Aarati Home provides a temporary housing to mothers and children that come from vulnerable backgrounds or are HIV positive. Several women with HIV and their children have a plethora of social, physical and psychological problems that need to be addressed and monitored continuously to ensure their commitment to education and the best possible results. In order to give those women and their children the most effective help, we provide them with a safe learning and social environment to address their social, mental and physical health needs. It is a forum for women to teach them about adequate nurturing for their children, especially those infected with HIV, by addressing early childhood development, the prevention of fetal transmission during pregnancy, cooking classes to maximise the nutritional value of food, child feeding practice, mother and child behavioural and psychological counselling sessions. We have found that this environment allows for a safe rehabilitation before sponsorship and alternative living arrangements are made during the process.
One of the visions for Aarati House is to provide children with what they had been lacking: shelter, care and culture. In respect of the latter, we acknowledged several religious festivals throughout the year to educate and enrich the children in Nepalese culture.
The daily activities for transit home children
The daily activities for transit home children :
6:00 AM : Children wakeup
6:30 AM : Morning Pray ( Worshiping )
7:30 AM : Breakfast ( As per the Menu prepared by nutrition staff )
8:00 AM : Medication to the children receiving ARV
8:30 AM : Getting ready for school
9.00- 5:00 PM: School Hours
5:30 PM : Snacks ( As per the Menu prepared by nutrition staff )7:00 PM : Study time
7:00 PM : Dinner ( As per the Menu prepared by nutrition staff )
8:00 PM : Medication to the children receiving ARV
8:30 PM : Milk as per the menu
9:00 pm: Bedtime
( IN Weekends and Public Holidays)
6:00 AM : Children wakeup
6:30 AM : Morning Pray ( Worshiping )
7:30 AM : Breakfast ( As per the Menu prepared by nutrition staff )
8:00 AM : Medication to the children receiving ARV
10:00 PM : Lunch ( As per the Menu prepared by nutrition staff )
10:30 \1:00 PM : Extracurricular activities ( reading, playing different games as per their interest, general cleanliness like bathing and washing from caretakers, lessons from facilitators and involving in different lifestyle activities such as gardening, helping care takers in the daily household chores)
1:00 PM : Fruits Time ( As per the Menu prepared by nutrition staff)
2:30 PM : Snacks ( As per the Menu prepared by nutrition staff)
2:30 \u2013 5:30 PM : Study Time
5:30 PM : Snacks ( As per the Menu prepared by nutrition staff)
Rest followed by the Weekdays.
Moreover, SETU Nepal also incorporates developmental activities into the children\u2019s routines, such as counseling sessions, art therapy, day trips to increase the children’s cultural awareness and the celebration of cultural holidays within the home.
Volunteer placement gives a valuable insight into the work of a charity organization. Volunteers can help out with the children and their mothers in the transit home, raise funds for the organization as well as use their skills and bring in their own ideas for the continuous improvement of our work!
