Riruta United Women Empowerment Programme (RUWEPO- NGO) Presenter: Anne Khadudu Baraza website: www.ruwepo.org Email: ruwepo2008@yahoo.com Face book: Riruta Empowerment Address: 127-00502 Karen, Nairobi Kenya Welcome

Director of the Program Anne being interviewed by Radio Mtaani Presenter Tebby Otieno on the impact of the project to the community.

Reflecting over the impact of HIV and Aids on our lives and those we love.

Babies not left out of the program.

Spreading the ‘Stop Stigma message by the program coordinator Vincent Osore.

All work and no plaay makes Jack a dull boy, energezier time.

Lucy a facilitator talking of the statistics in Riruta Health Center that are HIV positive.

Hendericah a facilitator demonstrating on how to use a condom.

Kaleche a mother who initially was affected due to ignorance, she breastfed her infant without adhering to PMTCT rules, she didn’t know she was positive. Her 20 year old daughter is on ARVs. She regrets for having not had the required knowledge on PMTCT.

Workshop participants

Some of the beneficiaries of the project

Lactating /expectant HIV positive mothers keenly listening to the facilitator. Every life counts.

Fruits are vital in our diets for they keep opportunistic diseases a way

What a balanced diet consists of

Mothers being demonstrated for the best way of holding a baby when breastfeeding

Training for Sex workers on safe sex habits

Mary from Constituency Aids Control Council of Kenya (CACC) gracing one of our functions.

Time to go to the community and distribute condoms.

Be happy and stay positive

Expectant mothers being told how to give birth to an aids free baby

Mother and child happy that the child is negative though the mother is positive.

Men not left behind in Family planning/PMTCT workshops

Keeping hope alive

Though HIV Positive the baby is negative after adhering to medication

Every life counts

After attending a workshop on PMTCT

Group therapy

Protection measures