�Jon Spaull/VSO Hope HIV, a UK-based charity, focuses on supporting orphans of AIDS, some of whom are HIV positive themselves. Unlike a child orphaned by war, the child orphaned by the virus can sometimes be turned away by the local community. Not only do they have no parents but many AIDS orphans have no guidance, no education, no status.

In different African countries, Hope HIV has set up projects to support these orphans. Zodwa's House in Soweto, South Africa is one project that provides shelter, care and medical treatment for toddler orphans. In Zimbabwe, Hope HIV supports Masiye Camp, a training centre for nearly 1,000 orphans. Here, children can receive education and counselling, and there is a programme with courses on teenage parenting and household management for those children who now have to look after their younger brothers and sisters.

Hope HIV does offer hope for many children.
To find out more about the charity and how you and your school could support their work, visit their website:
www.hopehiv.org