Story

Girls and young women bear the brunt from the conflicts in Burundi with many of them migrating to the Kamenge slum where the Ntaseka Clinic is located. They need much support. 267 women are HIV+ and there are now 128 self-help groups for 3013 women. The community needs HIV+ testing and family planning. Counseling is given to HIV+ children and to pregnant HIV+ women. House girls will also be taught to read and write and then be encouraged to organize themselves into self-help groups.

Impact

These programs of the Ntaseka Clinic have already impacted thousands of women in Kamenge, giving them medical, psychological, and income-generating support. Orga, the first woman under anti-retrovial treatment at Ntaseka Clinic (see main picture with her daughter), said, "I was almost dead, but God has used FWA to give me back life." Women in Burundi face considerable gender based violence and the Friends Women's Association works to educate the community on this issue so that GBV will decline.

Challenge

Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world and has often been beset with political violence and war. Children and young women are the most vulnerable part of the population. The Kamenge slum is full of young women and their children who have fled the violence. Some become sex workers and already over 260 HIV+ women are under ARVs at the clinic. The economic condition of these women is dire. The clinic is run by the Friends Women's Association which is completely women controlled.

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