With funding from the Society for Family Health (SFH), CRH is adopting a comprehensive integrated approach to HIV prevention and care in Shomolu, Lagos state. The goal of the program is to create, strengthen and support the adoption of healthy reproductive and HIV Prevention behavior among the poor and Most At Risk Populations. Our target beneficiaries include MARPs: Female and Male Out of School Youths, Transport workers, Female Commercial Sex Workers and Uniformed service Men.
So far this project has an interesting journey from June 2009 with a one week training at Ota, Ogun state to familiarize program and account staff on the project activities. to a retreat recently held in Osun in October 2009 to share our progress reports. The project adopts several intensive activities to increase behavior conducive to the prevention of HIV/STI transmission among MARPs. By creating an enabling environment for MARPs, we intend to reduce stigma and discrimination through sensitization talks on HIV and health education while increasing the uptake of HIV Counseling and Testing. Beyond this approach, we would also maximize opportunities with our Health on Wheels to provide free health care delivery to pro poor persons in our target community.
At the end of the project, we would have contributed to the reduction of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria through peer education activities, community role plays/dramas/forums, increase uptake of HCT, refer HIV positive persons to ART centers, and creation of community based organisations.
So far this project has an interesting journey from June 2009 with a one week training at Ota, Ogun state to familiarize program and account staff on the project activities. to a retreat recently held in Osun in October 2009 to share our progress reports. The project adopts several intensive activities to increase behavior conducive to the prevention of HIV/STI transmission among MARPs. By creating an enabling environment for MARPs, we intend to reduce stigma and discrimination through sensitization talks on HIV and health education while increasing the uptake of HIV Counseling and Testing. Beyond this approach, we would also maximize opportunities with our Health on Wheels to provide free health care delivery to pro poor persons in our target community.
At the end of the project, we would have contributed to the reduction of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria through peer education activities, community role plays/dramas/forums, increase uptake of HCT, refer HIV positive persons to ART centers, and creation of community based organisations.
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