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Objective - The objective of the programme is to strengthen the capacity of local organizations to meet the needs and rights of the affected and reduce stigma and discrimination experienced by the infected and affected families through volunteers. |
| What we do |
| In slums and other low income areas, NAVNET is working with volunteers to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS through effective care, prevention efforts, and advocacy through: |
| Nursing care: The volunteer nurses provide nursing care to People Living with HIV /AIDS (PLWHAS). The home based HIV / AIDS caregivers are trained to provide care, promote and maintain good health, hygiene, and nutrition for PLWHAS and children orphaned by AIDS. |
Psycho-spiritual support and counseling: Community psychological and spiritual counselors are trained by professional volunteers to ensure that they are always there for the clients. This psycho-spiritual support and counseling is done to relieve stress, anxiety, promote positive living, and help individuals to make informed decisions on HIV testing, plan for future and involve sexual partners in such discussions |
| .Clinical care: The programme involve the health centers and dispensaries in programme areas for monitoring of the processes and procedures for early diagnosis of illness, rational treatment and planning for follow up care of HIV related ailment. Volunteer professional doctors are involved in facilitating this exercise. |
| Peer approach to counseling: the programme involves both in and out of school youth on peer approach to counseling. Two students are elected from each class by their fellow students and together with the teacher counselor, they are trained on peer counseling. In addition, two members of each youth group are trained on peer counseling. |
Volunteers
Social workers, Nurses, Doctors, Counselors, Health Care Managers, project managers, journalists, fundraisers and resources mobilisers, vocational or technical trainers, community development workers, community health workers. |
Outcomes |
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orphans leading decent lives
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reduced child mortality
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accessible health facilities
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well trained Community Health Workers
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community aware of health and reproductive
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reduced impact of HIV/AIDS A and its prevalence
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