Fight HIV/AIDS by Empowering Women in South Africa

Summary

Support, counseling, education and income-generating opportunities to help poor women with HIV/AIDS overcome such issues as stigma and lack of access to resources and treatment. progress report read updates from the field

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	£12 - 1 woman is trained to work as support group leader for other HIV positive women in her township
	£25 - 2 women learn the basics of Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) and how to correctly take medication
	£51 - 45 women receive life-saving education and support on prevention, treatment options, and counseling
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

South Africa has the highest number of women infected with HIV/AIDS in the world. Stigma and discrimination against them, lack of knowledge about accessing treatment, and deep poverty have left these women in a precarious position. But there is hope. And it begins with the women. And you. Through a network of support groups that empower and educate these women, they are able to take matters into their own hands to access treatment, live healthier lives, and support themselves and their children

Activities

Positive Women’s Network provides HIV-positive women with women-led support groups to address stigma; grief counseling; workshops on treatment literacy, reproductive health and nutrition; and opportunities for income-generating projects like weaving.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £9,915
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £0
Total Funding Goal: £9,433

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

PWN operates a “train-the-trainers program” where women are trained to form new support groups- a huge multiplier effect in numbers of women reached. Thousands of women will continue to manage HIV while learning skills to support their families.

Project Message

“Being involved with Positive Women’s Network, I’m a stronger person and with my strength I hope to lead other women who are HIV-positive to be strong as well.”
- Gladys Nikelo, Outreach Coordinator, Positive Women’s Network

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Gillian Wilson,
IDEX Latin America Program Director
IDEX
827 Valencia Street, Suite 101
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States
415-824-8384
Email:

Project Sponsor

International Development Exchange (IDEX)

Organisation

Positive Women’s Network (PWN)
c/o IDEX 827 Valencia Street, Suite 101
San Francisco, CA 94110
South Africa
415-824-8384
http://www.idex.org/partner.php?partner_id=24

Learn more about Positive Women’s Network (PWN) and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in South Africa and can also be found under Health.

For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 15, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

Strong Progress Made by PWN’s Support Group Leader

By Gillian Wilson - Communications Director, IDEX, June 29, 2010 01:28 PM

With your help, the support group leaders reached a total of 859 homes in the PWN program areas. This is a notable achievement considering the difficulty of penetrating homes when it comes to dealing with issues relating to HIV and AIDS.

The support group leaders report many challenges they have to face as they try and reach more people, such as high rates of drug and alcohol abuse and incidences of women tolerating sexual abuse of their children at the hands of their boyfriends. The group leaders report that some women are forced to stay in such abusive relationships due to financial dependence.

The group leaders also report that although the government has played its part in promoting some awareness campaigns, it is still a challenge to combat stigma around HIV/AIDS. The group leaders report that through engaging the community as a whole in educational and awareness programs, they see noticeable reductions in stigma and more women seeking treatment.

By donating to PWN you are ensuring more families can benefit from this program.

Thank you for your support.

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