Small Grants - Africa

Grantee Name: Abar Ler Youth Association
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Project Name: Abar Ler Youth Association
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
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Grantee Name: ABASHIZUBWOBA
Project Name: Contribute to the reduction of HIV/AIDS related stigma in 10 cellules of Mudasomwa district by conducting a series of trainings, meetings and study tours for PLWA and their families from April 2004 to March 2005
Region: Africa
Country: Rwanda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to 1) Train members of associations on how to deal with stigma issues; 2) Train all members of association in weakness and strength identification skills; 3) Sensitize families of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) to care for their people. Major activities include: Objective #1: 1) Advertise the project; 2) Organize/plan 5 training workshops in 10 cellule; 3) Visit all People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) associations once a month; 4) Invite members of PLWA associations to testify; 5) Study tour of 40 members of PLWA associations. Objective #2: 1) Plan training workshop; 2) Conduct training for different groups; 3) Conduct group discussions of 1000 people of 10 cellule of the district; 4) Sensitize PLWA association to develop small project and IGA to help themselves. Objective #3: 1) Visit families of PLWA 8 times; 2) Initiate 5 chicken keeping in each family of PLWA; 3) Organize gathering of PLWA and their families.

Grantee Name: ABIGI
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Project Name: Increase religious leaders knowledge in HIV / AIDS related stigma from April 2004 to March 2005 in Mudasomwa district
Region: Africa
Country: Rwanda
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 1) Conduct 6 training days on HIV/AIDS-related stigma for 100 religious leaders of Mudasomwa District in June 2004; 2) Sensitize 5000 Christians of Mudasomwa district to undergo Voluntary Counseling & Testing (VCT) and fight HIV/AIDS-related stigma from June 2004 to March 2005; 3) Initiate and train groups of Christians to care for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) in Mudasomwa district. Major activities include: 1) Plan training workshop; Identify and prepare training venue; Identify trainers; Purchase training materials/stationery; Conduct training. 2) Compose song, poem and drama on HIV/AIDS-related stigma; Purchase musical instruments; Organize crusade; Organize demonstrations; Sensitize Christians to undergo VCT; PLWA giving testimony; Include as many PLWA as possible in our association. 3) Train 100 Christians in PLWA caring; Identify material needed for PLWA caring; Purchase needed materials; Assign in groups activities of PLWA caring; Visit PLWA; Initiate supportive activities.

Grantee Name: Abunzubumwe
Project Name: Abunzubumwe
Region: Africa
Country: Rwanda
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 conduct training in approaches to fighting against HIV/AIDS-related stigma for 200 people (local leaders, religious leaders, teachers) of Mudasomwa District from April 2004 to April 2005; also, to sensitize people of Nyamigina, Buhoro, and Kibilizi in Mudasomwa District on Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) and to provide support to those found HIV+ within 12 months. Major activities include: Objective #1: 1) Invite 5 trainers; 2) Invite 200 trainees; 3) Identify and prepare the training venue; 4) Purchase the materials to use during training: note books, pens, papers, marker pens, and microphone; 5) Conduct training. Objective #2: 1) Plan sensitization meeting in each sector; 2) Contact leader of each sector; 3) Identify and prepare the meeting venue; 4) Purchase the materials to use during training: note books, pens, papers, marker pens, and microphone; 5) Plan; 6) Help to develop small project of Income Generating Activities (IGA); 7) Help each other in cultivating activities; 8) Help each other in saving money and give small loan from the served money.

Grantee Name: Acção Humana
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Project Name: Reduction of stigma related to HIV/AIDS in Neves Bendinha
Region: Africa
Country: Angola
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 to reduce the stigma related to HIV/AIDS in Neves Bendinha comuna. Major activities include: 1) Training five activists, one coordinator and ten volunteers in voluntary counseling & testing; 2) Counseling twenty families living with AIDS for a more positive life; 3) Sending families living with HIV/AIDS to psychotherapy sessions at LPV and referring them to public hospitals where sexually transmitted infections are being treated; and 4) Distributing informative material with positive messages related to stigma.

Grantee Name: Acholi Orphan Initiative
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Project Name: Acholi Orphan Initiative
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
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Grantee Name: ACJ – Associação Cristã de Jovens Angola para o Grupo Comunitário de Acção sobre o SIDA
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Project Name: Action against stigmatization and HIV/AIDS.
Region: Africa
Country: Angola
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to reduce stigma related to HIV/AIDS for 100 families affected in Sapu a kilamba Kiaxi comuna. Major activities include: 1) Training of three community groups in Sapu Bairro (30 activists); 2) Carrying out workshops and debates with different groups about stigma related to HIV/AIDS; and 3) HIV/AIDS sensitization for 20 families with HIV/AIDS and stigma information.

Grantee Name: ACOVI –Comite de Atendimento
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Project Name: Support to the Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Incoluane
Region: Africa
Country: Mozambique
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objectives of this grant are to improve the situation of the COV as well as their registration and identification, and to create conditions for the self-sustenance of orphans and vulnerable children. Major activities include: 1) Opening a 9-meter-deep well; 2) Chicken breeding; and 3) Opening a 2-hectare farm for cultivating a variety of crops.

