Using the power of soccer to fight HIV/AIDS

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Summary

Providing HIV information to youth living in Majengo slums through a series of sports activies,drama plays and videos. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

As a result of poverty in Majengo slums, the youth indulge in behaviours that put them at a high risk of contracting HIV.More than 2500 youths have died in majengo since 1980 as a result of illness associated with HIV.Most of the youth especially girls have died as a result of getting infected through prostitution.Through the HIV awareness program , we are reaching more than 500 youth in schools and community centers in Majengo slums and its outskirts in Nairobi

Activities

Peer education in schools and community centres using a HIV soccer manual.Organising HIV awareness soccer tournaments.Also we use drama plays,educational videos to reach majority of youth who dont go to schools.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $211
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $9,789
Total Funding Goal: $10,000

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This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Through the HIV prevention project, youth in Nairobi will be educated on HIV facts and preventive measures hence make informed choices concerning their sexuality.This consequently reduces the alarming HIV rates in Majengo slums and its out skirts

Project Message

Before joining CASL , I was involved in risky sexual behaviors.My life and behavior has changed to the better. Am glad that I have a chance to educate my peers on HIV through peer education."
- James Otieno, CASL peer educator and soccer coach

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Nancy Waweru,
Founder
Box 288-00610
Box 00507-78677
Nairobi, Kenya Eastleigh
Kenya
254721681897
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Project Sponsor

Enouce Ndeche

Organization

Capital Area Soccer League
288-00610
Nairobi, Kenya 254
Kenya
254721681897
http://www.soccerfordevelopment.wordpress.com

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Kenya and can also be found under Sport.

For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 20, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 12, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

GRS HIV/AIDS GRADUATION

By Nancy Waweru - Project Director, November 20, 2008 11:23 AM

On Nov 18th,2008,102 GRS graduands at Church Army Academy just completed the GRS HIV/AIDS intervention program
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