Project title
Economic empowerment and home based care to women living with hiv/aids
Activities
Stories from the field: Nansubuga Norah
September 3rd, 2009
My name is Nansubuga Norah and I am 75 years old. Yesterday, my granddaughter told me that I was HIV-positive.
My daughter died of the consequences of AIDS, like my son did some time after her. I took care of both of them, before they passed away. Yet, the condition of my son was much worse than that of my daughter. His skin pealed off and I used to wash him, his clothes, blankets, mattress, which were stained with vomit and blood. I think I got infected by nursing him. I now live at my daughters (41) place, who is living here with her husband and my grand daughter amongst others. My daughter took me in to take care of me. What I want the world to know is that when one is taking care of the sick, one should posses over sufficient knowledge or have access to information, because I got infected due to the lack of it.
Stories from the field: Nakungu Reginah
September 3rd, 2009
My name is Nakungu Reginah, I am 32 years old, and I have two childeren, age 15 and 12. I was tested positive seven months ago. Mu children have not been tested yet. But my husband died of Aids in 2005.
I am living in my mother’s house that I share with her 3 children, my cousin Sandra and my grandmother. Sandra’s parents are divorced and they have dropped her here when she was sick, to let us take care of her. Sandra is four years old and also tested positive. She does not goes to school at this point. I do have relatives living in the area, but they discriminate me, so I am not able to relay on them if neccesairy. Even though they talk to me, they are treating me differently ever since I disclosed. I just wish that people stopped stigmatizing. In the future I actually would like to have more children. I never applied family planning, but I would want to give it a shot.
Run against HIV/AIDS
September 3rd, 2009
Project name and detail
“Run Against HIV/AIDS” is an annual international race organized in Nansana, Wakiso District, Uganda, East Africa. This race will be the first of its kind in the area. It is a 10 kilometer race organized in rural areas of Nansana.
It is a unique event organized and spearheaded by People Living with HIV/AIDS in the community. Raising much needed funds for worthy causes is a vital ingredient of this race.
Welcome to Kiyita Family Alliance for Development, KIFAD
May 18th, 2009
Kiyita Family Alliance for Development (KIFAD) is a registered indigenous / local Non Governmental Organization, established in 2001, registration No- S. 5914 / 5184 which is community based with its Headquarters in Nansana Town Council, Wakiso District – Uganda, East Africa.
Our main goal is to contribute to increased access to comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment, home based care and support to People living with HIV/AIDS in Wakiso District.
We concentrate mainly on increasing care and support to people infected and affected by HIV / AIDS in order to mitigate the effects of the epidemic. Besides that we aim at strengthening the coping of People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) families to progressively become self reliant for economical sustainability of their families, building the internal capacity of KIFAD for effective and sustainable programme design and implementation and finally, improving access to food among families / households, infected and affected by HIV / AIDS, as far as our financial means allows us to.
