Health Education For Africa Resource Team

EMPOWERING THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA TO SURVIVE THE HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC BY PROVIDING DISEASE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

HEART ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2021 - SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION1 WEEP MOTHER FROM TAITA LOWER WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 IN AUGUST 2021 HAS FULLY RECOVERED. NONE OF THE OTHER WEEP MOTHERS OR THEIR CHILDREN OR HEART KENYA STAFF HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITH THE VIRUS. 48 WEEP MOTHERS/HOUSEHOLDS WERE SUPPORTED IN 2021 WITH CAPITAL TO ESTABLISH AND EXPAND DIFFERENT BUSINESSES.659 HIV POSITIVE MOTHERS AND OVER 2,100 CHILDREN/DEPENDENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED IN THE WOMEN EQUALITY EMPOWERMENT PROJECT (WEEP); AN ORPHAN PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES HEALTH CARE, NUTRITION, SHELTER, EDUCATION, PROTECTION, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, INCOME GENERATION AND COORDINATION OF CARE. 84 ADDITIONAL WEEP MOTHERS WILL BE ENROLLED TO WEEP THIS YEAR.330 WEEP MOTHERS AND 10 NEXTGEN YOUTH HAVE BEEN TRAINED ON FUNDAMENTALS OF BIBLE STUDY AND LIVING GODLY LIVES THROUGH DISCIPLESHIP.315 WEEP MOTHERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED ON COVID-19, MENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, IMMUNE SYSTEM, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND IMPROVING ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS TREATMENT.350 WEEP MOTHERS HAVE BEEN REACHED THROUGH MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS AND CANCER SCREENINGS IN ALL HEART LOCATIONS.123,747 MALARIA PREVENTION NETS MADE BY WEEP ALUMNI AND DISTRIBUTED BY HEART TO COVER OVER 371,241 CHILDREN.20 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) HAVE BEEN TRAINED ON GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES EFFICIENTLY IN 12 REGIONS OF KENYA. 6 WEEP CENTERS AND 1 GRADUATES RESOURCE CENTER ARE MANAGED BY WEEP GRADUATES.296,001 ADOLESCENT GIRLS HAVE BENEFITTED FROM THE FREEDOM FOR GIRLS (FFG) PROJECT WHICH PROVIDES A YEAR'S SUPPLY OF SANITARY TOWELS, 4 UNDERGARMENTS, AND AN EDUCATIONAL PAMPHLET, "KEEPING GIRLS IN SCHOOL".825 CHILDREN HAVE BENEFITTED FROM KIDS FOR SCHOOL HAVING BEEN SUPPORTED WITH SCHOOL FEES; 3,897 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED WITH UNIFORMS AND/OR SCHOLASTIC MATERIALS; 1,194 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN MENTORED AND OFFERED PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT.255 MAASAI GIRLS IN OLDONYONYOKIE HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED WITH PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION. THE 64 BED DORM PROTECTS THEM FROM EARLY MARRIAGES AND GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE ON TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE EDUCATION.10 YOUTH FROM WEEP HOUSEHOLDS IN MANGA HAVE BEEN EMPOWERED IN BUSINESS SKILLS, WOODTURNING AND CARPENTERING AND NOW HAVE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES FOR INCOME GENERATION.25 YOUNG MEN FROM WEEP HOUSEHOLDS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SEMINARS ON BUSINESS SKILLS, ETHICS IN BUSINESS AND FAMILY LIFE ORGANIZED BY HEART TEAMS.