Grantee Name: ADCR Associação Para O Desenvolvimentro das Comunidades Rurais de Xai-Xai
Project Name: Avante SIAIA
Region: Africa
Country: Mozambique
Areas of Focus: HIV Prevention; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to 1) Reduce the HIV/AIDS contamination rate; 2) Reduce the stigma; and 3) Improve the diet and strengthen the hemonologic system. Major activities include: 1) Training HIV/AIDS activists; 2) Mobilizing and sensitizing ADCR members and beneficiaries of SIAIA village about the need for behavioral change; and 3) Multiplication and expansion of medicinal plants and vegetables.

Grantee Name: ADEMA – Associação para Ajuda e Desenvolvimento da Mulher e da Criança Angolana.
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Project Name: Reduction of stigma related to HIV/AIDS in Nova Vida Feira
Region: Africa
Country: Angola
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to contribute adequate information to reduce stigma related to HIV/AIDS for 150 families in Nova Vida market in Kilamba Kiaxi municipality. Major objectives include: 1) Training 25 sellers’ activists; and 2) Establishing 3 groups (nucleos) for a door-to-door sensitization to affected and stigmatized families.

Grantee Name: AJUMA – Associação Juvenil da Maianga
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Project Name: Youth united to reduce AIDS
Region: Africa
Country: Angola
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to sensitize 1600 persons about stigma related to HIV/AIDS. Major activities include: 1) Meeting the school boards to sensitize them and sign agreements; 2) Setting up meetings with 22 persons (2 coordinators and 20 delegados de turma); 3) Carrying out four surveys at each school to inquire about their knowledge, attitudes and practices related to stigma; 4) Preparing the program for the workshops; and 5) Procuring all goods for the workshops.

Grantee Name: All Saints Church Youth Anti-AIDS Group
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Project Name: All Saints Church Youth Anti-AIDS Group
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to encourage youths to go for Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services through awareness creation. Major activities include: 1) Conducting awareness campaign through Drama Shows; 2) Organizing VCT promotion film shows; 3) Organizing behaviour change activities through games and sports.

Grantee Name: AMORA - Associaçãdo Movimento de Ordem Rastafari de Angola
Project Name: Circle of information about stigma and HIV/AIDS
Region: Africa
Country: Angola
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to train one group of Rastafarian community members in the fight to reduce stigma related to HIV/AIDS, and to enhance knowledge of stigma related to HIV/AIDS in Rastafarian community members and in schools. Major activities include: 1) Carrying out a capacity workshop about stigma related to HIV/AIDS for activists; 2) Carrying out workshops (10) and debates (10) about stigma and HIV/AIDS at Dominante English school and in the Rastafarian community; and 3) Creating a wallpaper in the Dominante English School and in the Rastafarian community at Cazenga municipality.

Grantee Name: Apyen Nyang and Family Programme
Project Name: Apyen Nyang and Family Programme
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
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Grantee Name: ASASP – Associação Angolana Salvadora dos Povos
Project Name: Information to reduce stigma related to HIV/AIDS
Region: Africa
Country: Angola
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to contribute to the reduction of stigma related to HIV/AIDS in Cacuaco within 6 months. Major activities include: 1) Selecting an activists group; 2) Purchasing materials; 3) Carrying out a capacity workshop about HIV/AIDS and stigma; 4) Carrying out workshops and debates about HIV/AIDS and stigma at schools; 5) Carrying out an inquiry to find out students’ attitudes and behaviors concerning HIV/AIDS.

Grantee Name: Associação Agrícola de Nhancutse
Project Name: Ku Hanha (To Live)
Region: Africa
Country: Mozambique
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to 1) Sensitize the community to the dangerous disease and ways it is transmitted; 2) Convince the community of the behavioral change needed in regard to this disease; and 3) Improve the living conditions of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and their families. Major activities include: 1) Training of activists; 2) Sensitizing the community; 4) Home visits and improvement of the diet by growing crops for the PLWHA.

Grantee Name: Associação Combate a Fome
Project Name: Take Care of Your Life
Region: Africa
Country: Mozambique
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to 1. Reduce discrimination and stigmatization of the people living with HIV/AIDS; 2) Raise awareness of the villagers and the sexually active in the applications of methods to prevent HIV/AIDS; and 3) To divulge the program Positive Living and stimulate the People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and their relatives. Major activities include: 1) Training of activists to disseminate preventive measures against HIV/AIDS and provision of assistance to PLwHIV/AIDS; 2) Raising awareness of the sexually active people to undertake HIV tests; and 3) Multiplying and demonstrating the methods of growing plants/vegetables that improve the variety for PLwHIV/AIDS.

Grantee Name: Associação do Técnicos Agro-Pecuarios
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Project Name: Hope is Vital Project
Region: Africa
Country: Mozambique
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to 1) Form a group of trained HIV/AIDS community leaders in the rural community (Maluana); 2. Trained community leaders will have the capacity to facilitate discussions and disseminate proper information on HIV & AIDS and issues related to prevention, care, support and facts on stigma and discrimination; 3) Mobilization of the community in dissemination of information on the impact of HIV and food insecurity on the community; 4) Accessibility/production of appropriate HIV & AIDS IEC materials to the rural community; 5) Accessibility of condoms to the rural community (Maluana); 6) Development of kitchen gardens for additional nutritional values in the diets of the community members (especially children and those suspecting they are living with HIV) and assistance in the fight against food insecurity. Major activities include: 1) Organizing sensitization and training workshops for community leaders and influential people among the community; 2) Distribution of IEC materials and condoms; 3) Organizing and implementing the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial 2004; 4) Organizing HIV& AIDS community outreach activities; 5) Installation of a kitchen garden demonstration; 6) Monitoring of activities; and 7) Production of appropriate IEC material (Picture codes).

