Kasengejje Resource Centre
A–Z Children’s Charity has a resource center consisting of 7 rooms built on one acre of land in a community called Kasengejje. This is a rural community. This project is involved in empowering local community based organisations (CBOs) to fight HIV/AIDS. Another local partner NVIDA (NSUMBI VISION IN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION) is implementing this project. Activities include training workshops, developing a community trainers guide, a monthly outreach where a doctor and councillor visits the centre, a demonstration plot where crops are grown, with the local community getting involved. The community has set up a committee, which has full responsibility running the centre.
Impact
Activities in the centre this year includes: -
- Voluntary Counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV.
- Workshop on VCT for community volunteers
- Post test clubs to provide support for those people found to be HIV infected
- Medical clinic runs once a week. Children can get paediatric medicines at the centre and are treated by a doctor free of charge.
- Nutritional demonstration plot developed in order that families can learn how to grow nutritious vegetables for their families.
- Goat and cattle rearing project
Thank you IMPACT trade Union for your continued support
