{"id":4132,"date":"2014-12-08T09:21:58","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T09:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.africlub.net\/awdf\/?p=4132"},"modified":"2014-12-08T09:21:58","modified_gmt":"2014-12-08T09:21:58","slug":"grantee-highlight-isore-women-world-aids-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/grantee-highlight-isore-women-world-aids-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Grantee Highlight: ISORE Women Initiative for Sustainable Development Commemorate World AIDS Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>World AIDS day Dec 1, \u00a02014<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>World AIDS day was even more of a success than hoped for the ISORE Women Initiative for Sustainable Development based in central Uganda, a small NGO and an AWDF grantee. The day-long event which kicked off Monday, \u00a0eventually ran an extra two days, unplanned, but hugely successful.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>\u201cThis has been our first time to recognise World AIDS day and it has attracted many \u00a0people,&#8221; said Christine Aumo the group\u2019s Executive Director.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>The event brought together the ISORE women and several members of the local community and government. They included Dr. Atai Betty, a representative from the Health Ministry who was guest of honour, local council members from the Mawatto division and community elders.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>ISORE\u2019s \u00a0activities included \u00a0free testing, HIV-AIDS counseling, distribution of condoms and education and took place in Kiwanga in the Mukono district.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>The younger kids were not left out of the action. Pupils of a primary school in Kiwanga read poems while \u00a0the Kiwanga youth put on plays, all centred around HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>\u201cIt is the hope that the success of the event will encourage more women and men to open up about their status and seek the care and support that they need,\u201d said Christine.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Out of over nearly 200 men and women who were tested on Dec 1 and 3, five individuals tested positive for HIV. They included a \u00a0couple and three singles between the ages of 18-34, who were referred to counsellors as well as outreach centres for treatment. In addition, all of them are currently under ISORE Women\u2019s care and support.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Days two and three were equally as successful. \u201cThe turn up was good,\u201d enthused Christine.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Another 19 out of 146 people tested on the last day came back with HIV positive results, out of which 12 were female, Christine said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The group has planned a debriefing and \u201cway forward\u201d meeting for Monday Dec. 8.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World AIDS day Dec 1, \u00a02014 \u00a0 World AIDS day was even more of a success than hoped for the ISORE Women Initiative for Sustainable Development based in central Uganda, a small NGO and an AWDF grantee. 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