Train AIDS Vaccine Researchers in Kenya
AIDS vaccine development in Africa
Summary
Women are especially vulnerable to AIDS, both socially and biologically. Doctors and technicians doing AIDS vaccine research need to be trained on sensitivities of dealing with the disease in women.
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Thanks to donors like you, a total of $1,021 was raised for this project. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Improving awareness of gender and sexuality issues is crucial to ensuring that an effective vaccine is available and acceptable to all vulnerable groups. KAVI plans to train approximately 400 healthcare providers a year. The providers will be selected from the five provinces in Kenya where HIV vaccine work is being done. This will require 10 to 15 workshops of 3 days, each over the course of the year.
Activities
Gender training includes gender sensitization, meaning of gender, impact of gender on health, health-seeking behavior, utilization of services, impact on decision making, gender as it impacts sexuality and HIV prevalence.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $1,021
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,021 . The original project funding goal was $60,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Training healthcare providers on the importance of gender will reduce stigma, which is especially severe for women. Providers will understand women's needs to give them better care. It will also have important implications for HIV vaccine trials.
Project Message
Gender issues raise important challenges in HIV/AIDS prevention and control. Understanding and addressing these challenges is key to the success of HIV research.
- Professor Jeck Ndinya-Achola, Co-principal investigator, KAVI
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Professor Jeck Ndinya-Achola
Co-Principal Investigator
Univeristy of Nairobi
Kenyatta National Hospital
Nairobi,
Kenya
+254 2 717 694
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative (KAVI)
University of Nairobi Kenyatta National Hospital
Nairobi,
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Kenya
+254 2 717-694
http://www.kaviuon.org
Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative (KAVI)'s Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Expansion of Research Clinic for AIDS/HIV Vaccine |
 AIDS Vaccine Research in Kenya |
 Transportation for AIDS Vaccine Trial Volunteers |
 Technology Connects Kenya Scientists to Vital Data |
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Kenya
and can also be found under 
Education.
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 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 31, 2005
Latest Update from the Field
Integrating Gender Issues into AIDS Vaccine Rearch: Training Manual for Sub-Saharan Africa
By IAVI - IAVI, August 06, 2008 05:45 PM
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