Category: HIV-AIDS

$15,000 to support the economic security of the grandmothers and OVCs who are supported by the HEAL project and also to scale up the already existing Poultry and Vegetable farming projects.

$20,000 to provide home based care visits to bed ridden sex workers who are HIV positive and provide them with nutrition support to enhance their treatment.

$1,000 to increase the capacity of the SWID drama group to reach 5 more sub-counties in the Jinja district to sensitize and educate those communities on issues pertaining to HIV/AIDS prevention and HIV stigma reduction.

$20,000 to train women leaders, orphans and vulnerable children from communities with a high prevalence of HIV&AIDS in the sub counties of Kitholu, Kisinga and Bugoye in Kasese district.

$10,000 to educate the community on HIV prevention activities especially aimed at the community taking HIV preventative steps and supporting people living with HIV&AIDS and Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC).

$15,000 to support 65 women living with HIV&AIDS and or Disabilities to improve their food security and livelihoods through poultry farming and vegetable farming.

$15,000 to form and train positive living clubs for all people receiving ART and palliative care, train family/household members in managing HIV in the household, train home care volunteers (Positive Living Club members) in integrated HIV/AIDS and malaria and hygiene promotion, link the trained volunteers to Village Health Teams to strengthen partnership with the government structures. Part of the grant also helped provide educational support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children affected by HIV and provide funds and input to women living with HIV to boost micro enterprises.

$1,000 to support 2 drama groups to perform plays related to HIV/AIDS; play radio jingles and hold a radio talk show on HIV/AIDS on an FM Radio in the targeted areas; production of IEC Materials for education; conduct community awareness meetings on HIV/AIDS; conduct free HIV testing and counselling in collaboration with Rugazi Health Centers.

$12,000 to increase the capacity of 200 house-holds of vulnerable women to adequately care for Children with Disabilities (CWDs) infected/affected with HIV&AIDS through the provision of start-up capitals to create sustainable means of income.

$13,000 to empower the women living with HIV&AIDS to advocate for their rights and hold the government accountable for the commitment to fight HIV&AIDS in Uganda.