ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS

 Achievements in the past  of  6 months  ( May  – 0ctober  2011 ) were;

1. TRAINING OF TRAINERS (TOT) FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN

We managed to carry out  3 Sensitization meetings  for 20 stakeholders  and  5 days training of  trainers (TOT) for 250  in 5 primary schools and  2 secondary schools children/youth on HIV prevention including awareness  about new information on  key drivers of HIV. This information   is based on research done in several countries in the southern  African  region on  Multiple Con-current Partnerships(MCP) and intergenerational sex  (IGS) particularly between  young girls and adult people which also found to contribute in HIV transmission in the region.  We  also provided  material  support targeting  36 the most vulnerable children.

The sensitization meetings  were  the base for behavior change among the community people against the IGS  and MCP  in our communities.

2. COMMUNITY SENSITIZATION MEETINGS

ACHIEVEMENTS

In the past six  months  we  reached 2842 people  Out of the number  744  were (Adult) women and  1326   (Adult)men. Male  children were 31  and  64 female . The  reached population  was sensitized on the Key drivers of HIV and behavior change against  Intergenerational sex  (IGS) and Multiple Con-current Partnerships (MCP)

DATA  FOR  PREVENTION  OUTREACH  PROGRAMS  . (May  – October 2011.)

MONTH	PEOPLE REACHED				TOTAL	Leaflets	Condom distributed	VCT
	ADULT		CHILDREN
	FEMALE	MALE	FEMALE	MALE				FE	MA	Total
MAY	134	203	28	64	429	44	66	5	1	6
JUNE	168	297	97	27	589	36	72	3	2	5
JULY	174	126	72	36	408	46	66	26	8	34
AUG.	97	229	73	82	481	43	140	7	3	10
SEPT,	102	197	99	55	453	24	21	9	6	15
OCT.	69	274	56	83	482	118	142	14	11	25
Total	744	1326	425	347	2842	311	507	64	31	95

Note

1.VCT data source  was from the health centers  within our community  as we don’t have VCT service  at our office.

2.Men attendance in the community meetings is higher compared to women while  in  VCT women participation is higher compared to men. The reason being that women are usually very   busy with domestic work  like  fetch water, cooking and farming.

3.  COUNSELING /HBC  VISITS

YAAPHA  five volunteers  were involved in counseling  and Home Based Care  activities . The  volunteers   conducted home visits  where they provided general counseling including balanced  food  preparation,  Stigma and Discrimination that face PLWHIV  and OVC .  Other  Topics  were counseling on ARV’s   adherence , disclosure,  resistance, safer sex, treatment time table and support .

ACHIEVEMENTS  

In the  six months period people were reached  as shown below.

YAAPHA  CHILDREN, YOUTH, HBC AND COUNSELLING DATA . MAY – OCTOBER 2011

REACHED	CHILDREN				YOUTH				HBC				COUNSELLING
	DIRECT		INDIRECT		DIRECT		INDIRECT		DIRECT		INDIRECT		DIRECT		INDIRECT
	Fe	Ma	Fe	Ma	Fe	Ma	Fe	MA	Fe	Ma	Fe	Ma	Fe	Ma	Fe	Ma
MAY- JUNE	31	49	21	14	39	32	188	177	Nil	Nil	1	6	39	73	53	76
JULY-AUGUST	43	57	24	16	44	37	209	204	Nil	Nil	3	2	58	41	23	13
OCTOBER	63	72	29	31	44	36	213	208	Nil	Nil	3	4	58	31	33	19
TOTAL	137	178	74	61	127	105	610	589	Nil	Nil	7	12	155	145	103	108

4.  SUPPORT  TO ORPHANS AND OTHER VULNERABLE CHILDREN

Achievements

In the past  six  months  36   children  were supported  with  shoes, uniforms,  stationeries  and  15 among them  with  food .

 TRAINING EMPOWERMENT FOR PLWHIV

Specific objectives  of the training:

1.To raise awareness among participants to understand their problems in relationship with their status and make strategies that  would make them  take their treatment correctly.

2.To empower participants on positive living,  HIV status & disclosure 

3.To raise awareness on the benefits of  IGA’s as one way of dealing with stigma and discrimination

ACHIEVEMENT

60 PLWHIV  sensitized on the  sustainable treatment to be   that follows a series of counseling sessions, VCT and  CD4  checking. Thus  PLWHIV’s should not decide to take  ARV   without this  process.

In all two trainings , PLWHIV were  encouraged to join support groups where they can share experience on the ARVs and its side effects .This will contributes  to better levels of adherence to  treatment.

The participants were introduced to the benefits and consequences  of HIV status disclosure: These include   stress reduction  as  ‘a problem shared can be a problem halved’ ,accelerates medical services, care and support from individuals and NGO’s, help in negotiating for protected sex , prevent  re-infections, reduce stigma such as rumours and plan for future.

The participants were  also  encouraged to adhere to ‘positive living’ , join SACCOS and groups providing loans in order to start projects. They should also net work with those already have project to learn. A  successful project  contributes greatly towards reducing  Poverty related  stigma and discrimination  among PLWHIV.

5.   MONITORING AND GETTING FEEDBACK FOR  OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

Monitoring was conducted by  the Project coordinator  assisted by the Program  officer.

In collaborating with 10  volunteers.  5 Peer educators for  Peer education activities  and the other 5 volunteers  for counselling /HBC 

The Volunteers were   responsible in presenting  their daily/weekly/monthly report to the Program officer who compiled  the information in the process of producing regular quarterly reports.