AMICAALL SITEKI “ Local Experience” BY: Gciniwe Fakudze, Siteki Town Clerk
8 Councilors Municipal HIV Team (MHT) - SASO Siteki - Siteki Youth United Against AIDS - PSI VCT - Good Shepherd Hospital VCT - Pastors Association - Swaziland National AIDS Programme - Red Cross Siteki Ward HIV Committees MAKE UP OF AMICAALL SITEKI
MHT ROLE OF MHT Share resources Coordinate efforts Share expertise Coordinate activities WE USE EVERY FORUM
STRATEGIES Community Mobilization Awareness Creation Use of existing structures Information Sharing Networking Use of PLWHA
PREVENTION CARE & SUPPORT MITIGATION AWARENESS RESEARCH MHT ACTIVITIES Valentines day Mother’s Day Candlelight Memorial Service Youth Day Father’s Day Family Day AIDS Day Children’s Day
PREVENTION CARE & SUPPORT MITIGATION Anti AIDS & Abstinence Clubs Community Dialogue VCT Condo Cans in strategic points Educational Awareness Home Based Care Improved Nutrition OVC’s CONTINUOS RESEARCH AND DATA UPDATE
MONTHLY AIDS INFORMATION DESKS
WORLD AIDS DAY 2003
OVC’s EDUCATIONAL TRIP