Paediatric AIDS Treatment for Africa (PATA)is a One to One Children's Fund initiative that links some 80 child HIV clinic teams from over 20 countries to develop professional capacity to cope with the epidemic in a ripple across Africa.
The Fourth PATA Forum will be held in Rwanda from 25 to 29 November 2008. The conference themes this year are "care of the very young children" and "nutrition". For more information, contact Melanie (melanie@teampata.org).
Our 2007 forum was held in Swaziland, one of the countries worst hit by AIDS. We are also providing child medical treatment in South Africa through initiatives in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape
A visit to London in March by distinguished Palestinian and Israeli academics who jointly run a unique project treating children on both sides for trauma raised nearly £40,000 for a pilot project in three primary schools. The programme of screening and counselling in Acco and Bethlehem aims to help children develop normally even under the conditions of conflict. It's a key step toward reconciliation among future generations.Click here to read more about our CHERISH project.
Kosovo has declared independence but the entire population is still deeply traumatised by the psychological consequences of years of political turmoil and war.
One to One Children's Fund, is bridging a critical gap in psycho-social services by providing more than 4,000 counselling sessions each year, from its two counselling centres in Kosovo, with outreach to 35 schools and 50 villages. One to One is also promoting co-existence in the region, training health and social workers to counsel children and families from all ethnic groups, who are most at risk.
One to One Children's Fund and South Africa Positive hosted the world premiere recital by renowned pianist, Tessa Uys, of Ann Greenidge's "Rainbow Fantasy", a tribute to Nelson Mandela's courage and vision on the occasion of his 90th birthday. The concert was performed in front of a packed audience at the Wigmore Hall on Sunday 20th July.
Our extremely popular backgammon and poker tournament was held on Sunday 11 May 2008 at Sketch in central London, when keen poker player Jamie Oliver did a stint as a celebrity auctioneer, helping us to raise much needed funds for our projects.
One to One trekkers have just returned from an amazing 10 day trek in Kerala, spending a day at the after-school project we set up after the 2004 Asian tsunami to develop resilience and leadership skills among children.
