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Role of Capacity Building in
addressing; stigma,
discrimination and prejudice
associated with HIV&AIDS in
Kasese District -Western
Uganda
The Second HIV Capacity Building Partner’s Summit,
Birchwood Hotel, Johannesburg - S. Africa
by
Sarah Naiga Noah
Co-author: Hizaamu Ramadhan,
Harnessing Indigenous Potentials in Africa (HIPo-Africa)
Presentation outline
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About HIPo-Africa.
Project background and description
Project context
Key interventions
Methodologies and strategies
Resources required
Challenges
Evidence of success and achievements
Why is a best practice
What others partners will gain from the
model
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About HIPo-Africa
Harnessing Indigenous Potentials – Africa:
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Registered National NGO, specialized in Capacity
development, with emphasis on Indigenous
Knowledge Systems (IKS) and Community Systems
strengthening in Social development interventions.
Vision:
A transformed society
with improved quality
of life
Mission:
To sustainably build capacity of service
providers and community beneficiaries
towards social development through
application of IKS
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Project Background and Description
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Title: Role of Capacity Building in
addressing; stigma, discrimination and
prejudice associated with HIV&AIDS in
Kasese Western Uganda
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Target: stigmatized women and sex
workers
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Aim:
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Description of the Project context
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Over the years a lot of effort has been done
to eliminate stigma and discrimination of
people living with HIV&AIDS.
Reports still show high levels of infection
and progress is proved uneven. This is
partly attributed to stigma, discrimination
and prejudice for people living with
HIV&AIDS.
The Uganda National strategic plan 2007
cites stigma as a key driver and barrier to
accessing HIV services.
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Key Project interventions
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Capacity building of community leaders,
Counseling
Adherence monitoring
Anti stigma campaigns
Moonlight HCT targeting sex workers,
their clients and women
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Methodologies and strategies
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Community action research
Strategic partnerships (With
NACWOLA Kasese) to strengthening
the relationships with the local partners
other stakeholders
Capacity building for leaders,
community based implementers and
health workers and MARPS.
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Resources required
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Finances
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Human resources
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Training Materials
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Challenges
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High HIV infection rate among women in
Kasese with limited access to HIV&AIDS
prevention care and support services, due to
constant stigma and discrimination resulting
into high mortality rates.
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The cost of sex is cheaper than the cost of
condoms hence making prevention efforts
challenging
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Evidence of success and achievements
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At least 23% MARPs in the project area (Kasese
Municipality) have knowledge about HIV&AIDS stigma
and discrimination
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Up to 19% of women and 28% of men (MARPs) have
positive attitudes towards stigma.
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HCT among MARPs increased by 25% from baseline
over six months
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21 of the female sex workers have abandoned the practice
and are engaged in hotel business
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Conclusions and why is a best
practice
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This intervention contributed towards the
increase of access to service by MARPS
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MARPS were used to reach out to their
peers making the action sustainable and
acceptable
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What others will gain from the model
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Peer sex workers are better placed to influence
their peers in HIV prevention
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Capacity building provides increased human
potential to effect the desired changes and also
strengthens the ability to have a positive
impact on people’s lives
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“Let’s invest in the future; that is where
we will live for the rest of our lives”
Thank You
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