MAHIPSO uses tried and tested measures at community-level to increase participation by beneficiaries in interventions that address their needs.
Over time we have realized that community mobilization is so many things that add up to make the event a success. We also know that community mobilization is continuous and involves so many participants called players or stakeholders.
It is this very principle that makes us use identified community venues to enable people donate blood and at the same time be introduced to HIV prevention. We use the community-based mobile voluntary counseling, testing and post-test support services to increase opportunities for conversations, change attitudes, increase knowledge and altering community norms to reduce the incidence of HIV in Greater Masaka Region.
Seven major community mobilization strategies are used:
1. key-stakeholder buy-in
2. formation of community coalitions
3. community engagement
4. community participation
5. raising community awareness
6. involvement of leaders
7. partnership building.
We hope to build on this collective advocacy and organization to foster HIV awareness and prevention; crime prevention; increase uptake of VCT, stimulate discussions about HIV, reduce stigma, and ultimately decrease HIV incidence in Greater Masaka Region.
For those interested in reading more about Community Mobilization:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3400971/; http://www.mchip.net/sites/default/files/h_Community_Mobilization.pdf; dvocatesforyouth.org/publications/publications-a-z/2398-strategies-guided-by-best-practice-for-community-mobilization;
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