We at MAHIPSO, believe in working hand in hand with so many other actors as we fight HIV. We thank all of you, our friends for supporting us. We thank everyone who made sure, put in that extra effort, and ensured we are part of ICASA 2017.
MAHIPSO, started as a Younger People Peer Education and Support Club. We later engaged in mobilizing communities to donate blood. As we canvassed South Uganda rural communities, we realized there was a need for HIV Prevention and Care targeting Younger People. We made up our mind to tackle all three issues. I want to be honest, it is not easy. We have had threats, fears, denials for sponsorship and in two cases, we were told by funders that they approached people supposed to recommend us and these people wrote negatively about us. We did not receive funding and we never gave up. We have never closed, we work on terribly shoestring budget but we are grateful to friends who believe in us.
MAHIPSO serves Greater Masaka region: Masaka, Ssembabule, Kalangala, Lwengo, Rakai, Kyotera, Kalungu, Bukomansimbi.
MAHIPSO, has since 2015 made several community outreaches and currently we have connected 25 younger people living with HIV for ART.
We are so glad we shall attend this ICASA 2017.
ICASA 2017 conference theme “Africa: Ending AIDS-delivering differently” engages the whole continent and all stakeholders in the post SDG framework, where sustainability of the response in reaching 90, 90, 90 of UNAIDS will not be possible if Human rights are not key priority for a new vision of leadership in the context of strengthening the application of science based evidence.
The 19th ICASA is an opportunity to renew this global commitment by drawing the world’s attention to the fact that the legacy is now under threat as a result of the global economic downturn. This year’s ICASA is an opportunity for the international community, and all Africans, to join efforts in committing to achieving an AIDS-free Africa. Given the urgency of the issue we are anticipating 7 000 -10 000 of the world’s leading scientists, policy makers, activists, PLHIV, government leaders – as well as a number of heads of state and civil society representatives – will be joining the debate on how to achieve this vision.
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