NUTRITION AND HIV/AIDS

 
Addressing the problem

Many caregivers and their dependents are infected and affected by HIV/Aids. Particularly in poor communities with high levels of unemployment this pandemic creates great challenges for those infected or affected by it. These challenges range from keeping up employment while being sick or caring for sick people and receiving the nutrition needed to stay healthy. With the onset of reaching the Aids stage of the disease, those infected or affected by it may loose their employment which leads to lower household income and a further detoriation in nutritional levels.       

Objectives

• To increase food security for families affected by HIV/AIDS through education in health and nutrition and food processing and preservation.

Methods

We use participatory methods in our workshops and these are evaluated together with the participants.

Target groups

Women and young people in Mitchell's Plain and Khayelitsha.

Contact

The Project Leader (Nokuthula Mbete) at the details on the index page.
 
 

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