Homabay County – International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS

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500 HOUSEHOLDS REACHED

International Community of Women Living with HIV (ICW-Kenya) partnered with Oriang’ Dispensary in Homabay County to reach vulnerable members of their community with food baskets and dignity packs.

During the period of implementation of the Improving food security project, mobilization of beneficiaries was done with the assistance of the area CACS and CHVs. They also held sensitization sessions in the specific food distribution centers which included chiefs offices, sub-county offices or sometimes they would converge in someone’s home. The sessions held were on positive health, dignity and prevention with focus on adherence to treatment.

We were able to reach 500 beneficiaries with food baskets and 2208 beneficiaries with food baskets and dignity packs.

Benta has been a client for the past 12 years. She started care on 1st line regiment, later switched to second line after developing treatment failure. However, she developed resistance due to infection from a man who inherited her after the death of her husband. She said that this man would not agree to use protection and even to take drugs. This led to Benta acquiring opportunistic infection,(Cryptococcal Meningitis) which later left her partially paralised. Currently. Benta cannot do her normal domestic activities without assistance from well-wishers. Benta has two kids aged 9yrs and 12yrs. During a home visit to deliver her food basket, she was found to have gone without food the previous night. one could not miss to see her breath a sigh of relief and joy as she received these food items. Benta received 2 packets of maize flour,2Kg of beans, 2kgs of rice, 1 liter of cooking oil, 2 packets of porridge mix, 1kg of sugar and 1 bottle of sanitizer.

Success Story

By Ruth Olak (Holy Family Oriang' Dispensary)