The management team of TITLIP
vehicle to help not just orphans and vulnerable children (OVC's ) but also widows and widowers. They mobilized to fight stigma and discrimination at their workplaces which in this case are the institutions of learning in which they operate. To achieve these objectives TITLIP engages in the following activities:
Linkage: Facilitating the linkage of support groups with Health institutions
Illiteracy & Ignorance: Providing information to youths in and out of schools on the effects of HIV/AIDS, Drug abuse and early pregnancy.
Health Education: Creation of Health Clubs to educate one another on how best to meet the psychological, spiritual and health challenges of OVC's and persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA's)
Stigma: Teach children to spread the message against stigma through education.
Poverty: Implementing sustainable income generating activities like Poultry, Dairy, Rabbit and Vegetable farming to alleviate the lack of resources to meet basic needs. (i.e. food, shelter, clothing and health care)
Distress and Neglect: Indentifying the rights and needs of each OVC and PLWA's and a suitable partner within the support group or community to create a linkage for support.
Structure
The affairs of the group are managed by the Social Management organ made up of 2 men and 4 women.
There is a Project Coordinator, OVC representatives and a Technical Advisory team also supporting the management team. Presently no one receives salary or wages from the group. The accounting records are written and kept by the Accounts Committee which is headed by the Treasurer of the group.
Beneficiaries
The main beneficiaries of this project are:
20 OVC's , 12 girls and 8 boys
20 youth in and out of school 10 male and 10 females
20 HIV positive teachers from the larger Bungoma district
10 Home based Caregivers (HBC's) and Community health workers who will be trained to work within the community
60 Peer educators within the local schools
The beneficiaries will be involved in the all the phases of the project from planning and needs assessment to actively participating in the implementation through advocacy, mobilization, crusades and facilitation all
along taking a part in the decision making processes in line with the group objectives.
Orphans learn to care for the environment
Geographic coverage
The project is within the general area of Webuye Township and in the surroundings as covering the following 6 villages; Maraka, Matulo, Sango, Muchi, Dinah and Wanainchi.
Collaboration
TITLIP group works in collaboration with the following to achieve its objectives:
KNUT (Kenya National Union of Teachers)
TSC (Teachers Service Commission) - AIDS Control Unit
KENEPOTE (Kenya Network of Positive Teachers)
Webuye School of Discipleship
St John's Ambulance
APHIA II (Western) USAID
World Vision
SWAK
UZIMA WOMEN GROUP
Background
UZIMA (Kiswahili for wellness) was born out of an earlier group of 10 women started in 2006. This group was started as a way of members supporting each other financially through a “Merry-go round” self help process. The members met monthly and contributed money giving it to the host each month.
Orphans with an Uzima Women Group member
The group saw the need to support members of families greatly affected by HIV/AIDS after watching members of their own families dying and especially leaving behind helpless orphans. Members therefore decided to formalize the social group into a Community-Based Organization in order to reach more families and focus on projects to help the affected families. In 2008, with increasing membership, the group agreed to change the name to UZIMA and become a registered community organization in order to reach more people in the community. The aim of the group was mainly to see orphaned children live decently, have good health and attain education. They began spreading awareness in the community through their families and those they supported by engaging members in activities to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. Members are engaged the following activities:
teaching members and family's full utilization of soya beans, grain amaranth, eggs from local poultry, finger millet and other types of food found in our farms.
Treatment guidance: Proper use and adherence to Anti retroviral Therapy (ART)
Income generating activities: Encouraging the guardians/caretakers/People living with HIV/AIFDS (PLWA's) and other healthy people to engage in income generating activities (IGA'S) e.g. local poultry keeping, dairy keeping, growing local vegetables and fruits which have also been proved be medical. They also make food warmers and handicraft items for their own use and for sale.
Home visits: Members visit PLWA's twice in a month or more, often when necessary to ensure they remain with a positive attitude towards themselves and others.
Zero Grazing project
Structure
The organization is governed by an Executive team comprised of a Chair, Secretary and Treasurer and their assistants. The 6 office bearers work with three committees:
a) Executive Committee (3 office bearers)
b) Finance Committee Chaired by the Treasurer
c) Programs Committee
There are a total of 4 members per committee. Together, the Executive and committee members form a leadership structure led and directed by women. It also includes people living with HIV/AIDS, youth and men.
Beneficiaries
The main beneficiaries of this project are Uzima's 32 members. They are currently taking care of 30 AIDS orphans and vulnerable children and women.
Geographic coverage
The project is within the general area of Butere in Butere/Mumias District.
Collaboration
Uzima is currently developing working partnerships with other local community based organizations, National and International organizations in Kenya among them APHIA II (Western) USAID and Plan Canada.
Appreciation
Abeingo Association Canada wishes to sincerely thank the following
Kenya Community in Ontario
Ramogi Community
Nyumba Community Association
Pamoja Group
CES Canada
for supporting this project. If you need more information please get in touch with us.
Contact us
Abeingo Association Canada
10 Whiteleas Avenue
Toronto. ON. M1B 1W7
Email:info@abeingocanada.org
Website: www.abeingocanada.org
Tel: 1 905 454 7240