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Programs - WEMIHS Youth Initiates
The high rate of HIV continues to put pressure on the already stretched health facilities in Kenya. The current ART enrollment in the district hospital indicates that majority of clients enrolled in ART are adults over 25yrs with very few youths taking-up VCT.
Over 50% of the Kenyan population is made up of the youth with a large number engaging in high risk behaviors.
Reports from WEMIHS base line interviews indicated a major gap in the availability of quality youth friendly services as a key contributing factor hindering accessibility to prevention, care , treatment and support services for youth people in Thika and other regions of Kenya. WEMIHS RAY project aims at mobilizing youth as key partners in the fight against AIDS by promoting prevention and behavior change greater access to ART programs.
Goal - Reduction of HIV/ STI infection among youths.
Objectives
- Improve capacity of service providers to deliver youth friendly care and support services
- Increase access to youth friendly services (mainly, VCT, ART, RH, FP, counseling and referral)
- Increase the number of youth engaged in meaningful livelihood
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Youth Activities
- Mobile VCT services to reach marginalized youth
- Capacity building skill transfer training e.g., on peer educators. behavior change, referral and support of youth
- Psychosocial support for HIV + youth
- Leadership and Entrepreneurship training
- Recreational and sporting events
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