When I arrived as the next Peace Corps Volunteer to serve with EFA International, it was clear this program was a huge success. Members felt empowered and attitudes and behaviors of both HIV-positive and HIV-negative people in the community were changing. I thought to myself: this is great, but how can it be better? I realized, the previous Volunteer had created this empowering and effective program, but now my role was to make it sustainable, to make it EFA’s program and not the Volunteer’s.
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A community garden provides education and nutrition for people orphaned by HIV/AIDS and the Rwandan genocide.
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As the majority of AJEPSMO members come from rural villages outside of the official borders of Mokolo, members have difficulty with transport to scheduled meetings. In response, AJEPSMO has changed its meeting day to Mokolo’s …
Since AJEPS was established officially in 2005, the association has seen many members come and go for various reasons. Often, members become very
active when they first join an association, as most members are sick and …
The members of ABEPSA have created an innovative way to distribute harvests and earn money by individually selling crops at various markets around town. After all the crops have been sold, the member keeps a …
AWALLA is now collaborating with GRANDI (a local NGO) who, in collaboration with the Kolofata hospital, is identifying orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in the community and assisting them to obtain birth certificates.
Birth certificates are …
See allAfrica story, “Rwanda: U.S. Donates $ 6.8 Million to Global Lab Fund.”
National health systems must be reinforced to provide sustainable HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care for its people. One way to ensure sustainability is …
See CNN: “Nigeria agency pushes marriage to control HIV spread.”
There are countless benefits from being in a loving, committed relationship that can improve the lives and well-being of HIV-positive individuals. However, AIDS agencies should not …