Grantee Name: Associação dos Membros da Igreja de Cristo Unida em Moçambique –AMICUMO
Project Name: Sensitisation on HIV/AIDS Stigma Reduction
Region: Africa
Country: Mozambique
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to: 1. Mobilize the community leaders to accept speaking about the effects of the pandemic in the community as well as in the press so that other people may follow the example; 2) Mobilize youth leaders to speak up about the effects and consequences of HIV/AIDS in the religious groups where they are influential; 3) Educate the community for attitude and behavior change when dealing with HIV/AIDS victims. We hope that many religious leaders will speak openly about HIV/AIDS in the community; and 4) Direct the participation of youth and community leaders in finding local solutions in the fight against discrimination against HIV/AIDS victims. Major activities include: 1) Organizing one meeting with the community and religious leaders, two with youths and one joint meeting with both leaders and youths in order to increase their awareness about HIV/AIDS impact; 2) Printing 200 t-shirts, 300 pamphlets and posters to sensitize the community against discrimination of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PlwHA) by participating in programs of a day reserved for the fight against AIDS; and 3) Find a space in one of the mass media with the widest coverage for the leaders to have an opportunity to sensitize other leaders against discrimination against PLwHA as well as encourage the infected people to break the silence.

Grantee Name: Associação Para O Desenvolvimentro de Nhampndzoene
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Project Name: A Vida é Só Uma (There Is Only One Life)
Region: Africa
Country: Mozambique
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to 1) Reduce the proliferation HIV/AIDS infections; 2) Reduce discrimination and stigmatization of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLwHA); and 3) Improve food diet - Implementation of positive lives by PLwHA. Major activities include: 1) Dissemination of messages on HIV/AIDS prevention through lectures, theatre and radio programs: training of activists; 2) Home visits to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PlwHA) and Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in order to reduce discrimination and stigma; 3) Provide knowledge about cultivation and use of medicinal plants and improvement of food diet by creating multiplication fields and demonstrations.

Grantee Name: Associação Twanano
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Project Name: Nova Aliança (New Alliance)
Region: Africa
Country: Mozambique
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to 1) Minimize the suffering of those affected and infected by HIV/AIDS; 2) Reduce the proliferation of STD’s and HIV/AIDS; 3) Improve the food diet of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PlwHA) and children. Major activities include: 1) Making home visits and encouraging the practice of “positive lives”; 2) Making lectures about prevention methods and fight against HIV/AIDS; and 3) Introducing the cultivation of fruit trees and vegetables that contribute to the improvement of food diet.

Grantee Name: Association for Rural Community Development (ARCOD)
Project Name: Association for Rural Community Development (ARCOD)
Region: Africa
Country: Malawi
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to uplift the living standards of the rural population through economic empowerment, resulting from accessibility to resources, food security, sound environment and health. Major programs include: 1)Food Security; 2) Environmental Management/Protection; 3) Community Empowerment; 4) Health; 5) Gender Equity in Rural Development.

Grantee Name: ATHAP – Associação dos Transportadores de Horticolas Mariscos e Passageiros
Project Name: Drivers, conductors, Associates in the Fight Against Prevention and Stigmatisation on HIV/AIDS
Region: Africa
Country: Mozambique
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to 1) Involve drivers, conductors, supervisors and associate members in the transmission of messages about the fight against HIV/AIDS. Each taxi operating in our district must display the symbol of the fight against HIV/AIDS in the rear windscreen; drivers and conductors must wear t-shirts and caps about HIV/AIDS. Our supervisors at Xiquelene, Romão and Albazine terminal stations should possess knowledge about HIV/AIDS as well as have condoms for sale to the gathered crowds. ATHAP has been sensitizing its drivers, conductors and associate members to do HIV/AIDS tests and to change their sexual behavior. Once every ATHAP promotes sanitary education activities and explains to its associates the usage of condoms and the need of being faithful to ones partner, we explain to the transporters that they may be carriers of HIV/AIDS and that they can play a vital role in the education of passengers about HIV/AIDS and stigmatization of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PlwHA).

Grantee Name: Buhara Health Unit- NGO
Project Name: Buhara AIDS Control Project
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to increase access of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services to younger people in Buhara sub county. Major activities include: 1) Training community based health care workers; 2) Conducting sensitization sessions for youth, parents and schoolteachers; 3) Conducting drama shows in four parishes; 4) Conducting outreach VCT services.

Grantee Name: Butare Bakyara Tukore
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Project Name: Butare Bakyara Tukore
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to scale up behaviour change and communication activities. Major activities include: 1) Conducting drama shows in Muhanga Parish; 2) Training and supporting community counseling aides; 3) Conducting educational talks to encourage the youth to go for Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services.

Grantee Name: Catholic Education Research and Development Organization
Project Name: Catholic Education Research and Development Organization
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Centre for Youth Development and Social Empowerment (CYDSE)
Project Name: Centre for Youth Development and Social Empowerment (CYDSE)
Region: Africa
Country: Malawi
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to mobilise the youth and other community members in mitigating the impacts of HIV/AIDS in T.A. Chimutu in Lilongwe. Major activities include: 1) Care for orphans and vulnerable children; 2) Home Based Care; 3) Youth program; 4) Food Security; 5) Human rights and democracy advocacy.

