Small Grants - Lesotho

Grantee Name: Development for Peace and Education
Project Name: Development for Peace and Education
Region: Africa
Country: Lesotho
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to contribute to the reduction of discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS and families in three villages in three districts within one year.

Grantee Name: Hlokomelang
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Project Name: Hlokomelang
Region: Africa
Country: Lesotho
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma in the community – Van Rooyens Gate, Mafeteng. We will train our patients with HIV/AIDS to accept themselves and feel relaxed in their communities. We will have four training sessions for training 35 persons in six months. We will train our patients with HIV/AIDS to accept themselves and feel relaxed in their communities. We will have four training sessions for training 35 persons in six months. We will train the communities on the facts of stigma brought about by HIV/AIDS. Four trainings in all; we will train 120 people (40 women, 40 men and 40 youth) by the end of June 2004. Major activities include: 1) Selecting 35 persons for training and inviting people living with HIV; 2) Selecting the venue and buying the materials; 3) Training them on the HIV/AIDS stigma and good health; 4) Asking the chiefs to call public gatherings in the van Rooyens communities to make a plan for the training of the people on the HIV/AIDS stigma; 5) Inviting 2 more facilitators to come and help with the training; 6) Training men, women and children in the next six months; 7) Buying materials; 8) Reporting on the training; 9) Monitoring and evaluating on the training agreement.

Grantee Name: Ithabeleng
Project Name: Ithabeleng
Region: Africa
Country: Lesotho
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objectives of this grant are to reduce HIV/AIDS stigmatization among People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) and orphans by January 2005, to train 50 people living with HIV/AIDS and 120 orphans by the month of June, and to train 13 community leaders on HIV/AIDS stigma who will conduct campaigns with PLHA youth. Major activities include: 1) Training schedule for people living with HIV/AIDS and the orphans; 2) To invite 2 facilitators; 3) To invite 170 participants; 4) To find a venue for two training sessions; 5) To buy materials for the training; 6) To hold a training session; 7) To write a report; 8) To make a training evaluation; 9) To assess and monitor the training agreements.

Grantee Name: Khanya Support Group
Project Name: Khanya Support Group
Region: Africa
Country: Lesotho
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to address stigma related to safe keeping and disclosure of personal health records. Major activities include: Trained volunteers to conduct two 2-day workshops with community leaders, members and support groups in Tsenola on the importance of proper management of personal health records by the first 6 months of the project (June/July 2004); and training for 2 days of 10 sports coaches in Tsenola on sensitizing the youth in their clubs on the importance of proper management of personal health records in the last 6 months of the project (Dec/Jan 2004).

Grantee Name: Loantšang HIV/AIDS Maputsoe
Project Name: Loantšang HIV/AIDS Maputsoe
Region: Africa
Country: Lesotho
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to contribute in the fight against HIV/AIDS stigma in the Maputsoe and Ha Maqele areas. Major activities include: 1) To conduct training on HIV/AIDS and discrimination for 20 people in Maqele and Maputsoe by March 2004; 2) To conduct training in a period of three weeks in March; 3) To host a two-week training session in the villages of Ha Maqele and Maputsoe for 20 persons. The theme for the training will be based on the facts on HIV/AIDS and stigma (February 2004).

Grantee Name: Methodist Church Youth Project
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Project Name: Methodist Church Youth Project
Region: Africa
Country: Lesotho
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to contribute towards reducing HIV/AIDS-related stigma amongst youth in Methodist Church, Stadium area, Sea Point and Moshoeshoe II villages. Major activities include: 1) To conduct 3-day training (x 2) for church youth with 30 participants per workshop on HIV/AIDS facts and stigma; 2) To conduct 3-day training with 60 youths from 3 villages on HIV/AIDS and stigma.

Grantee Name: Phela u Phelise
Project Name: Phela u Phelise
Region: Africa
Country: Lesotho
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to contribute towards addressing stigma on orphans in Maputsoe, and Leribe Districts. Major activities include: 1) To conduct a 5 day training on stigma reduction and protection of AIDS orphans' inheritance rights to 18 carers and 27 youth (17 orphans included); 2) To conduct training on forms, causes, and effects of stigma for 20 Chiefs and Induna’s for 5 days.

