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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
Title: Role of Capacity Building in
addressing; stigma, discrimination and
prejudice associated with HIV&AIDS in
Kasese Western Uganda
Target: stigmatized women and sex
workers
Aim:
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Description of the Project context
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
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
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
Finances
Human resources
Training Materials
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Challenges
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.
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
At least 23% MARPs in the project area (Kasese
Municipality) have knowledge about HIV&AIDS stigma
and discrimination
Up to 19% of women and 28% of men (MARPs) have
positive attitudes towards stigma.
HCT among MARPs increased by 25% from baseline
over six months
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
This intervention contributed towards the
increase of access to service by MARPS
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
Peer sex workers are better placed to influence
their peers in HIV prevention
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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