AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is a disease that renders the body’s immune system impotent to resist the invasion of microorganisms, which causes infections. The virus which causes AIDS is known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
AIDS is a global challenge to individuals, nations, and the international community. More people are dying of AIDS today than through any other pandemic. AIDS is more prevalent in Africa due to a high level of ignorance and underdevelopment. AIDS is usually characterized by severe weight loss and fatigue and frequent neurological complications due to damage to the brain cells. There is also a high incidence of certain cancers, especially Kaposis sarcoma, which shows up purple lesions on the skin and tumours known as B-cell lymphomas.
OUR EFFORTS!
As an organization, we are aware of the effects of the AIDS pandemic on fellow Cameroonians and Africans in general. Having realized this, we have launched a proactive and preventive campaign geared towards AIDS prevention.
OUR STRATEGY!
-Creating awareness about the disease via publications and seminars.
-Encouraging prevention through a responsible sexual lifestyle.
-Working in partnership with other non-governmental organizations, civil society groups, institutions and religious bodies towards AIDS education and prevention.
-Training and deploying personnel in communities to assist in education and counselling.
CHALLENGES!
As a nonprofit organization, our efforts are not without challenges.
-We are facing the challenge of sustaining our personnel in the field and catering to their basic needs.
-We are also facing the challenge of equipping our staff with laptops, videos, and audio cameras to enable them to keep live and photo records of our activities.
-We also lack training materials, e.g. Books
OUR PROSPECTS!
-We intend to increase the number of our personnel as our financial situation improves
-We intend to launch a national campaign with our personnel in all ten regions of Cameroon for a massive educative and prevention campaign.
-We are planning training programs during holidays for volunteers on AIDS prevention.
OUR NEEDS!
- -Partners and sponsors
- -Laptops, audio and video cameras for record taking
- -Books and training materials.
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