Physical Health South Sudan Project #4139

Prevent HIV-AIDS through Awareness in South Sudan

by Hope Ofiriha

Project Report | Sep 24, 2010
The HIV awareness campaign progress report two

By Ms.Linda Acen | Projects director

HIV victim

The HIV awareness campaign started well, and we purchased a Honda XL 120 for field work. Our volunteers are visiting local gathering places on Sundays where they give a one hour talk followed by a 30 minute question and answer session. This has been very successful programme but the progress has been too slow due TO lack of fuel and funding. The number of people who are attending our meeting has increased to 300, and a lot of people are willing to be tested for HIV for testing. To show what an achievement that is, the ONURA village, which has a much a bigger population, 328 people are in the same period willing to go for testing. Alice, a current volunteer is putting together a really good health guide with pictures drawn by a local artist and simple messages in the local language, OnuraLang.

These guides are proving to be far more effective than the boring and wordy Big NGOs guides. Quote from a beneficiary: I have not heard of HIV/AID before but with the help of HopeOfiriha I now know that there is HIV/AID – a killer disease. I will share my life with my husband only and teach my children not to get into a relationship until they know that their partners are not HIV/AID carriers.

Once again we would like to take this opportunity to thank our supporters that without their contributions we could not come this far. We look forward in working with you until this project has achieved its goal. We will be posting report from the field in every three months.

Thanks!

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Sep 20, 2010
September report 2010

By Ms.Linda Acen | Project director

Ms Alice Amwony, program Coordinator

The introduction of HIV-awareness campaign has made a remarkable change increasing the number of people knowing their HIV status.

In Omilling Sudan, 1 out of 5 is HIV-infected. If people can find out their status, they can take necessary steps to remain negative or access care, and treatment services if positive. To further this goal, Hope Ofiriha made a decision to expand HIV –awareness campaign and counseling availability by visiting HIV-experts. Integrating HIV-awareness program into local health services allows local volunteers to offer testing and counseling as a standard component of medical care which can reduce the stigma attached to receiving an HIV test since very patient is asked if they want to be tested. Proactively offering testing and counseling also can increase acceptance of HIV testing among the populations who are most likely to be infected. Hope Ofiriha invites HIV-testing experts to rural areas three times a year.

Since the start of this program, Hope Ofiriha has been campaigning to raise awareness of HIV-AID, how to avoid contracting the killer disease, and to how to treat and live with it. The project works in partnership with the Omilling Traditional Authorities. 3000 people have attended the educational workshops on HIV-AID since the start.

"We have a strategy, “Alice says, that we began almost a year ago. “Think wide and start small.”That method paid off: four villages of the Omilling are now awareness of HIV-AID. To date, the community’s 1 trainer have trained a total of 2 HIV-awareness volunteers, they now being integrated into local different health facilities to give a 30 minutes talk, and a 30 minutes question and answer session on daily basis to output services patients.

A long the way our HIV-campaigner is facing a huge challenge in sustaining this program but with optimism. She needs fuel to power the motor bike to visit more villages, and materials for HIV-campaign and training.

We are grateful to our GlobalGiving donors for the supports they have shown during the difficult months, and Hope Ofiriha will be working with them until the project has achieve its goal.

Thanks for your ongoing support!

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Dec 23, 2009
Hope Ofiriha is permanent member of GlobalGiving community

By Linda Acen Abili | Projec Director Sudan

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