Grantee Name: Centro Comunitário Sto. Estevão
Project Name: Protection and care for the orphans in a vulnerable situation 2003 -2007
Region: Africa
Country: Mozambique
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 1) Fight the stigma; 2) Reduce the suffering of the orphan child; 3) Create appropriate conditions so the child does not feel lonely and abandoned in the world. Major activities include: 1) Lectures on stigma and discrimination in the families or affected families about HIV/AIDS and how to fight it 2) Educational and vocational activities, such as embroidery, tapestry manufacturing, catering and agriculture in order to occupy the child whilst learning; and 3) Free drawings so that the child expresses his/her feelings in them.

Grantee Name: Chiwamba Root and Tuber Farmers’ Cooperative
Project Name: Chiwamba Root and Tuber Farmers’ Cooperative
Region: Africa
Country: Malawi
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objectives of this grant are: 1) To promote food security through increased production of cassava and sweet potatoes as an alternative crop to maize, the staple food crop; 2) To promote economic empowerment by encouraging the growing of roots and tubers on commercial basis.

Grantee Name: Chiwamba Root and Tuber Farmers’ Cooperative
Project Name: Chiwamba Root and Tuber Farmers’ Cooperative
Region: Africa
Country: Malawi
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: CICA – Conselho de Igrejas Cristãs em Angola
Project Name: Fight against stigma related to HIV/AIDS Project
Region: Africa
Country: Angola
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 to the reduction of stigma related to HIV/AIDS within the church members of CICA. Major activities include: 1) Training of two church leaders on HIV/AIDS issues related to stigma; and 2) Establishment of 20 groups for psychosocial support to promote pastoral counseling in the affected families to reduce stigma.

Grantee Name: Comité Ecuménico para Desenvolvimento Social –CEDES
Project Name: Sensitisation on HIV/AIDS Stigma Reduction
Region: Africa
Country: Mozambique
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to 1) Advocate the mobilization of the community leaders so that they accept that the disease is within their community; 2) Educate the community for behavioral change; and 3) Encourage the community to create their own HIV/AIDS program. Major activities include: 1) Organizing two meetings to increase the community leaders' awareness about the current situation about HIV/AIDS and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLwHA) to break the silence; 2) Printing 200 t-shirts, 250 pamphlets and posters to sensitize the community against discrimination of PlwHA3. Cover the media and PlwHA in all the activities to be carried out.

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: Diocese of Kigezi AIDS Control Program
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Project Name: AIDS control program
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to create awareness and increase access of Voluntary Counseling & Testing (VCT) services for younger people. Major activities include: 1) Conducting community meetings for parents and community leaders to create awareness; 2) Identifying and training 18 peer educators in 3 parishes; 3) Establishing 3 VCT outreaches in 3 selected parishes.

Grantee Name: Diocese of Lango
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Project Name: Diocese of Lango
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: DUFATANYE
Project Name: Train people of 5 cellule of Nyaruguru District in HIV/AIDS transmission and related stigma from April 2004 to March 2005
Region: Africa
Country: Rwanda
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 1) Conduct training on HIV/AIDS transmission for 100 people of each cellule in the District; 2) Help people of the 5 cellule of Nyaruguru district to overcome the fear they have toward HIV/AIDS by caring for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA); 3) Sensitize 2000 people to actively support PLWA. Major activities include: 1) Discussing with local leaders in preparation for training workshops; 2) Planning, organizing and conducting 5 training workshops; 3) Having 2 people providing constant care for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA), especially in basic needs like bathing and washing clothes; 4) Providing material needed for the care of PLWA; 5) Organizing and conducting meetings once a month in each cellule to sensitize the community through PLWA and their caregivers' testimonies; 6) Sensitizing 2000 people to actively support PLWA.

Grantee Name: DUSHYIGIKIRANE
Project Name: Contribute in HIV/AIDS related stigma training of people of Mudasomwa District from April 2004 to March 2005
Region: Africa
Country: Rwanda
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 1) Conduct training in approaches to fight against HIV/AIDS-related stigma of 500 people of Nkumbure, Mujuga, Shaba, and Bwingugu in Mudasomwa District for a 3-month period from April 2004 to July 2004; 2) Sensitize people of Nkumbure, Mujuga, Shaba, and Bwingugu, starting with the members of our association, on Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) and provide support to those found HIV+, especially in coping with related stigma within 3 months from July to September 2005; 3) Initiate community activities which provide support to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) in Nkumbure, Mujuga, Shaba, and Bwingugu cellule within 6 months from October 2004 to March 2005. Major activities include: Objective #1: 1) Invite 31 local leaders and religious counselors; 2) Conduct 4 training workshops on HIV/AIDS and related stigma; 3) Conceive and play 2 dramas. Objective #2: 1) Identify all existing associations in the named cellule; 2) Invite the identified associations for the HIV/AIDS sensitization workshop; 3) Conduct discussion sessions on stigma; 4) Sensitize people of the cellule to go for VCT; 5) Discuss with associations about Income Generating Activities (IGA) to help PLWA; 6) Monitor activities. Objective #3: 1) Cultivate for each other; 2) Visit each other; 3) Enable each other to have treatment.

