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Partner is needed to implement Rakai District HIV Education Project (RHEP)

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Healthcare Volunteer Uganda (HVU)

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The mission of the project (RHEP) is to help those in high risky HIV/AIDS Catchment areas. Rakai District in Uganda is a place where the infamous Kansensero Fishing site, a place known to be the origin of the HIV/AIDS in Africa (The HIV/AIDS Epicentre in Sub Saharan Africa). The district has many fishing and landing sites which are triggers of the disease putting many at risk of HIV/AIDS. Besides, the Impact of HIV/AIDS in the district has been severe more than anywhere else simply because from the day HIV was diagnosed to date the disease is still there in the district. This has left many young people Orphaned among these some were born with the disease, while those who escaped it at birth, have been exposed to it in trying to fend for themselves by working in Bars, Hotels, Saloons at these fishing sites where at night or even during the day they engage in sexual activities to top up their daily income. This level of risk in this area calls for urgent intervention.

HealthCare Volunteer Uganda intervened and has previously made connections in the area, and now sends volunteer medical staff to clinics throughout the region. We aim to build on these partnerships in order to implement an education and prevention program in the District, in line with the Uganda National Strategic Framework for HIV/AIDS activities. This program will begin as a year long project, which will be expanded into other areas in future years if successful.

The program aims to educate the population, especially the population of orphaned young girls that are running their households, in order to reduce the rate of increase of HIV/AIDS and other STIs in the area. We will achieve this through identifying and training local parish workers, education and support in local schools and youth clubs and through training of health staff in clinics in order to provide increased access to HIV services in the district.

To kick start this proposed project (RHEP) needs 65,316 $ for a period of one year.

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Project funding; Provision of services / personnel

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Africa: Uganda

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  • Commented
    18 May 2011 07:11 GMT

    Global Hand Volunteers
    (Unverified non-profit organisation)

    Silla Chow says: We have done some research to try to find organizations that might be able to provide you with funding/support and have identified the following that you may wish to contact:

    International HIV/AIDS Alliance (www.aidsalliance.org/homepagedetails.aspx?id=1 )

    International HIV/AIDS Alliance grants funds to linking organisations. Linking organisations then support other NGOs and CBOs within their countries by sub-granting the funds received. These funds are used to implement HIV activities at community level.

    To request for help, you can submit an enquiry to International HIV/AIDS Alliance (Africa Regional Programme) through their email mail@aidsalliance.org. You are recommended to read the instructions on www.aidsalliance.org/linkingorganisationdetails.aspx?id=37. You can also contact them as listed in the contact detail below.

    Contact detail: International HIV/AIDS Alliance (Africa Regional Programme), 1st and 2nd Floor, Preece House, 91-101 Davigdor Road, Hove, BN3 1RE, United Kingdom
    Phone: +44 (0)1273 718900 Fax: +44 (0)1273 718901 Email: mail@aidsalliance.org

    We hope this will be of help for your work.