Summary of Project Status and Achievements:
The following is a breakdown of the current activities under FACE AIDS during October:
a. Support Group B: No changes.
b. Sensitization: There were four small sensitizations in the community about prevention of HIV/AIDS and VCT. These sensitizations were held in Sections U, Q, Y, S.
There was one large sensitization about AIDS and behavior change that targeted couples this month. 23 couples participated.
c. Seminar: There was a seminar with 40 participants during September. The target sensitization group was vulnerables.
d. Sport Program:
The sport program offered instruction on HIV/AIDS and sports to 40 Mwange youth during the month of October.
Future Goals:
PMs would like to clarify FACE AIDS’ role in the Mwange community. The first goal is to ensure that we are not duplicating services, which will be accomplished through effective monitoring and evaluation. The second goal is to reevaluate the curriculums for the sensitizations and seminars to ensure that we are providing the community with the information that it really needs. PMs will collaborate with FACE AIDS employees in Mwange, as well as the FACE AIDS team in the U.S. in order to determine the appropriate future direction of the project.
Budget Status:
ZMK 960,000 remains in the FACE AIDS budget. This budget will need to be refilled before the end of December.