop out in the country. Poor health among children disproportionately affects orphans and vulnerable children whose high unmet need for healthcare services severely compromises their academic performance and ability to stay in…
Early childhood development (ECD) programs have been identified as one of the most critical components for breaking the cycle of poverty and inequality, particularly among the most vulnerable populations such as those affected by HIV. Although ECD is a growing priority of the Government of Swaziland (GoS), just 21.6% of children had access to some…
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