Key Populations Uganda Annual Community Dialogue.

 

Through the community Dialogue we held at our office premises, LGBTIQ youths focused to sharing experiences on to Sexual Reproductive Health issues, rates of sexually-transmitted infections are increasing and these infections disproportionately burden LGBTQ people.
In addition, transgender women continue to face high discrimination, from the experiences shared, Sex worker's shared no far from the same Huddle's faced.
#HIV was at the center stage throughout the dialogue coupled with STDs , young people require more access to Sexual Reproductive Health information for to take more informed decision about there sexuality

United Nations Population Fund Regional Youth Consultation

During the United Nations Population Fund-_ESARO Regional Youth Consultation that happened in Johannesburg, Key Populations Uganda, team leader Ivan represented KPU being a youth led Organization and having him as an expert in Sexual Reproductive Health Rights.
(i)We co-defined Youth-Led Accountability,
(ii)shared stories of different Youth Led Accountability  approaches and had young people sharing the barriers in holding decision makers to account.

The Together We Speak Civicus Annual Campaign

On 18th November, Key Populations Uganda with Happy Family Youth Uganda organised a dialogue with refugees youths tackling the Sustainable Development Goal 16 Creating harmonization among youths with refugees counter parts , under the CIVICUS World Alliance #TogetherWeSpeak campaign. Starting.
The dialogue enabled sharing experiences from youths especially the refugees youths from Congo and South Sudan, about their experiences, while in camps and the huddles that they go through to

Half Yearly Report January to June 2018

Key Populations Uganda (KPU) is a nonprofit support Organization for LGBTIQ And Male Refugees Sex worker people focused on the Sexual Health, advocacy, Safety and Security, Community mobilization and HIV/AIDs awareness and prevention for al LGBTIQ and Male Refugees Sex workers Persons. Formed on 5^th March 2017 first as a group led  by LGBTIQ, who are coming out as well as men and women who already out or having feelings or loneliness or isolation due to sexuality or sexual orientation.

This half-yearly report covers the period from January-June 2018 where key activities and its achievements are highlighted. During this period KPU has faced a number of challenges widely hurdles and blockade, threats among others – to which some have continued and these created obstacles to the deadlines as well as Activities targets. Despite all these challenges, the KPU team was committed to implement the planned activities with success.

The KPU Activities conducted

        i.            VCCT LGBTIQ Community Outreach,

      ii.            Dialogue on Treatment as Prevention among LGBTIQ Youths,

    iii.     Organized LGBTIQ Community Score Card dialogue on HIV/AIDS , with support from Theta  Uganda,

    iv.            Organized LGBTIQ Peers Counselors training Organized LGBTIQ Peers Counselors training

      v.            Co- Organized the LGBTIQ Valentine’s Day Special Fundraising event

    vi.            LGBTIQ Needs Assessment Dialogue with support from Reach out Mbuya.

We believe that KPU will accomplish the designated activities with remarkable achievements at the policy level through the continued support in the future.

Key Populatons Youths Community VCT Outreach

Key Populations Uganda in partnership with Triam  Medical Center organized a Voluntary Testing and Counseling Outreach for the Youthful KPs enabling the access to health services by the young Key populations free health services were  provided such as:-
HIV test and treat (TT) .
STI screening and treatment .
Lubricant and condom distribution.
Interaction and safe sex couselling sessions through teaching the KPs youths how HIV transmission

Local Initiative Community Score card for #HIV AIDS Service Delivery For Key Populations

 

 
Key Populations Uganda with Support from Theta Uganda held a Local Initiative Community Score card for #HIV AIDS Service Delivery monitoring Workshop at Kawaala Health Center 3.
Among the issues evaluated are:-
HIV Prevention Services , Condom Accessibility, Lubricants availability and Accessibility, PEP and PREP services availability and Accessibility, Antiretroviral Therapy care services and Sexual Reproductive Health services availability and accessibility within the locality and to the Key and Priority Populations.

