REPORT FROM THE FIELD

By Christopher Mbelwa

February 1, 2005

AHEAD works at the village level to meet basic needs of the underserved rural population. Not only are we providing health care for women and children, but also life and vocational skills for youth to overcome challenges of ill health, illiteracy and poverty.

Monthly, we visit all secondary schools in Kisarawe District to provide health education, including reproductive health information and training for  peer counseling  not only to our 200 scholarship awardees  but to all of the students. Our nurse provides home based care for people in the villages who are suffering from incurable diseases, including AIDS. Nurse Jamila provides medical care, medicines, food, other basic commodities, and advice for patients and their families.

AHEAD is very well accepted by community leaders, local government, students and parents.

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