Grantee Name: Dyer Tek
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Project Name: Dyer Tek
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Edzi Kumudzi Association of Malawi (EKAM)
Project Name: Edzi Kumudzi Association of Malawi (EKAM)
Region: Africa
Country: Malawi
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to 1) Improve and empower the quality of life among single women and girl children to prevent and stamp out HIV/AIDS; 2) Reduce transmission of sexually transmitted infections including HIV and the impact of AIDS and other sexually related social problems; 3) Improve the quality of life among the HIV infected and affected people, people with chronic illness and the destitute; 4) Empower single women and youths in social-economic and development aspect of living. Major activities include: 1) To promote non-STI/HIV risk behaviour sexual practices among the youth; 2) To create awareness for sexually transmitted infections including HIV infection, the impact of AIDS and other sexually related problems and issues of gender and human rights; 3) To promote and strengthen the provision of a quality care and support services to infected people and people with chronic illness and the destitute; 4) To provide technical support to community structures and institutions that are providing services in the area of HIV prevention, AIDS mitigation and advocate gender and human rights and enable infected and affected individuals, households and communities cope with the impact of AIDS epidemic; 5) To advocate for gender and human rights with emphasis on women and child rights; 6) To lobby for change of some of some traditional and constitutional laws that affect the well-being of youths and children.

Grantee Name: Edzi Kumudzi Association of Malawi (EKAM)
Project Name: Edzi Kumudzi Association of Malawi (EKAM)
Region: Africa
Country: Malawi
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: FOJASSIDA – Fórum Juvenil de Apoio à Saúde e Prevenção da SIDA
Project Name: Promote the well being and the self esteem of the people living with AIDS
Region: Africa
Country: Angola
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to reduce the negative impact of HIV/AIDS through the promotion of the well-being and self-esteem of people living with HIV in two schools at Cazenga. Major activities include: 1) Recruiting a coordinator for the project; 2) Selecting leaders from schools; 3) Selecting people living with AIDS for the activities; 4) Identification of a place to carry out the workshop; 5) Recruiting a facilitator for the workshop; 6) Carrying out the workshop; and 7) Carrying out sensitization sessions for students.

Grantee Name: Gen Rwot Family Care Association
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Project Name: Gen Rwot Family Care Association
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Grass Root Women Association for Development
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Project Name: Grass Root Women Association for Development
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Gulu Community Based Management Network
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Project Name: Gulu Community Based Management Network
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Hamurwa Abakazi Tweyombekye Association
Project Name: Hamurwa Abakazi Tweyombekye Association
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to scale up behavior change and communication activities through training of peer educators and drama shows. Major activities include: 1)training of peer educators; 2) concluding drama shows to six parishes; adn 3) conducting sensitization meetings for local leaders and management committees.

Grantee Name: HESAWA Foundation
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Project Name: HESAWA Foundation
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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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: KAMWEZI Women’s Effort To Save The Orphans
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Project Name: KAMWEZI Women’s Effort To Save The Orphans
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to increase awareness about the available Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services in the district. Major activities include: 1) Conducting sensitization meetings in 6 parishes about the benefits of VCT services; 2) Conducting drama shows in Kamwezi sub county; 3) Training community counseling aides in six parishes.

Grantee Name: Kangai Integrated Community Development Initiative
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Project Name: Kangai Integrated Community Development Initiative
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: KARUBANDA Youth association
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Project Name: Karubanda Youth association
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to make youth aware of the benefits of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) through Drama and Sports. Major activities include: 1) Developing drama messages and presenting drama shows in Kabale municipality and Kitumba sub county; 2) Organizing different sport events (inter- competitions) among the youth; 3) Conducting film shows to supplement sports events and drama to disseminate HIV/AIDS messages among the youth.

Grantee Name: Karujanga Parish Fighters Of AIDS Project
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Project Name: Karujanga Parish Fighters Of AIDS Project
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to mobilize the young people for Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services in Katuna and Karujanga parishes. Major activities include: 1) Conducting 8 behavior change workshops for youth and community leaders; 2) Coordinating VCT outreach in 3 parishes with Rugarama Health unit; 3) Conducting sensitization meetings through drama shows.

Grantee Name: Katakwi Egangakinos PLWA
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Project Name: Katakwi Egangakinos PLWA
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Katakwi Integrated Development Organisation
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Project Name: Katakwi Integrated Development Organisation
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
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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: LADS – Liga de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Social
Project Name: ETU-MU-DIETU-SIDA
Region: Africa
Country: Angola
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to contribute to full coexistence with HIV/AIDS in the families and Cazenga community especially in areas 17,18,19. Major activities include: 1) Selecting target groups at Cazenga schools; 2) Training of civic and moral education teachers; 3) Organizing debates at schools; 4) Counseling and moral support for those families affected by HIV/AIDS; and 5) Strengthening the partnership with education and health municipality delegation.

