Lyantonde
District PLHAs Forum is a non government community based organization for
people living with or affected by HIV/AIDs in lyantonde district. Its managed by on
executive members who are 9 in number, It started by the help of the national forum of people living with HIV
in Uganda (NAPHOPHANU).It started as a peer support group for PLHA to share
experience and learn from each other. Confronting stigma ,poor, health seeking
behavior and inability to meet family needs done to HI and diseases and other
challenges for which the forum was formed. It was formed in the year 2008.
Overall Goal
To promote
behavior change and positive living omong PLHAs climate stigma and
discrimination that usually associated with PLHAs .And also to try to scale up
PLHAs involvement and participation in HIV/AIDs and services in order to
mitigate its, health social economic impact at the individual, family and
community
Objectives
-To have
one common voice as people living with HIV/AIDs .
-To
mobiles collective efforts against HIV/AIDs .
-Promoting
positive PLHAs attitudes and belief towards HIV/AIDs.
-Advocating
for the need to support and work with PLHAs.
-Sharing
our individual experiences with HIV/AIDs and being role model in our community.
-Building
the capacity of members for self reliance and sufficiency.
-Challenging
all forms of violence, stigma, and discrimination.
-Sensitizing
educating and training members on important issues/programmers such as PMTCT,
ART, positive prevention (pp)parenting and will-making.
-Building
and strengthening paternership with other stake holders in the district
HIV/AIDs response.
-Laying
strategies that car improve the social economic status of members (PLHA)so that
they can able provide at least basic needs for their families.
-Contributing
to the meaningful and greater
involvement of PLHAs.
-Creating
and facilitating both formal and informal opportunities of learning, sharing
and increasing knowledge and skills.
Activities / Services
-These
include;-
-(Pear)counseling
and referral services.
-IEC
material collection and distribution.
-Social
economical activities.
-Positive voice
(a platform for PLHAs to discuss health issues.
-Condom
distribution and promotion.
-Participating
in local and international events such as AIDs campaign day activities.
-Positive prevention
(program that engages PLHAS IN REDUCING HIV/STI) training and roll out.
Achievements
With
limited but continious technical and financial contributions from members
,Friends and organization such as the National Forum of PLHAs Network in Uganda (NAFOPHANU) and ICOD action
network together with the local government of lyantonde district ,we have registered several
achievements include;-
-Recognition
and support from other stake holders in HIV /AIDs.
-Creating
of such –county networks of PLHAs in the sub-counties of lyantonde district(6) sub counties.
-Membership
rise from a forum to all post tested who register with us which has now raised
to 8289 PLHAs , 3624 Males and 4665 females including children!
-Establishment
of the forum executive board of 9 of whom some members represent different
categories
-Acquisition
of CBO status Reg .No ly /142
-Members
of Uganda Network of AIDs services organization (UNASO) through NAFOPHANU.
-Members
on stigma index project.
-We have managed to start an orphanage centre(school) for children affected and infected with HIV/AIDS. it has now 200 pupils from nursery section to primary 7
- The school is called "MWESIGWA ORPHANAGE SCHOOL' its located in the boarders Lyantonde district and Lwengo District so its for all communities.
tThe word "MWESIGWA"Literally means GOD is trustworthy so we have a hope that in future our children who are in our school will become important people in the community .We need your hand to make us achieve our objective of making these young generation important in the community.
-We have managed to start an orphanage centre(school) for children affected and infected with HIV/AIDS. it has now 200 pupils from nursery section to primary 7
- The school is called "MWESIGWA ORPHANAGE SCHOOL' its located in the boarders Lyantonde district and Lwengo District so its for all communities.
tThe word "MWESIGWA"Literally means GOD is trustworthy so we have a hope that in future our children who are in our school will become important people in the community .We need your hand to make us achieve our objective of making these young generation important in the community.
Partners
-Uganda
AIDs Commission (U A C )
-National
forum of people living with HIV/AIDs Network in Uganda (NAPHOPHANU)
-Salama
shield foundation.
-ICOD
Action Network.
-Rakai Community
Based Aids Organization. (RACOBAO)
-Child Aid
Uganda
-Uganda
Cares
-REACH-U
Membership
Although
people living with HIV/AIDs constitutes the primary membership ,You may join
the forum as a member or friend respective of you sero –status ,sex or group
you be belong to. Registering membership is free and open to every one.
We need you
We would want
to do more by and for ourselves, but we cannot a accomplish our aims without
the support of others like you ,we need moral, physical, technical and
financial support. Therefore become a member!
MOTTO;- "Together
for a positive difference."
CONTACT ADDRESS;-
Main
Street Lyantonde Town Council
P.o.Box 12 lyantonde –Uganda
Mobile
Tel; +256772577536
+256751577536
+256772663148
+256754156279.
Email : lyantodedistrictplhas@gmail.com
