Overview:

Welcome to the collaborative initiative between the Coalition of Women Living with HIV and AIDS (COWLHA), Y-Plus, and the Research for Equity and Community Health (REACH) Trust, a project that is funded by Aidsfonds. This partnership aims to implement the “Bringing Kids to Care” project.

Objectives:

• Enhance HIV testing, treatment, and adherence among children living with HIV.
• Implement a comprehensive community intervention model.

Partners:

• Lead Partner: Coalition of Women Living with HIV and AIDS (COWLHA)
  • Executive Director: Ms. Edna Tembo
• Consortium Partner: Research for Equity and Community Health (REACH) Trust
  • Executive Director: Mr. Kingsley Chikaphupha

• Consortium Partner: Y-Plus

Structure:

• COWLHA assumes the role of the lead agency and administrative agent.
• COWLHA will be the principal recipient of project funding.
• REACH Trust will contribute to the project by conducting research and implementing specific activities.
• Y-plus will  provide support and advocacy for young people who are living with HIV

Activities:

• Ongoing mentoring of staff in financial and program management.
• Bi-annual meetings with implementing partners for activity review and planning.
• Training health care providers using the Kids to Care Model.
• Training mentor mothers for PMTCT and community health workers for door-to-door tracing, testing, and referral.