IMPACT Program Overview
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IMPACT Program Objectives:
- OVC are protected from abuse and exploitation.
- OVC access to secondary education is improved
- OVC households have increased financial assets.
Access to treatment and care for PLHIV is enhanced.
- Community mobilization for HIV testing and counseling is increased.
- PLHIV remain in longitudinal care and initiate treatment in a timely fashion.
- Loss-to-follow-up of PLHIV on ART and PMTCT is reduced.
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IMPACT Program Overview
IMPACT Program Objectives:
Program Goal: Improve the quality of life and HIV mitigate impact of HIV on orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Malawi.
Objectives: two objectives
Improve wellbeing of OVC
- OVC caregivers have practiced improved infant and young child feeding and caring techniques
IMPACT Program Overview
IMPACT: Integrated (HIV Effect) Mitigation and Positive Action for Community Transformation
IMPACT has been providing services for OVC and PLHIV by using the WALA Program as a platform to provide additional services, leveraging considerable resources from the public and private sectors
Designed to maximize the synergy between FFP and PEPFAR resources
Operating in the districts where WALA is operational; expanded to other non-WALA partners too
IMPACT Program Overview
Esatu Elilo: A/PM , WALA
WALA & IMPACT Programs: Lessons Learnt Event
Money-Men Club , Blantyre, 7-8 May 2014
IMPACT: Integrated (HIV Effect) Mitigation and Positive Action for Community Transformation
IMPACT has been providing services for OVC and PLHIV by using the WALA Program as a platform to provide additional services, leveraging considerable resources from the public and private sectors