We started in 2014 with 1 woman, 1 crowdfunding campaign and whole lot of global support – our first ever Tribe project was to support a struggling kids home in the Himalayas. Our founder Bobbi raised over $5000 within 4 weeks, providing 55 kids with winter jackets, shoes, underwear, backpacks and sanitary napkins.

The success of this first project solidified Tribe of Lambs, Bobbi was joined by Phil and Dani, and the journey began. Since then we’ve supported over 500 kids across India, raised over $250k and centred Tribe’s support on a cause we’re deeply passionate about –  children infected or affected by HIV in northern India.

India has the third largest HIV epidemic in the world – where approximately 2.1 million people are living with the virus, and about 170,000 of those people are children under the age of 15.

Due to lack of knowledge about the disease, many children affected by HIV either lose their parents, due to death or abandonment, or their families are simply unable to provide the necessary care.

Furthermore, government orphanages in India do not accept children who are HIV positive, resulting in begging, prostitution, child labour & unstable street life in order to survive.

Government schools are regularly denying admission or segregating children infected or affected by HIV in the classroom, reinforcing the already rampant fear & stigma surrounding the disease & denying these children the right to education without discrimination.