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MOYO-MARPS

last updated Sep 27, 2011

Overview

Implementing organization: 
Hope World Wide Kenya
Implementation Partner(s): 
Hope World Wide Kenya, CARE-Kenya
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
2009-2011
Stage: 
Short-term project
Income Level of Target Population: 
Bottom 20%

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Donor
Funders: 
Care Kenya
Summary: 

The overall goal of the program is to increase HIV prevention among the Most At Risk populations. The program is being implemented along the Mombasa– Nairobi –Eldoret Transport corridor in 5 centre hubs namely; Mombasa, Makindu, Nairobi, Nakuru and Eldoret. The overall goal of Mobilizing Youths, MARPS and PLWAS for HIV Services (MOYOMARPS) is to increase HIV prevention among the Most At Risk populations.

Program goals/rationale: 

The overall goal is to increase HIV prevention among the Most At Risk populations. The program is being implemented under two Strategic Objectives: • To Increase Access to HIV counseling and Testing services. • To Increase the uptake of HIV prevention and Services.

Key program components: 

MOYOMARPS program seeks to increase HIV prevention among youths and MARPS through four Service Delivery Areas (SDAs). These SDA's are:- • HIV Counseling and Testing. This mainly targets to increase HIV Counseling and Testing uptake among the MARPS and Youths. • PLWAS (People Living with HIV/AIDS) sensitization meetings. PLWAS and their Family members are brought together to discuss/address ART adherence issues and the importance of family support in ART adherence. • MARPS Outreaches. These are sensitization workshops targeting Most At Risk Populations (MARPS) to increase CT uptake and Behavior Change among the group. • Peer Education Trainings. MARPS and youths are trained on Peer Education so as to reach their peers with life skills and HIV related Behavior Change messages. • Youth Outreaches. These are sensitization events targeting youths between 15-35 years with HIV prevention messages with an aim of increasing HIV Counseling and Testing among the youths.

Program history: 

In July 2009, HOPE worldwide Kenya (HWWK) obtained a two- year funding from Global Fund through CARE-Kenya to implement the MOYOMARPS program, whose goal is to increase HIV prevention among the Most At Risk populations.

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