As a Lewis Hine Documentary Fellow through the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, I documented the work of Hope for Children, an organization that supports children whose families have been affected by HIV. HFC gives support to over 700 children. Each child is provided with clothes, education, medical attention, and has the opportunity to participate in several clubs, groups, performances, and events. This enables children to relax in a supportive, stigma-free environment, and move beyond the problems they faced before coming to live in the group homes provided by HFC. For children who still have family, friends, or neighbors to live with, HFC sponsorship allows them to stay in their own community.
