Consol Homes Orphan Care - Awards

Awards

Consol Homes was selected as a winner of the Red Ribbon Award 2008. Selected from more than 550 nominations from 147 countries the award recognised Consol Homes' "Community Leadership and Action on AIDS".

Consol Homes has been identified as a model for UNICEF's programmes for psychosocial care for children at risk due to HIV/AIDS in Malawi, and as the "National Model for Orphan Outreach" by the Malawian government. The organisation also played a major role in the organization of the first "International Grandmothers Gathering" held in conjunction with the 2006 International AIDS Conference, Canada, and led by the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

In 2006 Consol Homes was selected to partner the Raising Malawi Orphan Care Initiative as part of its nation-wide programme to provide social, educational and economic support for orphans and other vulnerable children.

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