HIV/AIDS Information Center in Rural Zimbabwe
SummaryThe HIV/AIDS Information Center in rural Kuwadzana will provide information to individuals about how to avoid contracting HIV/AIDS. The center and its programs will help save thousands of lives.
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Thanks to donors like you, a total of $2,060 was raised for this project. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is raging in Zimbabwe. More than 2,000 people die weekly of the disease and 30% of those are girls aged 15-16. Furthermore, 25% of the country’s population is infected and 20% of the country's children have lost at least one parent to the disease. The HIV/AIDS Information Center in Kuwadzana will serve thousands of educators, health workers, and youth by providing them access to the center and its materials. Workshops will be offered and access to discounted female condoms.
Activities
The HIV/AIDS Information Center will be constructed within the office of Youth Ahead Zimbabwe (YAZ). The center will primarily provide brochures on HIV/AIDS and other STDs and hold workshops on sexual education and reproduction.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,060
Funding Policy: partial
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 $2,060 as of Jun 9, 2004. The original project funding goal was $2,060.
Additional Documentation
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
Educators and health workers will be able to acquire literature. In some cases, counseling will be provided to those with HIV/AIDS. The center will also provide condoms at a discount. The center will be run by a team of volunteers.
Project Message
The misconceptions about HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe were at times quite shocking. Education about the disease and how it is contracted is the key to stopping the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa.
- Kisha Montgomery, IDEX Africa Program Director
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Kisha Montgomery
IDEX Africa Program Director
IDEX
827 Valencia Street, Suite 101
San Francisco, California 94110
United States
415-824-8384
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Youth Ahead Zimbabwe (YAZ)
P.O. Box DRK74
Dzivaresekwa,
Harare
Zimbabwe
(011 263 4) 217 511
http://www.idex.org/partner.php?partner_id=14
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Zimbabwe
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about Zimbabwe, read the Human Development Report on Zimbabwe or the Wikipedia entry for Zimbabwe.
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 July 23, 2003
