HIV/AIDS related projects

HIV/AIDS related projects

Despite global concerns and efforts, this deadly disease is still epidemic in Africa.
The NGO provides care and support for individuals and families affected by life threatening diseases. This is done by offering Physical, Psychosocial, spiritual and social wellbeing through culturally appropriate services. The NGO’s Nursing home strives to accomplish this by providing competent and compassionate nursing and medical care, promoting Public Health and Human Rights community development projects.

The NGO also provides moral support to those affected and helps them to build self-esteem and hope in life.
Volunteers in this program will care for HIV/AIDS infected children and adults, and get them involved in educational activities. Orphans of HIV/AIDS victims can stay at the daycare center/orphanage. Volunteers with no medical training will mostly work in the here. Typical tasks – in addition to normal orphanage activities would be to:

• Provide therapeutic day care, safe, loving environments to children infected with- or affected by HIV/AIDS.
• Provide supportive social services to children and their families in order to enhance the quality of their lives.
• Collaborate with other community resources to insure the children’s and their families’ needs are met.
• Children are taught on how to prevent the disease from spreading and to eliminate the stigmatization facing them and their families.

Volunteers with medical training are welcome to help at the Hospice, or in the Home Based Care Project, where nurses assist HIV victims at home and provide them with healthy food, provide care, and try to eliminate the stigma of AIDS.
Typical activities are:

• Outreach home visits for patients and families providing preventive health education on the importance of early diagnosis of diseases for those who are sick.
• Preventive health education and self examination on breast for women In order to reduce breast cancer fatalities and referral of suspected cases.
• Working closely with community leaders on creating awareness on mobilizing resources for vulnerable groups and patients. Link the needy to service providers.
• Ensuring adherence to drugs including Anti-tuberculosis and Antiretroviral therapy.
• Support and empower primary care givers. Teach family basic nursing skills and encourage families and communities to do voluntary counseling for HIV-tests.

Medical training is not necessary for all aspects of the program, but a background in HIV/AIDS and basic health care is preferred.

Pamoja Project

The Pamoja Project focuses on teaching and raising awareness of HIV/AIDS for community members and schoolchildren. Most of your time will be spent teaching, lesson planning, and training peer educators. You will also be involved in community assessment work within villages.

Peer to peer learning has proven to be an effective model for behavior change communication among adolescents. Peer education is a particularly powerful method for reaching young people. This educational program targets both government and private primary and secondary schools. Educators are nominated and elected by teachers and fellow students, and they are among the brightest, most outgoing students in their class.

Volunteers and program officers provide training for peer leaders, and a three day seminar for peer education teachers. Our partner and field officers stay in touch with schools and different community project stakeholders – helping peer educators organize special events such as sports days, exchange learning visits, and competitions within and among schools.

These students use dynamic education techniques such as songs, drama, debates, and poetry to engage other youths and encourage them to think critically so they can choose behaviors that lower their risk of getting HIV / AIDS. This requires that we teach the basic biological facts about the virus, the progression of the disease in the body, the primary modes of transmission, and the most effective methods of prevention. Volunteers participating in this project will have to count with extra transportation expenses.

Medical/Healthcare Programme

Most clinics and hospitals only accept certified professionals in the medical/healthcare sector, or interns.
If you are looking for valuable hands-on medical experience, there are possibilities in the hospitals in Arusha. You will also be able to work at rural health posts and community clinics. Participants spend the majority of their internship/work period working as an assistant to a doctor/healthcare professional. Work responsibilities vary with your education, skills, and previous experience. Interns must have health care certification, such as an ID as a medical student, EMT or paramedic certification, or nursing or physician’s credentials.

Medical interns without credentials are not allowed to work in this programme because of the potential liability risk. Job responsibilities of interns vary with education, skills, experience and qualifications. Interns measure blood pressure, temperature, height, weight, as well as assist doctors. Interns may also help in health camps, distribute medication, advise patients about health, nutrition and sanitation as well as counsel patients and possibly participate in the treatment of minor injuries and wounds or maintain journals.

Work is from 20-30 hours per week. On the first working day you will meet a coordinator, who will explain your role as a volunteer/intern. An individual timetable will be worked out for you based on how much time you want to commit.
Please note: the programme supervisor DOES NOT DEVELOP internships; instead you will select a particular area of interest and explore the issue further with the help of an assigned supervisor. It is up to the interns to get as much as possible out of their stay.

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