By Enouce Ndeche | Principle
Construction of VAP’s new Youth Empowerment Centre under the ‘Empower The
Future’ drive got underway in the month of march witnessed by community members,
program participants and a few invited guests including partners, parents, well-wishers
and like-minded organizations. The center which is a place of pride and a hub for the
youth and the community to gather, meet and grow together will consist of: vocational
training Centre, Health clinic, gender based recovery block, library, research and
development unit, common space, volunteer accommodation, football pitch and a
basketball court. The facility will create a safe space and a youth friendly environment
for participants to: play. Learn and grow as they aspire to achieve their life dreams
both socially and economically. Participants will have a safe space to play football and be involved in football based lifeskills sessions and have an opportunity to know their HIV status and receive counseling and referrals at the facility[s coming soon 'Health Clinic.The clinic will as well serve a wider audience consisting of community members from the neighboring communities.Despite members knowing their HIV status,they will receive pyscho social support services and referrals by VAP's trained counselors who will be placed in the Pyscho social support unit which will be part of the units at the empowerment centre."We are very greatful for the support towards VAP's programs and the construction of the centre that will create sustainability and supplement VAP's ongoing programs"Said VAP's program officer,Charles.
Plans underway for community distribution of HIV Self-Testing Kits
The campaign of distributing HIV self-Testing kits to communities with an aim of creating awareness and scaling up hiv testing is already underway.Vijana Amani Pamoja has ordered more than 400 Oral HIV self-testing kits that will be distributed to communities through home to home visits.The kits will target adolescent participants both boys and girls in 4 different communities.
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