Current Project Goal
USAID 4TheChild: is a five-year- (2021-2026) PEPFAR-funded project, through USAID/Kenya and East Africa, implemented by Moi University College of Health Science (MUCHS), and Make Me Smile-Kenya (MMS-K). The project is implemented in Kisumu and Siaya counties. The name is derived from its Kiswahili title-Tuungane Tulinde Tuwekeze Tuboreshe Afya na Elimu ya Mtoto which in English means “coming together to protect, invest and improve the health and education of the child” Its goal is to increase the use of quality county-led health and social services in Kisumu and Siaya Counties, (i) increasing access and demand to quality HIV prevention services for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Kisumu(Kisumu West Sub County) and Siaya (all sub-counties), (ii) increasing access to quality health and social services for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and their families in Kisumu and Siaya counties (iii) Strengthen the capacity of Local Social Services Systems and Structures to Support OVC Services.
USAID 4TheChild American Response Plan Act (ARPA) PROJECT– based on President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, is intended to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. GZ-K s in partnership with Moi University College of Health Science (MUCHS). The project is running for one year (July 2021-June 2022) implemented in Kisumu County-Seme and Kisumu West sub-counties. The project focuses on Service delivery, Demand Creation & National level support including training. The project achieves this by (i) Accelerating widespread and equitable access to and delivery of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations, (ii) Reducing morbidity and mortality from COVID-19, mitigating transmission, and strengthening health systems, including preventing, detecting, and responding to threats.
The U.S. Peace Corps: Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) work in partnership with GZK to enhance the capacity of the organization, ultimately promoting an understanding of the epidemic and encouraging the adoption of healthier behaviors.
PAST PROJECT OVERALL PROJECT GOAL(CRS MWENDO): Improved welfare and protection of children affected by HIV/AIDS. Our core business is to prioritize interventions for “…children who have lost a parent to HIV/AIDS, who are directly affected by the disease, or who live in areas of high HIV prevalence and may be vulnerable to the disease or its socio-economic effects.”
This includes children who are living with HIV, children who have lost a parent to HIV/AIDS, children living with HIV-positive caregivers, and at-risk children and adolescents living in a high HIV prevalence area (i.e. adolescent girls, children of key populations, children living outside of family care, and those out of school). Our mandate is to reach children who are most vulnerable to HIV infection to mitigate the impact of HIV and prevent new HIV infections whilst doing household economic empowerment.
Activity Description in both USAID 4TheChild and MWENDO project.
- Increased access to health and social services for OVC and their families.
- Viral Load monitoring for HIV positive children
- HIV risk assessment and screening for children
- Running Adolescent peer clubs for the HIV positive
- Case conferencing for the children with high viral load.
- Participating in Multi-Disciplinary Teams at the facility to discuss the children with high viral load
- Defaulter tracing, referral and linkage to care and treatment
- For HIV positive OVC support caregivers with disclosure of HIV status
- Promote adolescent friendly health services
- Support adolescent transition to adult HIV care
- Promote De-worming, Growth monitoring, Immunization/ Vitamin A supplementation
- Strengthen the capacity of households and communities to protect and care for OVCs’.
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- Financial literacy training
- Asset building to caregivers and households
- Emergency cash transfer
- Kids/children clubs to develop social skills
- Promote and support school enrolment, progression and transition
- Life skills education and mentorship e.g., through JFFLS
- Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC)
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- Strengthen Child Welfare and Protection Structures and Systems for effective responses.
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- Protection from harmful labor/early pregnancy, and early marriages for girls.
- Peer support groups.
- Promote message on SGBV prevention and recovery, and S& D
- Case planning to promote goal setting and graduation
- Birth certificate
- In partnership with EARC conduct disability assessment sessions
- Support families register CLWD to register with National Council of People with Disability
- Refer and link families to appropriate services e.g., HTS, safety nets
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