The local TB & HIV coalition with NELSON MANDELA TB&HIV INFORMATION – COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION as lead organization under Grass root Network in Kisumu County organized a community rugby tournament dubbed #MandelaRugbyTBTens.#KOMESHAKIFUAKIKUUMTAANI as part of social mobilization strategy towards 2014 World AIDS Day targeting the adolescent and youth in the informal settlements.
#MandelaRugbyTBTens .#KOMESHAKIFUAKIKUUMTAANI 2014 World AIDS Day youth build up activity took place on the 27th of November 2014 at the Jomo Kenyatta Grounds, Kisumu City ,Kisumu County as from 8.30 am to 4.00 pm
Four teams were involved with youths in school and out of school . Kenya Re and three from the informal settlements of Nyalenda,Manyatta and Mamboleo which are hard hit and contribute to the high incidents of TB cases in Kisumu County participated. Kenya Re RFC emerged the winner with Nyalenda RFC runner up,Obwolo RFC mamboleo third place and Manyatta RFC fourth
We mobilized and sensitized over 2000 youths and the adolescent who participated and got health information on how they could be in the forefront in reducing new infections, deaths from HIV& TB and all forms discrimination. We were able to distribute over 2,000 Information Education and Communication materials on TB and HIV during the 2014 world AIDS Day buildup activities spanning from 20th November to 29th November 2014. Bear in mind that our county is among the top three in terms of HIV prevalence in Kenya, 1 out of 5 people living with HIV are killed by TB, TB is the no 1 killer of people with HIV,Kisumu County has high incidents of TB among people living with HIV(co infected) and we are No. 15 among countries with high
TB burden
This activity was supported by various partners namely The community through the participating teams ,National AIDS Control Council, National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV /AIDS in Kenya (NEPHAK),Radio Ramogi,Radio, Lake Victoria ,Taifa Leo thanks to Kenya AIDS NGO consortium (KANCO) linking community advocate to the media as you will realize Kisumu County got media blitz on world AIDS Day putting our leaders on the spotlight, #quixRUGBY, Population services Kenya,Nelson Mandela CBO,MCA Nyalenda B Hon James Were,Nominated MCA Hon Farida ,LVCT Health ,Dr Okash ,Kisumu RFC ,St Rita CBO,KEMRI -CGHR Victory Post Test Group,St Peters OVC Support, and Kisumu Urban Apostolate Program
The local TB & HIV coalition with NELSON MANDELA TB&HIV INFORMATION – COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION as lead organization under Grass root Network in Kisumu County organized a community rugby tournament dubbed #MandelaRugbyTBTens.#KOMESHAKIFUAKIKUUMTAANI as part of social mobilization strategy towards 2014 World AIDS Day targeting the adolescent and youth in the informal settlements.
#MandelaRugbyTBTens .#KOMESHAKIFUAKIKUUMTAANI 2014 World AIDS Day youth build up activity took place on the 27th of November 2014 at the Jomo Kenyatta Grounds, Kisumu City ,Kisumu County as from 8.30 am to 4.00 pm
Four teams were involved with youths in school and out of school . Kenya Re and three from the informal settlements of Nyalenda,Manyatta and Mamboleo which are hard hit and contribute to the high incidents of TB cases in Kisumu County participated. Kenya Re RFC emerged the winner with Nyalenda RFC runner up,Obwolo RFC mamboleo third place and Manyatta RFC fourth
We mobilized and sensitized over 2000 youths and the adolescent who participated and got health information on how they could be in the forefront in reducing new infections, deaths from HIV& TB and all forms discrimination. We were able to distribute over 2,000 Information Education and Communication materials on TB and HIV during the 2014 world AIDS Day buildup activities spanning from 20th November to 29th November 2014. Bear in mind that our county is among the top three in terms of HIV prevalence in Kenya, 1 out of 5 people living with HIV are killed by TB, TB is the no 1 killer of people with HIV,Kisumu County has high incidents of TB among people living with HIV(co infected) and we are No. 15 among countries with high
TB burden
This activity was supported by various partners namely The community through the participating teams ,National AIDS Control Council, National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV /AIDS in Kenya (NEPHAK),Radio Ramogi,Radio, Lake Victoria ,Taifa Leo thanks to Kenya AIDS NGO consortium (KANCO) linking community advocate to the media as you will realize Kisumu County got media blitz on world AIDS Day putting our leaders on the spotlight, #quixRUGBY, Population services Kenya,Nelson Mandela CBO,MCA Nyalenda B Hon James Were,Nominated MCA Hon Farida ,LVCT Health ,Dr Okash ,Kisumu RFC ,St Rita CBO,KEMRI -CGHR Victory Post Test Group,St Peters OVC Support, and Kisumu Urban Apostolate Program
