Home
There is an estimate 580,000 people living with HIV in Thailand. Of those, an estimated 16,000 are children between the ages of 0 and 14. (Source: UNAIDS.org) Chiang Rai, one of the provinces worst hit by the AIDS pandemic, had no home for HIV positive babies. Project L.I.F.E. stepped in to meet that need with the Home of the Open Heart.
Opened in December 2000, its heart purpose is THREEFOLD:
* To give HIV positive babies/children a loving home. We provide small group homes for babies/children who cannot be cared for by relatives.
* We offer self-contained cottages for HIV+ mums to live independently with their baby, then hospice care when they are no longer able to live independently.
* Community visits which provide support, and education for people with or affected by HIV/AIDS.
Home of the Open Heart is also committed to caring for HIV+ babies for the remainder of their lives. However if a baby is able to be adopted, Home of the Open Heart will release the child to have a family of their own!
Our mission is to assist families affected by HIV/AIDS, through education, orphan care within the home and within the community, community visits leading to income-generation projects, and mother/child respite care.
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