Best practices - NAFOPHANU

Best Practice

NAFOPHANU believes that identifying and learning from best practices helps organizations create frameworks for more efficient and effective programs and operations, contribute to the existing knowledge on the HIV &AIDS sector in Uganda and help promote sustainable development.

PEER TO PEER MODEL

NAFOIPHANU worked through PLHIV networks to disseminate HIV treatment literacy information among PLHIV especially those with unsuppressed viral load. Expert Clients, YAPS, Linkage Facilitators, Mentor mothers attached to selected facilities and communities supported their peers. ART days, home visits, CDDP, community dialogues and outreaches were used to pass on treatment literacy messages by PLHIV CORPs. NAFOPHANU also worked with leaders of national networks of youth, women and PWDs living with HIV to link us with their structures in the targeted districts to ensure that they are part of the treatment literacy trainings and able to cascade the information to their peers.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

7,557 individuals (3,261males and 4,314 females) were reached
2,153 individuals (1,040 males and 1,113 females) were provided with counseling sessions
271 people (129 Males and 142 Females successful referral’s made
1,183 individuals followed up (606 males and 577 females)
806 PLHIV were returned to care.

COMMUNITY SAVINGS

The Village Saving and Loan Associations(VSLA) were owned and managed by members united to meet their needs and those of children living with HIV under their care. The VSLA aimed at promoting self-responsibility in seeking for health among PLHIV and caregivers of children living with HIV, while building solidarity for income generation and addressing other needs of children and their caregivers.

The VSLAs sought to achieve personal growth, social organizing, life skills and directly to contribute to the overall objective of economic empowerment of caregivers and improve the wellbeing of family members. VSLAs under TAFU had a unique potential of breaking multiple barriers in the care for children living with HIV beyond economic ones. Each member of the group saved, took out loans, repaid loans with interest and invested. VSLA participants borrowed money for children’s health care and education; investing in livestock, or started a small business. In addition, VSLAs provided space for health education and psychosocial support for caregivers. 50 groups formed with 1500 members

EMERGENCY FOOD REPONSE FOR VULNERABLE PLHIV

Under UNAIDS 450 PLHIV households in Karamoja region were assisted and 1960 individuals reached.

Under the Embassy of Ireland NAFOPHANU assisted 1,620 PLHIV households reaching 18,190 people in Karamoja region.

Under USAID 3000 individuals from Kampala Wakiso and Mpigi districts were assisted.

PLHIV trained in treatment literacy

Training, mentorship and skilling of individuals to strengthen community systems and enhance access to and utilization of HIV services.

Existing structures such as PLHIV leaders, Expert Clients, YAPS, Community Linkage Facilitators (CLFs), Community Health Workers (CHWs), and peer were targets.