Positive Aid

Our Community Health Volunteers have been helping people afflicted with jiggers sand fleas through our Health Literacy program for four years now. Their main aim has been to treat people infected with jiggers, and also to teach families about how to prevent infections in future. Jiggers are a tricky problem to tackle because part of the flea’s life cycle is spent in the soil as well as on animals, thus a multi-pronged approach is necessary.   This year, we invested further in our jiggers...

After seventeen years supporting HIV/AIDS activities in Uranga, we have made a tangible change. The real impact of our work over time has included decreasing HIV-related stigma, empowering people living with HIV, increasing the percentage of those on HIV treatment and the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV. With the situation now dramatically improved, we are moving our focus to other priority areas of need in the community. And to mark the end of an era, our team in Uranga...

Coni has continued to lead our MNCH program with commitment and heart. Together with her two assistants, Margret and Grace, the small team has made sure that pregnant women throughout Uranga and Boro have had access to not only their antenatal clinics, but to our unique ‘pregnancy clubs’. The monthly clubs are held in the grounds of local health facilities, and bring women together to share information and support during their journeys. We provide essential supplies to enable them to birth...