BACKGROUND

The Ambassadors of Hope Network of people with HIV/AIDS abbreviated as ANEPHA+ was established on 6th March 2003 by a group of HIV positive people with a common idea of reducing the rate of deaths of People Living with HIV/AIDS after seeing frequent unavoidable deaths. Most of the deaths occurred due to; inadequate supply of drugs to cure opportunistic infections, poor nutrition, lack of knowledge on how to live positively, psychological problems, poverty, stigma and discrimination. By that time People living with HIV/AIDS were receiving treatment for opportunistic infections at no cost from various organizations caring for people living with HIV/AIDS. Due to the significant increase of People Living with HIV/AIDS seeking medication, these organizations were later unable to provide services for those in need. It is there where we saw a threatening death toll in front of us, and we decided to fight for our survival by any means. This led to the founding of ANEPHA+.

WHERE ARE WE?

ANEPHA+ office is located within Arusha Municipality north Tanzania. Arusha Town is located on the slopes of Mount Meru near the highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. The weather of Arusha is very cool to cold most of the year. People come to Arusha from various regions searching for a better life because Arusha Region is also home to many mining sites of precious stones such as Tanzanite, among others. Arusha is also the tourist center catering for the Ngorongoro crater, Serengeti, Manyara, Tarangire, Arusha National parks and Mountain climbing for Kilimanjaro and Meru. The Arusha International Conference Center (AICC) makes the City an International Center due to its hosting of many multinational and regional forums. The former President of the United States of America Mr. Bill Clinton, during his visit to Tanzania in 2000 was so impressed that he had to call Arusha the “Geneva of Africa” because of peace dialogues involving East, Central, and South Africa which have been taking place in Arusha. Arusha is also the headquarters for East African community (EAC). Truly enough, if you visit this town you will see how busy it is.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Home Based Care services

In 2007 ANEPHA+ through CARF support established a Home Based Care team of Providers who implemented home visits. This has been an exemplary HBC in Tanzania implemented by PLHIV. HBC providers rendered services pertaining to physical, mental, spiritual and social needs of the clients. During home visits; fruits, nutritive flour, soap and others were supplied to the needy.

Promoting Living positively with HIV

Group therapy sessions meetings are conducted weekly in all branches for the purpose of encouraging one another, sharing experience and facts about being sero positive, also members are encouraged to disclose their sero-status as self disclosure is the entry point to living positively.

Poverty alleviation

ANEPHA + has succeeded to establish a poultry project with 200 layers.

UTANGULIZI

Mabalozi wa Hope Mtandao wa watu na virusi vya UKIMWI abbreviated kama ANEPHA + ilianzishwa Machi 6, 2003 na kundi la watu wanaoishi na VVU na wazo la pamoja la kupunguza kiwango cha vifo vya watu wanaoishi na virusi vya UKIMWI baada ya kuona vifo vya mara kwa mara kaida. Zaidi ya vifo ilitokea kutokana na; uhaba wa utoaji wa dawa za kutibu magonjwa nyemelezi, lishe duni, ukosefu wa elimu juu ya jinsi ya kuishi kwa matumaini, matatizo ya kisaikolojia, umaskini, unyanyapaa na ubaguzi. Kwa watu wakati huo wanaoishi na VVU / UKIMWI walikuwa kupata matibabu kwa magonjwa nyemelezi gharama yoyote kutoka mashirika mbalimbali ya kujali kwa watu wanaoishi na virusi vya Ukimwi. Kutokana na ongezeko kubwa la watu wanaoishi na virusi vya dawa / UKIMWI kutafuta, mashirika haya baadaye hawawezi kutoa huduma kwa wenye shida. Ni pale ambapo tuliona ya kutisha vifo mbele yetu, na sisi aliamua kupambana kwa ajili ya maisha yetu kwa njia yoyote. Hii imesababisha mwanzilishi wa ANEPHA +.

WAPI SISI?

ANEPHA ofisi + ziko ndani ya Manispaa ya Arusha kaskazini Tanzania. Mji wa Arusha iko kwenye mteremko wa Mount Meru karibu na mlima juu kabisa katika Afrika, Mlima Kilimanjaro. Hali ya hewa ya Arusha ni baridi sana kwa wengi baridi ya mwaka. Watu kuja Arusha kutoka mikoa mbalimbali kwa ajili ya kutafuta maisha bora kwa sababu Mkoa wa Arusha pia ni nyumbani kwa maeneo mengi ya madini ya vito vya thamani kama vile Tanzanite, miongoni mwa wengine. Arusha pia ni kituo cha utalii upishi kwa ajili ya volkeno Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Manyara, Tarangire, Arusha National mbuga na kupanda kwa Mlima Kilimanjaro na Meru. Mkutano wa Kimataifa wa Arusha Center (AICC) hufanya ya Mji wa kituo cha kimataifa kutokana na mwenyeji wake wa vikao wengi ya kimataifa na kikanda. Rais wa zamani wa Marekani Bw Bill Clinton, wakati wa ziara yake ya Tanzania mwaka 2000 ilikuwa hivyo hisia kwamba alikuwa na wito wa Arusha ya "Geneva ya Afrika" kwa sababu ya majadiliano ya amani kuwashirikisha Mashariki, Kati, na Afrika Kusini ambayo imekuwa ikifanyika mjini Arusha. Arusha pia ni makao makuu ya jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki (EAC). Kweli ya kutosha, kama wewe kutembelea mji huu utaona jinsi busy ni.

MAFANIKIO:

Home Based Care huduma

Katika 2007 ANEPHA + kupitia msaada CARF kuanzisha Home Based Care timu ya Watoa ambao kutekelezwa kutembelea nyumbani. Hii imekuwa ni HBC mfano katika Tanzania kutekelezwa na PLHIV. HBC watoa huduma rendered zinazohusiana na mahitaji ya kimwili, kiakili, kiroho na kijamii ya wateja. Wakati wa ziara nyumbani, matunda, nutritive unga, sabuni na wengine walikuwa hutolewa kwa maskini.

Kukuza wanaoishi na VVU

Tiba ya kikundi mikutano ya vikao vya kila wiki ni uliofanywa katika matawi yote kwa ajili ya kutiana moyo, kushirikiana uzoefu na ukweli kuhusu kuwa sero chanya, pia wanachama ni moyo wazi sero zao-sasa kama kutoa taarifa binafsi ni sehemu ya kuingia kuishi kwa matumaini.

Kupunguza umaskini

ANEPHA + imefanikiwa kuanzisha mradi wa kuku na tabaka 200.