Grantee Name: Laroo Child and Family Program
Project Name: Laroo Child and Family Program
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Latigi Orphan Center
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Project Name: Latigi Orphan Center
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Les Reveillants
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Project Name: Reduce HIV/AIDS related stigma in Nshili district by training community members on HIV transmission from April 2004 to April 2005
Region: Africa
Country: Rwanda
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 1) Increase knowledge of 5500 people of Nshili district on HIV/AIDS transmission during 5 months; 2) Increase knowledge of 80 leaders of associations of Nshili district on HIV/AIDS transmission during 3 months; 3) Sensitize families of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) to care for their people. Major activities include: Objective #1: 1) Conduct training for the members of our association; 2) Organize group discussions on HIV/AIDS transmission using CNLS teaching/learning materials; 3) Organize concerts; 4) Invite members of PLWA associations to testify. Objective #2: 1) Organize group discussions of association leaders on HIV/AIDS transmission; 2) Invite members of PLWA associations to testify; 3) Visit the associations for follow-up. Objective #3: 1) Visit families of PLWA 8 times; 2) Initiate 5 chicken-keeping activity in each family of PLWA; 3) Organize gathering of PLWA and their families.

Grantee Name: Lira District Network of People Living with AIDS
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Project Name: Lira District Network of People Living with AIDS
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Lira Orthodox Community Orphans and Peace Initiative
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Project Name: Lira Orthodox Community Orphans and Peace Initiative
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
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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: Luzi Community Based Organization
Project Name: Luzi Community Based Organization
Region: Africa
Country: Malawi
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objectives of this grant are to deal with high HIV/AIDS prevalence and food insecurity. Major activities include: 1) Home Based Care; 2) Orphan care; 3) Prevention and advocacy on HIV/AIDS; 4) Community Child Care Program.

Grantee Name: Malawi HIV/AIDS Support Network (MASUNA)
Project Name: Malawi HIV/AIDS Support Network (MASUNA)
Region: Africa
Country: Malawi
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to promote the quality of life of people infected by HIV and AIDS in TA Tsabango. Major activities include: 1)Orphan Care; 2) Winter cropping for families of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC); 3) Life skills trainings for older Orphans; 4) Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) Advocacy; 5) People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) rights training; 6) HBC Training.

Grantee Name: Mchezi Community Based Organisation
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Project Name: Mchezi Community Based Organisation
Region: Africa
Country: Malawi
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objectives of this grant are Orphan Care, Youth Programs, and Home Based Care. Major activities include: 1) Conducting advocacy rallies; 2) Facilitating transfer of vocational skills such as tailoring and tinsmiths to youths; 3) Programme expansion.

Grantee Name: Mchezi Community Based Organisation
Project Name: Mchezi Community Based Organisation
Region: Africa
Country: Malawi
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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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: Muhanga Women in Development
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Project Name: Muhanga Women in Development
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to integrate care and support for women living with HIV/AIDS with mobilization for Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services for younger people in Muhanga and Nyabirerema parishes. Major activities include: 1) Conducting mobilization meetings in the two parishes of Muhanga and Nyabirerema; 2) Training peer educators in each village in the above parishes; 3) Staging drama shows in each village in above parishes to mobilize for VCT srvices.

Grantee Name: National Association for People with HIV/AIDS in Malawi (NAPHAM), Lilongwe Branch
Project Name: National Association for People with HIV/AIDS in Malawi (NAPHAM), Lilongwe Branch
Region: Africa
Country: Malawi
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS and provide care and support to the infected and affected individuals. It works to improve the quality of life through positive living thereby contributing to the reduction of and impact of HIV/AIDS. Major activities include chicken-raising and pig-raising.

Grantee Name: National Community of Women Living with AIDS (NACWOLA), Lira
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Project Name: National Community of Women Living with AIDS (NACWOLA), Lira
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Network of Development Consultants (NEDCO)
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Project Name: Network of Development Consultants (NEDCO)
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
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Grantee Name: Nga Akonyi HIV/AIDS
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Project Name: Nga Akonyi HIV/AIDS
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: NTUKABUMWE
Project Name: Increase people’ s fellowship with the aim of fighting HIV/AIDS related stigma in one year period in Nyaruguru district
Region: Africa
Country: Rwanda
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 conduct training in HIV/AIDS-related stigma for 300 people of Mata, Rwamiko and Ruramba cellule from April 2004 to April 2005; also to bring together People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) with their families, associations and other community members by organizing shared community activities. Major activities include: Objective #1: 1) Advertise the project; 2) Select and invite trainees; 3) Select and invite trainers; 4) Identify training venue; 5) Prepare training program and content; 6) Prepare training materials/stationery; 7) Conduct the training. Objective #2: 1) Identify families which have PLWA; 2) Identify their needs; 3) Identify type of help they need; 4) Identify all existing associations in the area; 5) Identify community activities to be done; 6) Prepare materials needed to carry out activities; 7) Carry out the activities; 8) Share meal and testimony; 9) Make report.

Grantee Name: Organizações Nwanamamani
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Project Name: Informal Markets in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Region: Africa
Country: Mozambique
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 1) Involve all sellers to fight against HIV/AIDS in informal markets; 2) Use sellers of barracas to pass the message about HIV/AIDS. Promote lecture at markets and use of barracas to inform the public the risks of this disease. Paint the toilet with HIV/AIDS publicity; and 3) Make the informal market a permanent place to fight against HIV/AIDS using our men in the field to sell condoms and pass the message. Major activities include: Nwanamamane organisation has in all informal markets of Maputo city, public sanitation that is used by sellers and the public in general. Our members will pass the messages to sellers about the fight against stigma and discrimination for the People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). We promote sanitary education to sellers on prevention of disease, such as cholera, malaria and others, through barracas cleaning in co-ordination with sellers commission of informal markets.