Key Populations Uganda At The Nakawa Division Medical Health Camp

 

 

Key Populations Uganda team at Nakawa Division Medical Camp 2018 In collaboration with Marps Network, demonstrating the female condom and distributing condoms and lube to the community HIV Prevention  for Key Populations.
During the health camp the audiences was sensitized on the proper ways on how to use both the Male and Female condoms, and how the application of water based lubricants reduce the risk of causing

Five Days Key Populations Peer Counselors Training

    


The Five Days Peer Counselors training Organized through Children of the Sun and Supported by The Aids Support Organization resolved about the fact topics on HIV/AIDS , with the following true facts as trained such as:-
Causing HIV, not curable, encompasses all other diseases ounce infected.
Went through the stages of HIV such as window period, Sero conversion, Asymptotic HIV, Clinical Illness Insufficiency and Clinical Illness Sufficiency.
The training involved in the Drivers to HIV AIDS like:-
Behavioral factors, Extra Marital relationships, low condom use, Cross generational sex, High risk

Reflections on the Conceptualization and Readiness to implement the World Bank Global Financing Facility (GFF) in Uganda

Key Populations Ugand Programs Research Innovations Director  in attendance of the Validation Meeting at Hotel Africa organized by CEHURD
Reflections on the Conceptualization and Readiness to implement the World Bank Financing Facility (CFF) in Uganda.

Following the submission of Uganda's investment case to the World Bank, CEHURD undertook a study to explore the quality of engagement of different stakeholders in the conceptualization, negotiation and implementation of the GFF grant/loan. The overall goal is to identify existing capacity needs, gaps as well as opportunities for bridging the governance for health issues in the conceptualization, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the GFF project in Uganda

The project had five specific objectives;
Interrogating the level and quality of  participation by Ugandan technocrats in the design

of the GFF and (b)explain the effect it might have had on the local content if any?

Interrogating the quality of participation at national and subnational levels (b)and how that affected local content and ownership

Why Key Populations Uganda Participated In A Fundraising Event -Importance

It was a successful Fundraising Event but with obstacles at the same time , here is how think of how this fundraising was important to the hosting and Organizing partners.

This Fundraising forced KP Uganda as an Organization to take a step back and think about how we are going to accomplish the set projects, without  resources, and in the needed time frames.  Whether it be by filling out an onerous grant application  or donor prospect asking you for your five year plan, almost always organizations will need to have some sort of planning in place to ask for support and be successful in attaining it.

This  Fundraising made us  see where we are vulnerable

Community Dialogue For Young KPs In For There Needs Assesment

The Young Kps gathered in for a community dialogue Organized by Key Population Uganda and supported by the Reach Out Mbuya Community Based Organization, that is doing all it can serving the Most At Risk Populations and providing HIV/AIDS Care to the KPs living positively.
The mayor needs raised were
The need for regular check ups for the Kps
Peer training's for those based in their

How can I reduce my risk of getting HIV?

Key Populations Uganda in collaboration with Kuchushiners Uganda will be hosting a valentines day fundraising event , where the proceeds from the event will cater for the young LGBTIQ taking on skilling from institutes and rejuvenating the already dilapidated Kuchu home housing those rejected by their parents, and the homeless youths due to their sexuality, here we share a few tips for all youths more so the LGBTIQ and Sexworkers categories as our major focus, drawing down a few tips on how to reduce the risk of getting HIV/AIDS as the KPs are the most at risk Populations.
Through this fundraising event we will carry out awareness, as partnership with many health

Key Points About HIV/AIDS Transmission

HIV is spread only in certain body fluids from a person infected with HIV. 
These fluids are blood, semen, pre-seminal fluids, rectal fluids, vaginal fluids, and breast milk. 
 HIV is spread mainly by having sex or sharing injection drug equipment, such as needles, with someone who has HIV.  
To reduce your risk of HIV infection, use condoms correctly every time you have vaginal, oral, or anal sex. Don’t inject drugs.

