"Moon light HCT" accelerating HIV prevention among sex workers among the Kampala City Urban Poor
Moon light HCT to meet the HIV/AIDS management needs for highly stigmatized urban poor population as well as vulnerable population including sex workers.
Sobre ti
Sobre ti
Sobre tu organización
Nombre de la organización
SORAK Development Agency
Sitio web de la organización
País de la organización
Uganda, KMP, Kampala
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Uganda, KMP, Kampala
Tu organización es
OSC/ONG
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
Más de 5 años
¿Tu organización ha recibido premios y/u honores? Cuéntanos sobre ellos.
Yes our organization has been recognized as one of those with best practices in TB/HIV prevention at grass root level(http://www.stoptb.org/global/awards/cfcs/bp5.asp)
Referencias – Por favor provee dos referencias con una biografía de dos renglones y una dirección de e-mail para cada una.
1- Jenniffer Dietrich,Technical Officer- STOP TB Partnership -Challenge Facility for Civil Society;contact: email;dietrichj@who.int or telephone +41 22 791 5531).
2- Mulumba Moses,Executive Director Centre For health Human Rights and Development,email ;info@cehurd.org,tel+256 414523283
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Innovación
Selecciona la fase que describa mejor el momento en el que se encuentra tu solución
Inicio (iniciativa piloto que acaba de empezar a ponerse en práctica)
¿Cuánto tiempo se lleva poniendo en práctica tu iniciativa?
Operando entre 1-5 años
La necesidad: ¿Cuál es el problema que tratas de solucionar?
There is a growing concern and demand for HIV/AIDS prevention in Uganda.The rate at which HCT is moving does not much the need and demand among sex workers of Kampala Urban poor communities.The urban poor spend much of their day time in informal trade to earn a subsistence income.No time unless in the evening hours when retiring home can this category of the population have HCT.
The fear and stigma hinder many sex workers and urban slum dwellers in coming out during day time to screen for HIV/AIDS,yet they explicitly demand for it.Sex workers sleep during day time as they have to 'work' at night.
Providing HCT under the cover of deem light of the moon accompanied by edutainment has proved productive in ensuring a high reach for vulnerable population accessing HCT.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico
The solution to the high demand and meeting the unmet need for HCT among sex workers and urban poor is to provide HCT in the evenings,"Moonlight HCT".This will be accompanied with edutainment at strategic locations like road junctions,open grounds and near market centers.Clients are screened and are able to access results in less than 20 minutes including counseling.
SORAK will also undertake home visits to clients found positive with HIV/AIDS;Carryout psychosocial support and post testing counseling.
Clients will also be provided with a directory of HIV/AIDS service points from where positive persons will be linked to an effective referral system.
El Modelo: Muéstranos a través de un ejemplo específico cómo tu solución hace una diferencia, incluye tus actividades primarias
'Moon light HCT' is unique and different approach to provision of HCT to vulnerable,highly stigmatized,and poor people who have to make a choice between earning a cent for a days survival and going to government health facility and wait for more than 3 hours waiting for HCT.
Moon light HCT is done between 6.00 pm -10.00 pm in the evening when all our targeted population are either retreating back to their congested dwellings.
This is also the time when sex workers are setting off for work.
For sex workers,HCT at this time comes at the right time when they seem to be 'caught in the act' i.e HCT to them provides a timely and instant reminder before they get involved in their trade.
Once rapid testing is applied many persons are reached at a time.
HIV/AIDS suspects come in freely under the cover of the evening darkness as they would not freely go to health units where they could be seen by other people who they may not have know whether they have also sought HCT.
Clients also have a feeling that even the counselor has not effectively recognized them and hence think that their private and confidentiality is protected.
By blending Moon light HCT with edutainment makes it attractive and relaxing and the persons goes through the trauma of HIV/AIDS screening.
HIV/AIDS Positive clients will trust the referral networks provided since they will have a source of reference to our counselors who will have encouraged them to seek any appropriate HIV/AIDS service.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
Our major peers and partners include Uganda Cares and AIDS information center.
We are different from them in that they are big and have a wider reach -country presence which make them fail to reach and meet details and solve intricacies associated with unique and vulnerable population.
SORAK is has the niche and grasp of working with grass root communities with time and an army of community based volunteer foot soldiers capable of mobilizing these highly suspicious urban population.
No big challenge is anticipated from these players other than overshadowing our impact.Our success may be attributed to them since they are big and have been in the HIV/AIDS programmes for long.
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Impacto social
Historia de la fundación: Queremos saber acerca del momento en el que hiciste "¡Ajá!". Comparte la historia de dónde y cuándo el/los fundador(es) vio (vieron) el potencial de esta solución para cambiar el mundo.
SORAK got involved in HCT among both the rural(Mubende) and urban poor(Kawempe-Kampala district) communities.
