In South Africa, there are more than one million AIDS orphans. By the year 2010, the number will have reached about two million.
The Masangane AIDS programme initiated by the Moravian Church in South Africa, partner church of the EMS, helps mainly orphans and young mothers who have been infected by HIV. With the help of grants, children are able to continue attending school. Young mothers who have been infected receive anti-retroviral treatment and are looked after by Masangane volunteer workers.
The name “Masangane” means “embrace” and illustrates what the project is aiming at: establishing closeness with persons who are HIV positive. They are often still ostracised and stigmatised. The project is attempting to integrate them into the community.

If you want more information on the project, you can download and read a pdf-file here.

The annual project for 2008/2009 Women living in a strange land – mission and migration focuses the attention of the EMS Fellowship to the situation of migrant women in East Asia and other countries. Groups and individuals are invited to engage creatively with the issue and take part in a join-in campaign.
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