SPARROW Village in South Africa is the first AIDS village in the world. It provides a hospice for the dying, a training centre and a base from which to educate the public about HIV/AIDS.
More than 15 years ago the Reverend Corine McClintock found a man on the streets dying of AIDS and brought him home to die in comfort and dignity.
A week later, six other men with AIDS had found refuge in her home. Soon, her house was full of abandoned AIDS babies brought to her by police who had heard of her generosity.
She took in children who were destitute and searching garbage dumps not only for for food, but also for the warmth rotting garbage provides during cold nights.
Ms McClintock expanded her care facility as a place where AIDS sufferers could live in peace and dignity - a place called Sparrow Village.
The village cares for 500 people, including 200 children. Sparrow Ministries believes no child should live or die alone, and among all the human tragedy and despair it sees every day, promotes a positive message to its patients of "get up and live."
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