HISTORY:

Our history rooted in our self-commitment to fight HIV and AIDS, improve lives of PLHIV and actively participate in development activities as expected for all normal human beings .HIV and AIDS pandemic has so far claimed many innocent lives in Tanzania and the whole world at large. The prevalence at a national level is as comparatively low as 5.9% while it is about as large as 15% in Iringa region where our organization was founded in 2005.Many people live positively with HIV and AIDS and practice positive prevention. They also willingly join the national efforts to combat the pandemic at community levels. A group of 30 People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV) in Iringa Municipality (Iringa region) came up together as a basic group in 2005. The basic intent was to share experiences in Post Test Clubs (PTCs), help other people in the vicinity to access correct information through education on opportunities available for care, treatment and support of people infected with HIV. Males were/are approached by volunteer male peers and females were/are approached by volunteer female peers. In 2007 our basic group was registered as a national, non-profit making NGO (REG NO: OONGO/472 under Act No. 212 (52) of 2002 ) after receiving financial support from “The Foundation for Civil Society”. We now exist as a registered entity by the name “Community Health Education and Development Organization”- (abbreviated as CHEDO).We have our head office in Ruaha Ward at Ipogolo Catholic Parish. It is the leadership of this Parish that has granted to us an office space since we are still young and still unable to have our own office space and building. We are Four years old as an organization.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

We are still youg but we have attained some achievements todate:

• Sharing experiences with fellow PLHIV on positive livingwith HIV and AIDS and positive prevention
• Using CTCs as Platforms for patient education
• Establishing Post test clubs for members to regularly meet
• Start household poultry keeping  for self sustainance and Income generation
• Participate in Training Expert Patient Trainers (EPTs) using the WHO Integrated Management of Adult and Adolescet Illness(IMAI) stategy or approach.
• Providing psycho-social support to bed-ridden PLHIVs and caregivers.

HISTORIA:

Historia yetu mizizi katika dhamira yetu binafsi ya kupambana na VVU na UKIMWI, kuboresha maisha ya PLHIV na kushiriki kikamilifu katika shughuli za maendeleo kama ilivyotarajiwa kwa viumbe wote kawaida ya binadamu. VVU na UKIMWI hadi sasa alidai maisha ya watu wengi wasio na hatia katika Tanzania na dunia nzima katika kubwa. kiwango cha maambukizi katika ngazi ya kitaifa ni kama comparatively low kama 5.9% wakati ni kuhusu kubwa kama 15% katika mkoa wa Iringa ambapo shirika yetu ilianzishwa katika watu 2005.Many kuishi kwa matumaini na VVU na UKIMWI na mazoezi ya kuzuia VVU. Pia kwa hiari kujiunga na juhudi za kitaifa za kupambana na gonjwa hilo katika ngazi ya jamii. kundi la watu 30 wanaoishi na VVU na UKIMWI (PLHIV) katika Manispaa ya Iringa (Iringa kanda) alikuja pamoja kama kundi ya msingi mwaka 2005. dhamira ya msingi ilikuwa ni kubadilishana uzoefu katika klabu Test Post (PTCs), kusaidia watu wengine katika maeneo ya jirani ya kupata habari kwa njia ya elimu sahihi juu ya fursa za kutosha kwa ajili ya huduma ya matibabu, na kuungwa mkono na watu walioathirika na VVU. Wanaume walikuwa / akakaribia ni kwa wenzao wa kiume na wa kike wa kujitolea walikuwa / ni akakaribia na wenzao wa kike wa kujitolea. Mwaka 2007 kundi yetu ya msingi ilikuwa imesajiliwa kama taifa, ideella NGO (Kanuni NO: OONGO/472 chini ya Sheria ya 212 (52) ya 2002) baada ya kupokea msaada wa fedha kutoka "Foundation for Civil Society". Sisi sasa zipo kama chombo kusajiliwa na jina "Jumuiya ya Elimu ya Afya na Shirika la Maendeleo ya" - (kifupi kama CHEDO) Tuna kichwa ofisi yetu katika Kata ya Ruaha Katoliki Parokia ya Ipogolo.. Ni uongozi wa Parokia hii ambayo imetolewa kwetu nafasi ya ofisi tangu sisi bado ni mdogo na bado hawawezi kuwa na ofisi yetu wenyewe nafasi na jengo. Sisi ni umri wa miaka minne kama shirika.

MAFANIKIO:

Sisi bado youg lakini tuna mafanikio yaliyopatikana baadhi todate:

• Kubadilishana uzoefu na PLHIV wenzake juu ya chanya livingwith VVU na UKIMWI na kuzuia chanya
• Kutumia CTCs kama majukwaa kwa ajili ya elimu ya mgonjwa
• Kuanzisha klabu za kupima Post mara kwa mara kwa ajili ya wanachama kukutana
• Kaya kuanza kushika kuku wa kujitegemea na kizazi ya Mapato
• Kushiriki katika Mafunzo ya Wakufunzi Expert Mgonjwa (EPTs) kwa kutumia WHO Usimamiaji wa Ugonjwa wa wazima na Adolescet (IMAI) stategy au mbinu.
• Kutoa msaada wa kisaikolojia na kijamii kwa PLHIVs kitanda-ridden na walezi.