Grantee Name: Paicho Child Focus Association
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Project Name: Paicho Child Focus Association
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
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Grantee Name: Par Pi Anyim Community HIV/AIDS Initiative
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Project Name: Par Pi Anyim Community HIV/AIDS Initiative
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
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Grantee Name: Pentecostal Assemblies Of God (PAG)
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Project Name: People of purpose (POP)
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
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 increase awareness and support for HIV orphans through radio programs. Major activities include: 1) Conducting radio talk shows; 2) Conducting question and answer sessions on the radio.

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: Redeemed Bible Way Church
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Project Name: Redeemed Bible Way Church
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: Regional Synod in the North of Mania (SPAM)
Project Name: Awareness Creation and Institutionalization of the Best Practices in HIV/AIDS
Region: Africa
Country: Madagascar
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention; Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: Through a CORE Initiative large grant to Lutheran World Relief, this organization received a small sub-grant for the following objective: A “training of trainers” workshop was provided to 18 participants (government representatives and authorities, church representatives, and health minister representatives) from six SPAM districts. The first workshop lasted five days and covered the following topics: communication skills, HIV/AIDS and STDs, and medical care and protection against HIV/AIDS. A second four day workshop was conducted the following month and addressed the following topics: peer counseling of behavior change and stigma reduction, care and support to PLWHA and the affected, best practices strategies in fighting HIV/AIDS, and stories of impacts of HIV/AIDS in other countries. Following the workshops the participants went to their respective towns and villages and trained other group leaders, church staff and entire congregations. The 18 original participants conducted 143 training sessions reaching 23,076 people.

Grantee Name: Research Create Affordable Activities for Poorest People (RECAPO)
Project Name: Research Create Affordable Activities for Poorest People (RECAPO)
Region: Africa
Country: Malawi
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objectives of this grant are 1) To reduce school dropouts among orphans and other destitute children; 2) To promote care and support services to already identified vulnerable target population; 3) To promote food production for food security to all orphan host families; 4) To reduce immoral behaviours among the orphans and other groups of people; 5) To create a spirit of independence and self-reliance among vulnerable people; 6) To reduce HIV/AIDS infection and spread among the vulnerable groups of people; 7) To introduce bursary scheme for orphan students at secondary schools and university; 8) To instill spiritual belief among the orphans, widows, widowers, AIDS patients and other groups of people. · To induce among the orphans and other vulnerable people the spirit of protecting the environment and participate in forestation programmes

Grantee Name: RUBANDA Primary Health Care Program (PHC)
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Project Name: RUBANDA Primary Health Care Program
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to make Volunary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services attractive and available to the youths of Rubanda sub county. Major activities include: 1) Conducting outreaches in far parishes; 2) Strengthening post test clubs to include drama; 3) Training 20 more peer educators.

Grantee Name: RUGARAMA Health Center
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Project Name: RUGARAMA Health Center
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to scale up Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services for younger people by setting up post-test clubs and opening up new VCT outreaches. Major activities include: 1) Establishing 3 post–test clubs with basic requirements; 2) Supporting and strengthening the post-test clubs with drama equipment; 3) Conducting VCT outreaches.

Grantee Name: RUSHOROZA Community HIV/AIDS Control Initiative Project
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Project Name: RUSHOROZA Community HIV/AIDS Control Initiative Project
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to increase access and awareness of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services to the young people in five sub counties of Kabale district. Major activities include: 1) Conducting training of community counseling Aides; 2) Opening two more VCT outreaches; 3) Conducting awareness campaigns through music, dance and drama.

Grantee Name: Save the Street Children Kabale
Project Name: Save the Street Children Kabale
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to create awareness about the importance of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services among adolescents (street children). Major activities include 1)conducting sensitization workshops for street children about the benefits of VCT services; 2) training ten peer educators; and 3) conducting video shows and processsions to promote VCT services.

Grantee Name: St. Monica Bakyara Tukore
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Project Name: St. Monica HIV/ AIDS control for the youth
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities; HIV Prevention
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to mobilize the youth in Kabale municipality and Bubaale sub county to go for Voluntary Counseling & Testing (VCT) services. Major activities include: 1) Conducting sensitization meetings about the benefits of going for VCT; 2) Organizing behavior change meeting and workshops to provide accurate information on adolescent sexuality issues; 3) Conducting training for ten peer educators.

Grantee Name: Surface Uganda
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Project Name: Surface Uganda
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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Grantee Name: SWAA –Moz- Associação de Mulheres Face ao SIDA em Africa - Moçambique
Project Name: Fight Against Stigmatisation and Discrimination in Urban District 2, Xipamanine and Chamanculo Wards
Region: Africa
Country: Mozambique
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 1) Guarantee counselling and subsequent follow-up to enable people to be aware of their HIV status and receive support so that they may then inform the relatives of their status without fear or discrimination; 2) Upgrade people living with HIV/AIDS to improve knowledge on the ways of transmission and non-transmission; 3) Upgrade members of the community on HIV/AIDS and counselling so that they may inform other members of the community about the disease, since what is at stake is lack of knowledge of ways of transmission and non-transmission. Major activities include: 1) Upgrading people living with HIV/AIDS and members of communities in the field of HIV/AIDS and counselling so that they may inform correctly about the disease; 2) Holding talks and door-to-door information, as well as debates in small groups, preferably with the witnessing of people living with HIV/AIDS in companies, institutions and residences; 3) Carrying out debates on radio and TV, with active participation of people living with HIV/AIDS, with the theme discrimination and stigmatisation – whenever possible, using a local language; 4) Providing interpersonal and family counselling; 5) Producing educative material with clear messages of HIV prevention; 6) Producing T-shirts with messages against discrimination and stigmatisation; 7) Carrying out marches in the ward with the active participation of local structures and residents, etc.