It was easy to mobilize and reach rural communities for HCT but it turned out to be an uphill task to undertake HCT among urban settings apart from organized institutions like schools.
We tried door to door campaign in rural areas it worked,but still meet glaring challenges in the the urban setting.
During day time We could screen an average of 90 persons during the day(8.00 am to 5.00pm);
On day time caught us and we decided to continue with HCT beyond 5.00pm because we had to hint a target.
Aha! what a surprise in a space of 3 hours (between 6.00 pm -8. 00 pm) the total number of persons screened for HIV/AIDS was 3 times more than those whom we had screen for all day long.By the time we closed at 10.00 pm,more and more were still coming.We had discovered the trick and formula.Since then we have always preferred evening HCT which we have named 'Moonlight HCT'
Por favor, describe el objetivo de tu iniciativa: un resumen de lo que están tratando de lograr
This intervention aims at improving access to HIV/AIDS services among under-served and vulnerable urban poor communities.
Specifically this initiative will strive to achieve;
-Undertake HCT to 20,000 vulnerable urban poor person within 6 months.
-Provide psychosocial care and support and treatment to at least 30% of HIV/AIDS positive clients with 12 months of the intervention.
-Develop relevant and appropriate referral system for effective management of HIV/AIDS among HIV/AIDS positive persons.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
1. Young people are now more aware of HIV and AIDS related information
2. Improved knowledge of condom use.
3. Improved awareness on the importance of ARVs
4. Led to increased Knowledge On Cross Generational Sex and its problems among young persons
5. Increased knowledge of HIV and AIDS prevalence across different age groups
6. Improved knowledge on HCT and the importance of ABC strategy
7. Improved Knowledge on Correct Procedure of HIV & AIDS testing
8. Improved Knowledge on how HIV and AIDS is Spread
9. Created more awareness on PMTCT,leading to increased numbers of women seeking PMTCT in government health facilities
10. Formation of new HIV and AIDS clubs in schools
Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 5 años?
It is anticipated the this project will lead to the following in the next five years;
1- Reduced incidence of HIV/AIDS among sex workers
2- Behavioral change and positive attitude to safer sex as well as effective sex safer sex negotiation among vulnerable girls and women
3-Better health and treatment seeking behavior for HIV/AIDS and opportunistic infections including TB,STIs among HIV/AIDS positive persons
4- Reduced spreading of HIV/AIDS both through sex and from mother to children
5- Improved general health among urban poor communities.
6-Reduction in domestic and gender-based violence arising from the effect of HIV/AIDS among married couples.
Las iniciativas ganadoras presentan un plan fuerte de cómo van a alcanzar y realizar un seguimiento del crecimiento. Identifica tus metas a seis meses para el crecimiento de tu impacto
Have 10,000 urban poor provided with HCT
Identifica tres grandes tareas que tendrás que completar para llegar a las metas de seis meses.
Tarea 1
Mobilise communities and procure test kits
Tarea 2
Undertake moon light HCT at selected and appropriate sites/locations
Tarea 3
Train 50 community based counsellor volunteers
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
20,000 Urban poor provided with HCT.
Identifica tres grandes tareas que tendrás que completar para llegar a tu meta de impacto a 12 meses
Tarea 1
Support to routine HCT at selected sites
Tarea 2
Support to routine home visits to HIV/AIDS positive clients
Tarea 3
Develop and distribute an HIV/AIDS service points directory to all HIV/AIDS positive persons and community counsellors
Sustenibilidad
Cuéntanos sobre tus alianzas.
We currently have partnership with the following;
-STOP TB PARTNERSHIP OF WHO-our donor
-We have partnership with Centre for health Human rights and development-implementing partner.
-Kampala and Mubende district local governments-implementing partners;and providers of support supervision and monitoring
-Several community based youth and women groups-implementing partners
-Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation-Secure the Future.-donor
-Akiba Uhaki Foundation of Kenya-donor
¿Actualmente te estás dirigiendo a otras poblaciones, lugares o los mercados para tu innovación? Si es así, ¿dónde y por qué?
No we want to continue with our innovation among the urban poor of Kampala City.This might later be replicated in order urban areas of Uganda.
¿Qué tipo de sistema operativo y factores internos de la organización hacen que tu innovación sea un éxito?
-Our staff are grounded and experienced with working in the proposed urban environment.Some of them reside and live with the targeted population.
-The timing and location of activities at appropriate locations near and within the residence of the targeted population makes our innovation a success.
- Lastly our staff are down to earth experience social workers with a niche in community mobilization and counseling.
Por favor, pon en claro las necesidades u ofertas que hayas mencionado anteriormente y/o sugiere categorías de apoyo que no están especificadas en la lista
We may need investment of treatment delivery services in order to meet the demand for ART that may arise from HCT.
The media enables us to share the progress of our intervention as well as mobilizing more clients and potentially attract other possible supporters.
We would be willing to offer primary research data to any partners who would be willing to learn and share our innovation.
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