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Economic Empowerment of HIV Positive Single Mothers

Project Title:
To contribute to the socio-economic empowerment of HIV positive single mothers living within Makindye division.

Objectives:

  • To increase uptake and access to sexual and reproductive health services especially antenatal care, family planning, and PMTCT/EMTCT services to 220 HIV positive single mothers.
  • To increase economic opportunities for HIV positive single mothers by equipping them with key entrepreneurship and employment skills, as well as with social/life skills to enable them to confidently negotiate life options with clear perspectives.
  • To establish a support system for peer mentoring within the HIV positive women on issues concerning health and entrepreneurship creation.

Achievements:

  1. Entrepreneurship and vocational training to 220 women.
  2. Provision of comprehensive family planning services to 143 women.
  3. Enrolment of 40 HIV positive women into care.
  4. Establishment of Katwe New Life women Sacco for savings and loans with 100 members.