World Vision Programme Approaches

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Different sectors within World Vision focus on tackling the HIV epidemic. WV's HIV and AIDS Prevention and Treatment is approached with different key interventions in an aim to help all affected, regardless of race, nationality or gender. 

To read more about the work that is being done do prevent and treat HIV, click on the case studies below.  

Channels of Hope

Honduras-CoH: Channels of Hope (CoH) is a key intervention addressing HIV and AIDS in Honduras. Training religious leaders and youth leaders throughout the community has proven to be an effective method to impact the greater community.

Zimbabwe-CoH/IGATE: The IGATE Club gives young girls the opportunity to focus on their education and avoid early teenage pregnancy. Through the club, CoH helped to empower the girls and boost their self-confidence. 

Health Systems Strengthening

Haiti-(General/OVC): This programme has trained staff to better understand how to work with those who are affected by HIV and AIDS and how to best work with individuals, regardless of their status. 

Behaviour Change Programme

Zimbabwe-Key Population (Sex Workers): Sex workers in Zimbabwe are often discriminated and unable to seek appropriate treatment for HIV. Peer support groups have been created to assist sex workers in a holistic way. BCFs use dignity and respect in all interactions with the workers treating them as mothers and women.

Adolescents

Lesotho-Adolescent/ART Adherence: Support group members ensure family members,whose results are HIV positive, that treatment is an essential part to learning how to live a healthy life as HIV+

Integration with TTC and c-PMTCT 

Uganda-ttC: Integrating HIV content into the timed and targeting counseling (ttC) material, village health team members are able to promote community based care and recommend behaviours that will result in effective community-based prevention of HIV transmission from mother to child (c-PMTCT). 

Citizen Voice and Action for HIV

Uganda-Care, Support and Treatment Project (CVA): Due to the CVA programme, pregnant and young mothers are now receiving the attention that they deserve and access to good services at the community health facilities. 

Community Care 

BiH-Most Vulnerable population(including Roma minority): Since 2011, World Vision and Roma community leaders have established three HIV Information Centres which provides education about HIV and AIDS prevention offered in selected Roma communities. 

TB/HIV Collaborative Programme

India-TB/HIV Co-infection Management: TB/HIV collaborate programmes were established in communities most vulnerable, giving community members the opportunity to utilize current services. 

Cross Border Migrant Support

Southern Caucasus and Russian Federation-Key Populations(Migrants): The project was initiated in response to the alarming situation of high migration rates contributing to the spread of HIV and AIDS in the Southern Caucasus. The project aims at strengthening HIV/AIDS services, especially to migrant workers.