Key Populations Grass Root Organisations Assessment Meeting

Key Population Uganda was in attendance, for the consultative meeting with support from International Community Of Women Living With HIV/Eastern Africa, seeking a way forward for the KPs community and assessing the needs at hand.
Some of the issues discussed at hand were:-

VCT OUTREACH WITH COLLABORATION FROM REACH OUT MBUYA PROJECT

On 13th we carried out an outreach in the areas of Kitintale together with Kampu Liberty Uganda as our main focus is for Key Population persons, Kp Uganda as an Organization managed to mobilize LGBTIQ Youths to come and attend voluntary for the HIV/AIDS testing, and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases, free counseling services were offered.
Other usable materials like lubricant and condoms were distributed to the attendees on addition to the health talk and discussions on having safe sex through counseling and how one can detect the different Kinds of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Infections among others.

FP2020 Reference Group as the Youth Seat Representative

Are you committed to ensuring sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people and adolescents? If so, APPLY TODAY to join the FP2020 Reference Group as the youth seat representative.
FP2020 is seeking applicants interested in a leadership role in the movement to provide insights and expertise to address these challenges and to strengthen young people’s voice and participation within the partnership. Successful candidates will be family planning champions in their country and well-connected to national, regional and/or global networks committed to ensuring the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people and adolescents.
Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) is a global partnership that supports the rights of women and girls to decide, freely, and for themselves, whether, when, and how many children they want to have. FP2020

Making It Possible For Key Populations To Participate in Ending HIV

1. Food, especially in form of a balanced nutrition is important and has come up regularly as an issue faced by many beneficiaries
2. Housing, came up in many instances as a way to stabilize one’s location, safety, security, sense of belonging and worth.
3. Transportation to clinics where and when beneficiaries have to attend follow-up management, HIV testing or assessment for regimen changes.
4. Allocating the right resources to go to core HIV-related services.
5. Provide holistic and mental health services targeting Key Populations.
6. Provide leadership opportunities for Key Populations to own skills in preventing and participating in activities ending HIV.

LGBTIQ Moonlight Outreach In Collaboration With Namugoona Orthodox Hospital

In the Photo above the youth demonstrates how, one can properly and effectively use a condom, this outreach took place 10:00pm were the participants got free health services like HIV test ,Sti treatment, Adherence counseling to those who reacted HIV positive,condom and lubricant distribution among other services, Thanks to our partners the Orthodox Hospital Namugoona.

HIV -AIDS Youth Community Engagement Dialogue

More discussed such as - Increasing community based treatment- through expansion of home based care

Evidence shows that strengthening the linkages between health facilities and the community improves

adherence and retention in care. Further, this may contribute towards promotion of disclosure and

reduction in stigma. A connected system also reached more people, especially youth and children, and increased awareness about TB and HIV. Specially, civil society proposes the promotion of home-based

DOTs, adherence support, nutrition, awareness and linkages/referrals.

You Can Get a Sexually Transmitted Infection Without Having Sex

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 20 million new cases of reportable sexually transmitted infections occur each year , almost half of them among young people between 15 and 24 years old. Reportable STIs include HIV, gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and syphilis.
The fact that these diseases are transmitted via sex doesn’t mean it’s the only way you can get them. And just because you can’t get HIV through things like mosquito bites and kissing, doesn’t mean there aren’t other STIs you can.  Here are 12 ways you can get an STI without having sex.

 Kissing. Mononucleosis is known as the “kissing disease” for a reason, but you can also catch oral herpes, the virus that causes cold sores (HSV-1). Oral herpes can then be spread to the genitals via oral sex and become genital herpes (HSV-2). If an individual has an outbreak and has oral sex with someone it is possible to give someone HSV-2. Once you get herpes, it never goes away. It can lie dormant for years before an outbreak, so a person may not even know they have it but still be able to