OUR VISION
To contribute meaningfully towards a reduction in the vulnerability associated with HIV prevalence, so as to witness healthier individuals who are better able to take responsibility for their own lives.OUR MISSION
* To provide quality care and support for poor people affected by HIV and AIDS in
selected high-density areas of Harare.
* To enable both the infected and affected to
live positively and to realise healthier, happier and more fulfilled lives.
* To empower local communities to deal with the AIDS pandemic with compassion and
dedication.
OUR VALUES
We believe in:* justice, the dignity of a human being;
* the right to be cared for even when dying.
We believe in:
* giving hope and encouragement;
* restoring dignity;
* restoring hope to those who have lost faith.
We believe in:
* seeking out the poor and rejected;
* getting to the heart of a person's pain;
* providing the best possible care.
We believe in:
* respect and confidentiality;
* understanding the client and the family.
We believe in:
* empowering people for self-reliance;
* programmes which develop people to their full potential;
* the wholeness of an individual;
* the strength of a community.
We believe that:
* the disadvantaged have a right to care;
* all are equal, regardless of health status.
We believe that:
* we have to have love and compassion in our work.
CHARLES
"I am 33 years old and I am HIV positive. My wife ran away from me when I got seriously ill. She thought I was going to die. My family disowned me. The company I was working for fired me when they came to know of my HIV status. The landlord threw my belongings out of his house. He openly told me that he was risking the health of his family and undermining his social status. I pleaded with my uncle to accommodate me. He offered me to stay in an abandoned fowl run. I got seriously ill.
The Mashambanzou Home-based Care team heard of my plight and came to my rescue. They referred me for admission in the care unit. I have realized that life has a lot to offer. HIV affects my body but not my spirit."