Grantee Name: Phopholetsa HIV/AIDS Group
Project Name: Phopholetsa HIV/AIDS Group
Region: Africa
Country: Lesotho
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to contribute towards addressing stigma related issues in secondary and high schools. Major activities include conducting meetings with teachers, secondary and high school students on stigma in 8 schools in Berea and Maseru.

Grantee Name: PLOWA
Project Name: PLOWA
Region: Africa
Country: Lesotho
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The obejctive of this grant is to contribute to the reduction of social withdrawal among orphans and people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in urban areas by November 2004. Major activities include conducting a 3-day workshop for 20 AIDS orphans and 20 PLWHA from Maseru Urban Area to provide knowledge and information on stigma forms, causes and effects by March 2004.

Grantee Name: Positive Action
Project Name: Positive Action
Region: Africa
Country: Lesotho
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to reduce HIV/AIDS-related stigma among communities of 6 villages in Leribe, Maseru and Mafeteng Districts. Major activities include: 1) A 1-week training of 3 volunteers living with HIV/AIDS and 2 volunteers affected by HIV/AIDS in 6 villages; 2) Training volunteers to hold house-to-house campaigns in 6 villages; and 3) Conducting 2 guest shows on radio linking them to the house to house campaign.

Grantee Name: Ratanang
Project Name: Ratanang
Region: Africa
Country: Lesotho
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to alleviate stigma which is caused by lack of information on the people leaving with HIV, the families and the community in the village of Ha Motlere, Mafeteng. Major activities include: 1) holding three training sessions per year, each with 20 participants, 10 of whom will be people living with HIV, 5 members of the affected families and 5 community members; and 2) Acting as a Support Group of 20 members--twice-weekly visits to 10 People living with HIV/AIDS, and twice-weekly visits to 5 Affected families.

Grantee Name: SWAALES
Project Name: SWAALES
Region: Africa
Country: Lesotho
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to reduce stigma related to the care of HIV/AIDS patients in 5 villages in Leribe District in one year. We will organize and conduct 1 training workshop for 100 women in 1 year to reduce ignorance, discrimination, fear of being infected and other stigma related issues. Major activities include: 1) Holding meetings in targeted villages to select trainees; 2) Conducting a 5 day training workshop on facts about HIV/AIDS, Home Based Care, Coping Skills, Communication skills and nutrition for 100 women; and 3) Procuring and distributing home based care kits to 100 trained women.

Grantee Name: Thamae Home Based Care
Project Name: Thamae Home Based Care
Region: Africa
Country: Lesotho
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to reduce stigmatizing of HIV/AIDS infected and affected persons. Major activities include: 1) To hold a 3-day training workshop for 20 people, 2 representatives from each stakeholder, community leader, people living with HIV/AIDS and youth. All this is planned to be done in three the 1st quarter of the project year; 2) To hold training workshops in the schools and churches, even the public gatherings in our community. We will train 50 people in the Thamae area. To create public awareness on the issues surrounding stigmatizing the patients and the families infected and affected. These activities are planned to be done in the time-period of 2nd quarter of the project; 3) To organize public gathering in Thamae community for everybody and regular follow ups by time period of 3rd and the quarter of the project.

Grantee Name: Tsepong
Project Name: Tsepong
Region: Africa
Country: Lesotho
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to strengthen the psychosocial and parenting skills of orphan carers in 5 villages of Maseru District. Major activities include: 1) To educate 360 community members in 5 villages of Maseru District about HIV/AIDS including de-stigmatization during the first four months of the year; 2) To conduct three 3-day trainings for 60 support group members from 3 villages in Maseru district during the 2nd quarter of the year; 3) To hold 5 meetings with 150 community members to revive support networks that strengthen psychosocial concepts in 5 villages of Maseru District during the 2nd quarter.