Programs

Behavior Change: To appeal to the community to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS infection

• Hold community dialogue meetings for high risk groups
• Train clan elders, hotel managers, Boda Boda Association leaders, and Beach Management unit leaders (for fishing communities) as behavioral change agents
• Support couple counseling to promote behavioral change
• Provide health outreaches in remote areas
• Organize drama performances, debates, talk shows, sport competitions and video shows for behavioral change

Health Support: To increase access of health services to people living with HIV and AIDS and orphans in remote communities

• Provide assistance in gaining access to ART (Anti-Retroviral Therapy) and other treatments; and reiterate the importance of adhering to those treatments
• Train caregivers as treatment helpers to those suffering most from HIV and AIDS
• Conduct dialogue meetings with Sub-County Health Management Committees on the importance of positive attitudes by health personnel
• Train church leaders in spiritual counseling
• Train Sub-County, Parish and Village AIDS Committees (SAC, PAC, and VAC, respectively) in advocacy and as referral agents to existing services for community members
• Conduct hygiene and sanitation trainings

Livelihood Support: To improve the living conditions of people living with HIV and AIDS, as well as, orphans affected by the disease

• Build new homes, latrines, kitchens and/or water collection tanks
• Distribute “Family Sufficient Kits” which include: bed, mattress, mosquito net, blanket, water container, saucepan, knife, cup, plate, wash basin
• Continue the “Give a Goat” Project
• Provide secondary school sponsorships
• Train affected youth in specialized skills at RACOBAO’s Lyantonde Vocational Skills Center
• Mobilize people to form self-help groups and co-operatives; train them to increase their agricultural production; and to support each other

Food Security: To assist in the survival and recovery of HIV and AIDS affected community members

• Distribute seeds and garden tool
• Maintain the demonstration farm and increase production of improved varieties of seeds
• Continue trainings on agricultural production and organic farming

Advocacy: To promote the rights of the marginalized community members and to make the duty-bearers aware of their responsibilities to these people.

• Sensitize HIV and AIDS affected people about their rights as community members
• Challenge community leaders to respond better and to support the HIV/AIDS community
• Challenge leaders to provide provisions to children living with and/or affected by the pandemic
• Challenge the government to integrate the needs of affected people into the district plan and budget
• Stimulate community action by mobilizing people to form self-help groups