Urban HIV/AIDS Nutrition and Food Security Project

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Date of Operation: 2008 – 2016women and children

Primary Implementing Partner: World Food Program

Other Implementing Partner(s): FHI 360, Population Service International, Pro PRIDE, Organization for Social Services for AIDS, Mekdim, Marie Stopes International, Mekele OSSA, Save Your Generation Tigray (SYGA), Mekele Mums for Mums, Ethiopia Kalehiwot Church, and Adama Medan Acts Project

Regions of Operation: Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, and Tigray

Goal:

Assist food insecure HIV/AIDS infected and affected households to develop their capacities to cope with the impacts of HIV/AIDS through the provision of food and nutrition assistance

Objectives:

  • Improve the nutritional status and quality of life of food insecure HIV/AIDS infected and affected households on Home Based Care (HBC), Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), and Maternal and Child Health and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT)
  • Promote adherence to ART and compliance to PMTCT services
  • To contribute to the improvement of school attendance for orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs)
  • Develop the economic capacities of beneficiaries graduating from the project to meet their nutritional needs

Description:

Food availability and good nutrition are essential for preventing HIV infection, for keeping people living with HIV (PLHIV) healthy and longer, and for improving responses to treatment. The nutritional support assists the selected households to adhere to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) contributing to the better outcome of their treatment. School feeding programs allow OVCs to attend and stay in school.

By adding a food component to Maternal and Child Health and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) services, the program aims to encourage the enrollment and compliance to the services and assist HIV positive pregnant women and nursing mothers to meet their nutritional requirements for better pregnancy and birth.

Expected Results:

  • Distribute food to 45,201 PLHIV beneficiaries and their household members through 107 service outlets