Katamujuna EP, Monico S, Kakonge A, Sendi EK; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 2000 Jul 9-14; 13: abstract no. MoPeD2549.
E.P. Katamujuna, The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO), PO Box 11485, Kampala, Uganda, Tel.: +256 415 300 34, Fax: +256 415 419 99, E-mail: tasomul@infocom.co.ug
Problem: The 1991 Population and Housing census indicate that Uganda has a total of 1.5 million orphans accounting for 15.4% of the population. Of this 15,000, 7.7% were orphaned by AIDS. Between 1988-1996, TASO alone registered a total of 105,000 children orphaned by AIDS and this number is projected to be over well beyond 200,000 by the end of 2001. Project: In response to the above and after getting the donation, TASO has decided to facilitate the HIV/AIDS vulnerable children in vocational training to offer 144 children with primary education, secondary for 16 disadvantaged children, counselling and career guidance provided to 232 children annually, 48 school teachers trained in counselling, 1,256 guardians trained in basic counselling for reproductive health, free loans provided to at least 56 organised community based groups of guardians to start income generating projects, sensitising communities about the rights of children and sensitising 240 parents about the value of writing memory books. Results: The literacy level of support children will have raised children supported under vocational and trade schools shall have acquired skills for sustainable self reliance so as to support other members of the family, counseling shall be integrated in schools through the training of teachers leading a better understanding of children's problems particularly those AIDS stricken families. Counclusion: All in all, the project would have made significant contribution on the national effort in fighting illiteracy and under development and providing AIDS care, support and prevention services to TASO clients and their immediate families.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Child
- Child Care
- Counseling
- Educational Status
- Family
- Foster Home Care
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Humans
- Population
- Survival
- Uganda
- education
Other ID:
UI: 102238302
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