AID grant no. AFR-0474-G-SS-9097-00 to World Vision Relief and Development, Inc. for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Africa (HAPA) program activities in Kenya and Zimbabwe

In Kenya, WVRD will initially target 10 pilot urban and peri-urban areas in greater Nairobi with existing WVRD child care and community development projects. In the second year, the project will expand to include 30 other communities in the larger towns along major highways where AIDS and HIV infection have a high prevalence. Targets are to: (1) train at least 20 trainers and project supervisors, as well as at least 8 persons in each project community, in AIDS education and/or counseling; (2) conduct baseline, midterm, and final KAP surveys; (3) reach 95% of households with printed or illustrated educational materials; (4) encourage amateur youth drama groups to establish regional and national contests on AIDS presentations; (5) develop AIDS educational materials for health workers and hold workshops for them; and (6) facilitate PVO collaboration in AIDS control. In Zimbabwe, WVRD will help the Ministry of Health to develop a comprehensive IEC and counseling campaign on AIDS in Karoi, the administrative and business center of Urungwe District of Mashonaland West Province in the northern part of the country. Target audiences will include migrant mine and farm workers, long haul truck drivers and their mistresses, military personnel in barracks, youths in and out of school, families with HIV/AIDS victims, and women of childbearing age. Project activities will include: training of health workers, persons from high-risk groups, and community leaders in AIDS prevention; dissemination of 15 AIDS prevention and control messages; provision of counseling services to persons living with AIDS; and distribution of condoms to high risk groups.