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 Photos and text: Sara Cameron, UNICEF Kenya

Children look out of their classroom window at the primary school started by Pepo la Tumaini Jangwani.  Following the declaration of Free Primary Education in Kenya the primary school has been handed over to the government. The word “NEED” is painted over the window, part of a larger message advocating that people with HIV/AIDS need love and support. Children from the primary school collect a bowl of beans and maize. The food is provided by the Government of Kenya through a nutrition support programme backed by the World Food Programme.

Children in the early childhood class at Pepo la Tumaini Jangwani.  The class has about 25 children, around half of whom are HIV/AIDS affected or infected. Tumaini serves over 1000 families and more than 600 highly vulnerable children through home based care, placement services, rehabilitation and protection, psycho-social counseling, community mobilization and training.  UNICEF supports Tumaini with nutrition supplements – 10kgs of UNIMIX per vulnerable child/family member per month – and equipment and training  for home-based care.