As the HIV/AIDS pandemic reached more heavily into Swaziland and the economy began to suffer due to world wide changes, the number of vulnerable and high risk children continued to grow. 
The 2011-2012 economic outlook for Swaziland is not looking hopeful.  The rate of parentless families due to death by disease continues to increase.  Swaziland continues to have the highest HIV/AIDS rate among all the nations at 28-42% depending on the source.  It is estimated that there are nearly 50,000 orphans in the country and another 50,000 vulnerable children at risk. 

These vulnerabilities are the outcomes of a poverty that is now so pervasive that no child can escape from its consequences.  MYC is aware that poverty relief for the 85% of the population who live below the international poverty line will not come soon.  Each family must struggle in its daily effort to secure the money necessary to provide food, medical care, and school fees for their children.  

MYC is committed through its Departmet of Social Welfare to work with the families of the residential boys and orphans in assisting them in this challenge through the following ways:  counseling in identifying the strengths already present in each family and which can be of benefit to the child within the already existing family unit; counseling in understanding the emotional, psychological and spiritual consequences of poverty that, if left unchecked, will most certainly lead to the break up of the family structure; MYC payment of school fees and medical care of all reunified children for a period of 2 years, and a follow-up 2 year program that includes monthly social worker visits to the reunified child, parent/relative, and classroomteacher.

In addition, MYC is committed to assisting young men and women access vocational training through its various vocational centers.  Tuition is greatly reduced in order to permit all vulnerable young people to learn a marketable skill.

Through the generosity of donors, the vulnerable children living in several Manzini comunities are aided through a hot meal each day at one of the neighborhood care points or soup itchens.  Over 600 children receive this meal each day.  For most, it is the only meal they will eat.

In an effort to also reach out to households primarily headed by women and grandmothers,  MYC began its 3 income generating projects, directly employing over 50 women.  Through Eswatini Honey, over 200 women have been trained  as beekeepers under the USAID/PEPFAR grant.  These beekeepers sell their honey to the Eswatini Honey Facory, the largest retailer of honey in Swaziland.