Chawakua - The Education of HIV/AIDS

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Providing Home Based Care is vital to the emotional and physical well being of individuals and families impacted by HIV/AIDS.

Home Based Care is not only for the patient, but for the relatives as well. CHAWKAUA educates families on the importance of providing nutritious foods as well as appropriate care for their patients.

We teach family members about the signs of sickness and their hygienic needs. Home Based Care also includes providing counseling to the patient and family on how to accept the disease. If the patient can accept that he/her is infected, appropriate planning for the future can take place. We provide patients medicine subscribed by doctors, and donate money to them to put towards rent and food. We also educate patients on how to start a small income generating business to support their financial needs.

Home Visits and counseling are provided when our funds are low. Community members can come to CHAWAKUA and inform us of patient needs. We can provide counseling on how to take care of the patient. At times, we can financially manage to send patients back to their place of birth if so desired in order to visit family. In addition, we have referred aids orphans to boarding schools when family members do not exist.

Asha Mruma, Managing Director