Summaries of HIV/AIDS Projects in Africa
Working with LWR Partners

Uganda—AIDS Care and Support Project

Partners: LWR and Lutheran Media Ministry Uganda (LMMU)

Over the past twenty years, the HIV/AIDS pandemic has ravaged Uganda. In the eastern and central districts of Kampala, Jinja and Iganga it is estimated that 12% of the population is living with AIDS and 33% are affected by the illness. While the Ugandan government has become more aggressive in responding to the illness in recent years, the church community has been slow to act. Recently, the Lutheran Church in Uganda has reassessed its tradition of silence with regard to human sexuality and HIV/AIDS. Even now, as it seeks to participate more actively in these arenas, though, the church lacks the knowledge and organizational capacity to provide counseling, education and advocacy for people living with AIDS.

GOAL: To build the knowledge and capacity of 12 Lutheran congregations in the Kampala, Jinja, and Iganga districts, empowering them to respond to AIDS-related problems, provide education and outreach about HIV/AIDS and high risk behavior, offer support, and advocate for the rights of people living with AIDS.

OBJECTIVES:
LWR’s partner, the Kiteredde Construction Institute will:

• 24 representatives of 12 congregations will be equipped to provide HIV/AIDS education and prevention, support services, and advocacy for their communities.

• Congregations and local communities will understand and work to ensure the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS as a result of educational theatre, radio, and television programs, and create a code of conduct addressing the rights of people living with AIDS.

Total LWR support: $59,828 through ????.

Projects : Burkina Faso Cameroon Ethiopia Kenya Liberia Madagascar Mali Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Tanzania Zimbabwe
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