The thirty children affected by HIV/AIDS who were left homeless when fire gutted Martha's House on North Street in March this year are to be relocated to a newly-constructed village on lands occupied by Mustard Seed Communities on Windsor Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine.

During a tour of the new premises yesterday morning by executives of the Jamaica Broilers Group Foundation, construction workers were busy adding the finishing touches to the buildings, which include five houses, an administrative block (inclusive of a kitchen and television room), gazebo, storage area, living accommodation for long- and short-term volunteers, laundry and visitors' restrooms. There is also an 'adoration room' on the premises, where workers and the children are encouraged to spend half an hour each day in reflection and prayer.

"We are very impressed with the work that has been carried out in making this village so cheerful and accommodating for the children," said Ian Parsard, chairman of the Jamaica Broilers Group Foun-dation. "In fact, we are so pleased with what we have seen today that we will be looking into the possibility of increasing our donation beyond the $1 million that we have already committed to Mustard Seed Communities for the rebuilding of Martha's House."

Help from Jamaica Broilers

Donna Reynolds, administrator for the HIV/AIDS programme run by Mustard Seed Communities - including the Dare to Care Hospice, Martha's House and Matthew 25:40, said the Jamaica Broilers Group Foundation was one of the first corporations to offer assistance in the construction of the $19-million village project.

In addition, she said the Jamaica Broilers Group of Companies (JBG) has been partnering with Mustard Seed Communities for an extended period. JBG has assisted in the establishment of two tilapia ponds on the compound, from which 7,000 pounds of fish have been harvested.

The Group has also provided layer hens for the poultry operations there, which provide an average of 225 dozen eggs per month.