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| Control of nutrition |
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CHAM II has prioritized reinforcement of maternal child care knowledge and child growth initiated through the different child nutrition strategy interventions. The program has maintained and strengthened micro-credit services to stabilize vulnerable household economies of families in the project area, as well improving the sanitar infrastructure which continues to be a critical basic need for families in the region. Sanitation and water have been identified in CHAM’s mid-term evaluations as crucial interventions to reduce the root causes of health problems.
The primary motivation and goal of our work is to improve the quality of life of mothers and children and the most vulnerable citizens of Comayagua, through expanded opportunities for integrated family health and improved livelihoods.
PAG’ Community Health and Micro credit program makes up an extensive network of 110 community pharmacies and 7 medicine restocking warehouses all staffed by trained community volunteers who provide alternative health services to 297 communities in the northern part of Comayagua, benefiting 18817 families.
CHAM Program’s success is mainly attributed to three main factors: First, a strong civil society involvement. Second: the time and commitment of more than 455 volunteer women and men, who administrate the community pharmacies (CP) and implement the health activities every day. And finally, the Proyecto Aldea Global’s Health Strategy, that promotes synergy between government officials, volunteers and community leaders to provide better health care on a community level. Mercy Corps and the Eiting Foundation provides program support and funding for this model program of sustainable community health care.
2008 achievements
(1) Pag trained 410 health monitors in different health topics (newborn health care, maternal breastfeeding, pneumonia, etc); (2) CHAM program attended 4030 children under two years of age to address nutrition problems: (3) 345 latrines were built in 15 different communities benefiting 4750 persons; (4) PAG built 2 water systems benefiting 104 families in two municipalities; (5) 3,769 couples in the target area had adopted different methods of family planning; (6) 131 micro credit loans were granted to 156 women and 5 men to develop agriculture and commerce projects. (7) 1887 persons were trained in HIV-AIDS prevention (8) And 1,303 mothers were trained in nutrition and health care.
Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by evil spirits, and all of them were healed. Acts 5:16
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| Pharmacy communal |
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| Benefited by the program of credits |
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| YOUTH WITH A VISION PROGRAM (YWV) |
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| Conference on HIV to youth |
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Through this program PAG seeks to reduce the HIV/AIDS infection vulnerability among youth ages 12-25, particularly those in schools and those who form part of the young labor force that migrate to work daily.
During year one the YWV program (Jul 07 – Jun 08) reached 2,200 young students in public schools and education centers located in the municipalities of Santa Cruz and San Francisco de Yojoa.
During the second phase (Jul 2008 – Jun 2011) PAG will be focusing on the following:
(1) expanding its target area, at the moment limited to the larger towns, to strategic key public schools and centers inside smaller communities, targeting 4,000 students between ages of 10 and 24 years and 800 parents. PAG is strengthening the capacities of its volunteer staff of 400 teachers, counselors, directors, civic teachers, etc. 2) Strengthening the cooperation with local Churches (both Catholic and Protestant) and Christian Ministries for youth, targeting 300 youth leaders, 150 pastors, 150 women leaders.
(3) The new program is promoting synergy between PAG and government officials, government health employees, HIV Chapters, NGOs, PLWH service providers, etc. The program is also focusing on reaching: local mayors, government authorities, police staff, mayor assistants, etc.: a total of 250 persons from civil society.
(4) Within PAG the YWV program is coordinating actions with PAG’s Community Health and Micro Credit Program (CHAM), targeting 150 women among pharmacy administrators and health monitors. In Flor del Campo 150 scholarship beneficiaries in the Pastoral Program in Tegucigalpa are also involved in this education program.
(5) The target worker group of beneficiaries will be comprised by 600 young adult workers aged between 18 and 23, working mostly in huge sugarcane farms, sweatshops, stores, fish processing plants and factories. This group is divided between women and men.
(6) The project anticipates working with 300 women plus 300 men in sewing factories, and stores and an additional 3,000 working youth found on the streets, on buses and at youth focused events.
2008 achievements:
(1) PAG has imparted talks to 2200 school students in the target area of the program teaching them about HIV prevention. Some of these students have committed to sexual abstinence until marriage. (2) 204 teachers, school counselors and 103 church leaders were trained in HIV prevention, counseling and how to teach about HIV/AIDS in their communities. (3) PAG has reached 1442 workers and provided them with education about HIV/AIDS and anti-stigma. (4) 3365 persons were reached with information regarding HIV/ AIDS prevention during public marches. (5) PAG organized workshops for 264 parents orienting them to talk about sexuality and HIV prevention with their children. (6) 28 radio programs were broadcasted to educate local population about HIV-AIDS prevention. (7) 589 HIV quick tests were taken. (8) PAG trained 26 youth volunteers in the target zone to provide follow up care within their communities.
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| Development of radio programs by volunteers |
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| HIV test |
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| Workshop with nurses and doctors |
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| Workshop with youth |
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