Irish Aid Northern Province Development Programme has disbursed over K2 billion to five Civil Society Organisations as part of its continued support towards the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Province.
Irish Aid Northern Province Programme Advisor Fackson Nyanga disclosed the release
of the funds at the Press briefing held at Irish Aids offices in Kasama today.
The five CSOs which have been funded are Households In Distress of Mbala with over
K600m, the Association of Lay Missionaries of Chinsali getting over K330m and the
Society for Women And Aids in Zambia (SWAZ) with over K550m.
Over K360 has been given to St. Fidelis Hospital Home Based Care Unit of Kasama
while the Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) of Kasama got over K120m.
The funds are meant to support Village Orphan support groups, Home based care, work
of care providers for OVC and HBC clients and the transit home for sexually abused
children.
Mr. Nyanga who was flanked by his HIV/AIDS Area Advisor Mwape Chalowandya said Irish
Aid was committed to supporting Civil Society Organisations which had shown
commitment in the fight against the pandemic.
He noted that although the province’s HIV prevalence rate was estimated at eight
percent, the percentage of those affected was far much higher.
Mr. Nyanga has since called for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to ensure that
the prevalence rate is brought down.
He said the Irish Aid’s strategy in addressing the HIV/AIDS situation in the
province was targeted at poor households and communities as they were the ones
bearing the impact of the pandemic.
Mr. Nyanga has since advised Irish Aid Partners to depart from the culture of giving
food handouts to giving food security empowerment to households hosting Orphans and
Vulnerable Children and Home Based care clients.
He further urged those dealing with OVCs to go beyond giving educational support to
looking after the psychological needs which impact negatively on children.
He observed that through monitoring, it has been learnt that most children under
Community based Organisations support had serious disciplinary problems and their
academic performance remained largely poor.
Mr. Nyanga has since urged recipient Organisations to ensure that the support
reached targeted groups.
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