CACC to Partner with HOREC

Officials of the Constituency AIDS Control Council (CACC) paid a visit to HOREC to design a framework for combating HIV and AIDS in the constituency. HOREC has been vigorously involved in sensitizing the community on HIV and AIDS thus the interest from CACC to partner with us. Through events such as the World AIDS Day, the Day of the African Child, Orphans Day and Candle Light Day, HOREC has been able to create awareness on HIV and AIDS.

The CACC coordinator was impressed by the strides HOREC has made in the quest to minimize stigma in the community and its effort to urge the community to practice safe sex. The CACC committee pledged to be more involved in promoting safe sex by providing condoms. Christine Wambui asked the officials to speed up the implementation of the pledges made and told them she was talking to HOREC partners to see if we can have a resource Centre for the same purpose.

Our partners both locally and abroad have been supporting these events that form the integral part of HOREC calendar.

ABOUT CACCs

CACC are the implementing organs of NACC. NACC has established 210 CACCs in the country to coordinate and supervise HIV and AIDS activities at the community/constituency level. CACCs are operational and each has 3 members of secretariat. With the declaration of Total War Against HIV and AIDS, CACCs play an important role in the fight against HIV and AIDS as they are the entry points to the community.

Goals of Constituency Focus

The goal of constituency focus is to have total mobilization of communities in Kenya within each constituency for active involvement in prevention of new HIV infections, mitigation of socio economics impact of HIV and AIDS as well as providing care and support for people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.

Objective of Constituency focus

The constituency focus aims to mobilize communities within the constituency to effectively undertake and participate in activities to:

·         Reduce drastically the number of new HIV infections including prevention of mother-to-child transmissions (PMTCT)

·         Provide care and support to Orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC)

·         Provide community and home-based care and support to HIV and AIDS infected and affected people, especially widows and widowers and empower them through establishing income generating projects.

·         Advocate for the utilization of voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services linked to post-test clubs for both the people who are negative and those who are positive in order for each group to receive appropriate guidance and support in the way they live subsequently.

·         Promote awareness of practices that enhance well being in communities with particular reference to proper nutrition and regular exercising.

·         Become aware of ways to access services such as prevent Mother-to-Child transmission, drug for the treatment of opportunistic infections as well as access to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) that prolong and improve quality of life and mitigation of socio economic impact of HIV and AIDS.