Kazi Na Afya

Kazi Na Afya is a non-profit organization committed to creating and enhancing awareness in areas of occupational heath, safety and HIV/ AIDS at workplaces. It has a mission to build a competent and knowledgeable community which accepts that HIV/AIDS affects individual livelihood, organizations, community and overall economic development.

These are three of the six people assisting their neighbors afflicted with HIV. They use a homebased office to keep and maintain records and make a minimum of weekly rounds to continue monitoring problems as they arise.

Zulu is the great grandmother of these three children. The parents both died of Aids and the youngest child is HIV positive.

HIV positive and being cared for by his great grandmother, this little friend was happy to have some homemade whole wheat bread.

This is the a view of some of the children that live in this small compound. (left to right) Adydya, Allie, Juma, Munginee and Fatina were content playing in the dirt. It is evident that an individual in close to every household has been affected in some way by Aids.

Seen here second from the right is Patrick. He is 5 years old and HIV positive. His two older sisters, Rose and Patricia are seen here also. Their father makes a small living as a gateman, which forces the majority of their care to be from their grandmother.

As we entered the home of Lucia Simone and her 7 great grandchildren we learned that not only had the mother and father passed away from Aids, but their grandmother recently passed also.

Here are her 7 great grandchildren and a neighborhood friend (from left to right) Alex, Unari, Joseph, Vivian, Nicholas, Magdelena, Jackson and Elizabeth.

Lucia Simone was so happy to have us and welcomed us into her small home. She thanked us for visiting her and bringing bread to feed her babies. An amazing woman, 94 years old, doing everything she can to keep her family safe.