 Africa : Mozambique
Youth HIV/AIDS Prevention Project – Through various existing and proposed platforms—Project HOPE’s Village Health Banks, established and newly formed youth groups, health committees, public discourse, mass media, an existing cadre of trained health volunteers, and through local community and traditional leaders – this three year project aims to deploy the best practices in HIV prevention with an emphasis on abstinence and being faithful (‘A&B’). The program focuses on vulnerable, at-risk youth (10-24 years old).
Sustainable Strengthening of Families of OVC Project – This five year project uses Project HOPE’s Village Health Bank methodology to provide economic sustainability and services to households with orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Project HOPE is providing small loans to individuals, targeting health and life skills education to OVC, their families and staff and volunteers of community and faith-based organizations and developing, expanding and linking a network of local partners who provide services to OVC and their families.
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Child Survival/Reproductive Health Project – Based in Gaza Province and in partnership with Save the Children, this project addresses high infant and maternal mortality due to malaria, malnutrition, pneumonia, diarrhea, immunizable disease, and complications during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum by strengthening health systems at the provincial, district and community levels, and by enhancing the linkages between district health services and community level needs and resources. The project concentrates on technical, logistical, and material support to Provincial and District Health Officials, specifically the clinical and community elements of childhood illness management as identified by the World Health Organization, including maternal health and reproductive health. In addition to strengthening Provincial and District health systems, the project will build community capacity to identify and prioritize health problems, and plan and implement community-defined solutions.
Village Health Banks – A provincial survey administered in the Zambezia province of Mozambique in December 2001 revealed that only 13 percent of women have a functional understanding of HIV/AIDS and its means of spreading. In response, HOPE began a new initiative, called “Economic Empowerment as a Means to Mitigating HIV/AIDS and It’s Impacts,” which is establishing a series of new women’s village loan groups (Village Health Banks). The mission is three-fold: 1.) providing the economic catalyst needed to build the family’s finance foundation while 2.) empowering thousands of women with relevant HIV/AIDS education and 3.) providing a forum for those women to reach out to literally thousands of their community members with this information.
Timeline
| 1996 |
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Child Survival Project – Decreased mortality and morbidity in children under two and women of reproductive age in the Ile District of Mozambique |
| 1998 |
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HIV/AIDS Prevention – Supported programs in Haiti and Mozambique serving adolescents living in conditions of poverty in the aftermath of war, whose environment and behavior put them at high risk of infections with HIV and STDs |
| 2000 |
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Flood Relief – Funds for flood relief used to deliver medical supplies and pharmaceuticals; Rapid Response System – Implemented mobile health brigades in Ile District to ensure continuation of MCH and reproductive health service delivery in very remote areas of the district; Mothers Reminder Materials (MRM) – Development of materials to teach mothers to recognize the danger signs of major childhood killers
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| 2001 |
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Rapid Response System – Establishment of a Rapid Response System that enabled health personnel at district and provincial level to adequately assess impact of each crisis; organize and implement response and control measures; monitor effectiveness of measures undertaken, and provide ongoing supervision; Health Service Delivery Support – Lead the implementation of activities in the Districts of Milange, Ile, and Namarroi in Zambezia Province under the HSDS Project to improve maternal and child health |
| 2002 |
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HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care – A program for miners, their families, and communities to reduce HIV/AIDS/STD transmission; increase services and support; and reduce stigmatization; HIV/AIDS Prevention for Youth begins; HIV/AIDS Workplace Education – Implementing HIV/AIDS workplace education programs in Mozambique and Namibia. Immunization and Disease Control – Provided logistical and administrative support for conducting a pilot immunization survey in Maputo, Mozambique and Gaza Provinces |
| 2003 |
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Health Service Delivery Support – Continuation of HSDS activities to reduce child morbidity and mortality in the Districts of Milange, Ile, and Namarroi in Zambezia Province by creating an integrated management structure at provincial, district and community levels; strengthen the health systems through a quality assurance approach; and develop an integrated community based approach; HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care – Expansion of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services under the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care for Miners and their Families to two additional target areas - Ressano Garcia, Maputo Province, and Macia, Gaza Province; initiated Village Health Bank program |
| 2004 |
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HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care – Extension of a program for miners, their families, and communities with the goals of reducing HIV/AIDS/STD transmission; increasing services and support; and reducing stigmatization; Rapid Response System – An extension of the RRS program to improve management of emergency situations, through establishment of a distance learning program for health workers in remote rural health facilities; and procurement and installation of radio equipment to increase geographical coverage within Zambezia Province; expanded HIV/AIDS Prevention for Youth |
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