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Higa Ubeho Program

last updated Sep 27, 2011

Overview

Implementing organization: 
CHF International
Implementation Partner(s): 
Catholic Relief Services, CARE International ,ARCT-Ruhuka, ADEPR, AEE, Caritas, DUHAMIC ADRI, EPR, FAWE, HAGURUKA, ICYUZUZO, IMBUTO Foundation, PAMASOR, RRP+, RWAMREC, SWAA-R, URUNANA DC, WE-ACTx for Hope and WIF
Legal Status: 
Public-private partnership
Year Launched: 
2010
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
Bottom 20%, 20-60% (lower to lower-middle)

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Donor
Additional Source(s) of Funding: 
Government
Funders: 
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR ), USAID

Scale

Number of Clients Served: 
72,000 Rwandan families
Other Measures of Scale: 
Over 3,000 men and women have been trained in providing HIV and AIDS-related palliative care services
Summary: 

Through the new USAID/Higa Ubeho Program, CHF International and its partners supports 72,000 Rwandan families—orphans, vulnerable children and people living with HIV and AIDS—to develop sustainable strategies for responding to health and economic shocks.

Program goals/rationale: 

Higa Ubeho, which means ‘Be Determined and Live’ in Kinyarwanda, aims to increase families’ access to quality health and social services; improve household response to health and financial obstacles through economic, nutritional and educational support; and strengthen local government and civil society capacity to provide quality health and social services to those in need.

Key program components: 

CHF is working to reduce the risk and impact of HIV/AIDS and other health problems of the most vulnerable populations in Rwanda, especially people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC), and their families.The program which builds upon the successes of the recently completed USAID/PEPFAR-funded Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Program (CHAMP), also managed by CHF International;it includes a broader mandate for promoting sustainable responses to health, economic and social challenges among orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs), people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) and their families. In support of Government of Rwanda policies, the USAID/Higa Ubeho program consortium provides a range of community-based care and support services to children and their families. The strategic objectives of the program include: Increasing vulnerable households’ access to quality health and social services; Improving household resilience through economic, nutritional and educational investments; Strengthening local government and civil society capacity for health and social service provision

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