HIV/AIDS Prevention Project
Enhancing livehoods of rural poor communities affected and infected by HIV/AIDS in Central Buganda Diocese.
In collaboration with Central Buganda Diocese, ALFORD uses its vast experience and expertise in health mitigation strategies to implement an HIV/AIDS and Nutrition project in the area covered by Central Buganda Diocese. These interventions involves training people in sustainable agriculture practices and distribution of inputs of less labor intensive activities namely orange fleshed sweet potato production, local poultry and piggery keeping.
The project targets to work directly with 1,200 beneficiaries and approximately 8,400 indirect beneficiaries with a projected financial cost of Ushs. 720,185,000. For purposes of sustainability, targeting households as an entry point will increase the chances of sustaining agricultural interventions since direct beneficiaries will be supported by the entire household membership. Further proposed agricultural interventions are sources of food and income, so proceeds from the sales can sustain the activities. The established local Village Health Team system by Ministry of Health as well a s collaboration with local departments at all levels ensures that HIV/AIDS and Nutrition messages ultimately reach communities at all times.
The project is responsible for
- Mobilize and register beneficiaries from households of people affected by HIV/AIDS in groups. Such people include men and women, PLWHA’s, orphans and care takers. The project identifies the target beneficiaries by collaborating with district and sub-county officials, NGO’s and CBO’s that provide HIV/AIDS services within.
- Provides information related to HIV/AIDS transmission and effective prevention strategies seminars. Field extension workers with relevant skills in rural development deployed in the project area promote effective impact mitigation strategies for affected households as well as ensuring that beneficiaries have access to information and services, which promote HIV prevention and compliance to medical treatment.
- Increasing awareness and knowledge of practices that can mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS in areas of Central Buganda diocese.
- Improving livelihoods of people affected by HIV/AIDS through income generating activities.
- Improving household nutrition and food utilization of people affected and infected by HIV/AIDS through maintaining production and consumption of vitamin A-rich vegetables, fruits and sweet potato, by end of Life of Project.
Your contribution towards these activities means much in either feeding an orphan or help an individual with HIV/AIDS get a meal.