We believe that education is one of the most sustainable, effective, and efficient means of confronting the HIV/AIDS crisis throughout the world. This is especially the case for children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS, for whom education is the means for realizing the possibility of future employment, minimizing their risk of being exploited and of themselves becoming infected with HIV. By channelling our efforts on those children who cannot afford school because their parents have been afflicted with HIV/AIDS, we have to ensure that future generations have the wherewithal - the personal and social resources that come with schooling - to capitalize on opportunities to escape the pandemic. Those children can eventually escape low-wage, unstable, and exploitive labour, and instead access the training that will enhance their employment opportunities, strengthen their communities, and enhance their own perceptions. By enabling their future success, the education of these children helps to break the cycle of HIV/AIDS. We have to actively work with local interest groups and local leaders to strengthen and broaden our horizon in order to reach out to more children and help them make the most of their lives. People who live in vulnerable local communities can best determine which children are at greatest risk and what factors should be used to assess vulnerability and set goals and priorities for local action. The need of the hour is to prioritize the necessity of ensuring such children’s access to essential services, including education and health care. We suggest that strengthening the capacity of families to protect and care for orphans and vulnerable children is a key to success at any level.
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