logo-vm
TIPO DE BECA CODIGO PAIS LUGAR ACTIVIDAD INICIA TERMINA
Mediano/largo plazo
UPA/MLTV/14 UGANDA UPA Guesthouse in Nansana health 01/04/2022 31/12/2022

5. COMMUNITY PROJECTS:
KIYITA FAMILY ALLIANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT (KIFAD)
PROJECT CODE: UPA/MLTV/14

Background Kiyita Family Alliance for Development (KIFAD) is a registered indigenous / local Non-
Governmental Organization, established in 2001, registration No: S.5914/5184 which is

community based with its Headquarters at Bulabakulu Village, Banda Parish, Mende
Sub-county, Wakiso District Uganda.
We concentrate mainly on increasing care and support to people infected and affected
by HIV/AIDS in order to mitigate the effects of the epidemic. Besides that we aim at
strengthening the coping of Orphans Vulnerable Children (OVC) and People living with
HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) families to progressively become self-reliant, building the internal
capacity of KIFAD for effective and sustainable programme design and implementation
and finally, improving access to food among families/households, infected and affected
by HIV/AIDS, as far as our financial means allows us to.

Aim Our aim is to enhance and accelerate access to holistic, easily accessible and acceptable

life-saving HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support services, to socio-
economically disadvantaged people, Key Population (KP), Most at Risk Populations

(MARPs) living in resource-constrained settings in Wakiso District.
Furthermore, we strive to increase access to HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) as
prevention approach as well as promoting early access to the life-saving Antiretroviral
treatment by actively linking identified HIV positive patients into care.

Activities Health

· HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT)
· General Treatment of diseases / infections at a clinic.
· Family Planning, Immunization, Laboratory Tests, counseling,
· Health Information Management Systems
· Records Management,
· Referrals into care and support structures
· Follow up and Home visits
Capacity Building
· Financial Literacy Skills Training
· Promotion of Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA)
· Vocational and Apprenticeship Skills Training for youths
· Life skills and parenting.
· Food Security and Nutrition Trainings
· Business and Income Generating Activities Skills Trainings
Strategic Partnerships
· Strengthen Linkages
· Networking and Collaborations
· Lobbying and Advocacy
· Information and Knowledge Sharing
· Communication and Knowledge Management

Uganda Pioneers’ Association

TOGETHER WE SHAPE THE FUTURE

Volunteer tasks  Administrative work

 Fundraising activities - To be part in drawing fundraising avenues/plan to raise
money for community activities
 Organizing events, writing reports, Data entry, computer work,
 Monitoring and evaluation of projects.
 Strategy planning (mainly experienced volunteers but also motivated ones), Writing
field success stories, lessons learnt, best practices.
 HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT), Field Impact assessments,
 Visiting families and explain the importance of using Family Planning contraceptives.
 Engaging in Youth Friendly services,
 To raise awareness about health, education and sanitation

Working hours Typically Monday- to Friday, 8:00 am-17:00 pm, but may vary depending on the project.
This may include Saturdays and Sundays (Community HIV Counseling and Testing’s are
mostly done on the weekends)

Transport KIFAD is located only about 10 km from UPA Guest house. A volunteer will use public

means and a boda-boda which will cost 8000/= to and from the project.
Accommodation A Volunteer may opt to stay at UPA Guest house or in a host family.
Comments from
UPA

KIFAD has a small organization but may be an interesting organization to work with. It is
one organization that can provide a very good learning environment to volunteers
because of its commitment to networking with several Civil Society organizations.
Communication Communication with KIFAD members and staff is easy as most are educated. Not all

orphans and their client families speak good English.
Past Volunteers From UK, Netherlands, USA, German, Spain and Belgium

Participants are required to pay a participation fee of Euro 500 (five hundred Euros) on arrival
for a period of 1- 3months and 80 Euros (eighty Euros) in advance for each additional month/s.