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: Teso Diocese Development Organization (TEDDO)
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Project Name: Teso Diocese Development Organization (TEDDO)
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
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Grantee Name: Teso Islamic Development Organization (TIDO)
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Project Name: Teso Islamic Development Organization (TIDO)
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
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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: Tilerane Orphan Care Centre (TOCC)
Project Name: Tilerane Orphan Care Centre (TOCC)
Region: Africa
Country: Malawi
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to improve the quality of life of orphans and vulnerable children and other vulnerable people like women and the chronically ill. Major activities include: 1) Orphan Care; 2) Home Based Care; 3) Income Generating Activities.

Grantee Name: Tilerane Orphan Care Centre (TOCC)
Project Name: Tilerane Orphan Care Centre (TOCC)
Region: Africa
Country: Malawi
Areas of Focus: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS and Affected Communities
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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.

Grantee Name: TUJYINAMA
Project Name: Promote good relationship between PLWA, their families and their community in Kaduha sector within one year, from April 2004 to March 2005
Region: Africa
Country: Rwanda
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 conduct training in approaches to the fight against HIV/AIDS-related stigma for 131 people (local leaders, religious leaders, teachers) of 21 cellule of Kaduha sector from April 2004 to March 2005, and to initiate community labor work which will bring together People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA), their families and other members of the community in Kaduha sector from April 2004 to March 2005. Major activities include: Objective #1: 1) Identify skilled trainers; 2) Invite trainees; 3) Prepare the training program; 4) Identify and prepare the training venue; 5) Purchase the materials/stationery to use during training; 6) Conduct training; 7) Prepare meal; 8) Monitor the activities. Objective #2: 1) Identify type of community labor work to carry out; 2) Identify and prepare where community labor work will take place; 3) Purchase the materials to use during community labor work; 4) Identify participants; 5) Invite participants; 6) Implement the community labor work; 7) Plan and prepare meals; 8) Share meals; 9) Prepare the report; 10) Monitor the activities.

Grantee Name: TURENGERUBUZIMA
Project Name: Help and train PLWA to cope with stigma in Ruheru, Rutiti, Musanzu, Gitita, and Gsanze cellule in Nshili District from April 2004 to March 2005
Region: Africa
Country: Rwanda
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 1) Conduct training in approaches to fighting against HIV/AIDS-related stigma for 1000 people of Ruheru, Rutiti, Musanzu, Gitita, and Gsanze cellule in Nshili District for a 3-month period from April 2004 to July 2004; 2) Help people who agreed to undergo Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) to have access to VCT services, including those found HIV+ in our association from July 2004 to September 2004; 3) Initiate selling activities of sorghum which will help support People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) of our association so that they are able to testify and afford basic needs. This is to be done from October 2004 to March 2005. Major activities include: Objective #1: 1) Train 32 members of Turengerubuzima association in HIV/AIDS-related stigma; 2) Sensitize members of Turengerubuzima association to go for Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT); 3) Train 200 local leaders in HIV/AIDS-related stigma; 4) Train 1000 people from the community; 5) People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) testimony. Objective #2: 1) Help at least 20 people from each cellule to reach VCT services; 2) Include at least 20 PLWA in our association; 3) Pay membership fee of the PLWA entering in our association. Objective #3: 1) Hire the house; 2) Purchase material to use; 3) Hire workers; 4) Buy and sell sorghum; 5) Monitor activities; 6) Train association committee in business.

Grantee Name: União Biblica de Angola
Project Name: Motivated religious leaders fighting against stigma related to HIV/AIDS.
Region: Africa
Country: Angola
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: The objective of this grant is to reduce stigma related to HIV/AIDS in the religious community. Major activities include: 1) Procurement of bibliography about stigma; 2) Getting in touch with leaders of 10 congregations to establish the training; 3) Preparation of a training program; 4) Sending 84 invitations; 5) Procuring means and material needed for the workshop; 6) Carrying out four workshops for 20 leaders apiece; 7) Monitoring; and 8) A presentation of report.

Grantee Name: URUGERO
Project Name: Increase knowledge in HIV/AIDS related stigma of people of Nyaruguru district from April 2004 to March 2005
Region: Africa
Country: Rwanda
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 1) Conduct training on HIV/AIDS-related stigma for 250 local leaders of Kibeho, Runyinya and Rushashi cellule; 2) Bring together People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA), their families and local leaders and sensitize them to identify activities to be done together in order to help PLWA. Major activities include: Objective #1: 1) Plan and conduct training workshop; 2) Identify and prepare training venue; 3) Identify and invite trainers; 4) Invite trainees; 5) Sensitize local leaders to undergo Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT). Objective #2: 1) Identify PLWA; 2) Identify together with PLWA their problems; 3) Conduct discussions on PLWA problems; 4) Sensitize PLWA to be members of associations; 5) Identify skilled PLWA and other people who can help others in HIV/AIDS-related stigma.