Ikageng Itireleng AIDS Ministry's Page

According to current estimates, there are more than 1.4 million South African children who have been orphaned by AIDS. In 2002, the magnificent Carol Dyantyl founded Ikageng Itireleng AIDS Ministry, creating a new family for orphans living in child-headed households in Soweto, South Africa. Ikageng Itireleng AIDS Ministry oversees the care of over 1,715 children in 330 homes throughout Soweto. All of these children live in child-headed households, and have seen firsthand the true devastation of AIDS. Ikageng provides mentoring, life skills, and counseling to help children in these child-headed households grow into well-developed adults who can contribute to their communities. Siblings continue to live together in their homes, creating strong sibling solidarity and promoting the family structure. Through the provision of basic needs such as food, clothing, transportation, water, electricity, school fees, healthcare and transport, KCA helps Ikageng relieve some of the pressure and despair faced by these young children, who, having lost their parents, must take on adult roles.