INTRODUCTION

CEREMOP chairperson Mr. Jillo Bonaya welcomed the participant to this important function on HIV/AIDS training workshop. In his speech he clearly defined the role of CEREMOP and area of coverage to the participants.Mr.Jillo introduces his staff and quick introduction of the participants conducted. The chairperson welcomed Mr. Philip Bulle to open the workshop. The chairperson probe the participants whether to have meal or money the participant request money since there is severe drought allover the Division.

OPENING SPEECH

Mr. Philip Bulle who is the divisional representative from CACC opened the floor of the workshop with blessing. In his opening he said “I do feel honoured to have being invited to open this seminar on HIV/AIDS prevention and advocacy conducted at Ummoja women group hall by CEREMOP organization.”
He added that this was the only active CBO initiating its project in this division. It’s a good beginning for the organization to implement this colourfully occasion on HIV AIDS training at this center. In his speech he said “the rate of HIV/AIDS infection is too high in the division and it’s our responsibility to disseminate the knowledge and skill learnt
In workshop to our people.” He finally thanked the CEREMOP for their effort and achievement.

EXPECTATION

? To learn more about HIV/AIDS and clear rumours, misconception about pandemic.
? Get more knowledge on how to prevent and control HIV/AIDS.
? Nurturing of moral values among young generation.
? Learn more about management and therapeutic measures of HIV/AIDS.
? Give care and support to PLWHA (People Living With HIV/AIDS )
? Bill board to be placed in all village , market and across the road

OBJECTIVES
? Identify and analyzing perceptions of HIV/ AIDS pandemic in the community
? Elaborating factors promoting HIV/AIDS spread in the community.
? Identifying means of transmitting HIV/AIDS
? Discussing mode of prevention of HIV/AIDS in the community
? Sate the highly risk groups in the community.
? Mention clinical signs and symptoms of HIV/AIDS
? Analyzing the problems of HIV/AIDS in the community
? Identify community attitude towards the infected and the affected
? Elaborating the role of the leaders in the control and prevention of HIV/AIDS
? Control measure
A-Abstain
B- Be faithfully
C- Use condom

Day One

Topic
? Background information
? Perception of the HIV/AIDS pandemic
? Factors promoting HIV/AIDS
? Means of transmition

Background Information
Definition of AIDS:
A - Acquired
I - Immune
D - Deficiency
S - Syndrome

In our local dialect AIDS can be referred to as “Mumes Dukub Badaa”
HIV/AIDS has planted it seed in 1990 in Obbu Division and grew gradually multiplying it’s viruses to many people. Currently the rate of HIV/AIDS is so high .

PERCEPTION OF HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC
The perception has been lustrated hear in two column positive and negative
Positive Negative
HIV/AIDS has no cure - Man made disease
HIV/AIDS retard development - Methods of birth control
HIV/AIDS bring family integration - Dog illness
HIV/AIDS promote poverty - American idea of discouraging sex
Fearfully disease
Does not select - Health carrier
Monster and killer disease - Clergy does not get

Senior chief Mr.Galm Dabasso presenting a group work on factors promoting HIV/AIDS

1. Failure to exposure one status by partners/couples
2. Wife inheritance- high tech in Borana community
3. ( Fulkaa in Borana dialect)
4. Concubine- common practice by age set especially those who are sexually active age ( Kuchu)
5. High consumption of drug by the youths i.e. Alcoholism ,Bhang etc
6. Dissemination of wrong information on pandemic by literate to meet their sexual satisfaction.
7. Social entertainment and beliefs i.e. Sikulangi, Karille, Koto
8. Female Genital mutilation- use of unsterilized object.
9. Poverty – women are the most vulnerable group especially single mothers will find means for providing basic needs for her family

10. Commercial sex workers – this are the registered groups who need their necessities through commercializing their body.

Mode of Transmission

- Sexual intercourse with an infected person – direct penetration
- Blood and blood products
- Mother to child transmission – 40% during delivery
- Breast milk

NB: The virus is found in:
1 Semen
2 Amniotic fluid
3 Blood
4 Saliva

Day Two

Recap
- Background information
- Perception on HIV/AIDS
- Factors promoting HIV/AIDS
- Mode of transmission

Topic
- The highly risk group
- Clinical sign and symptom of HIV/AIDS
- Analysis – the problems of HIV/AIDS
- Community attitude towards the affected and infected
- Role of the leaders and prevention and control
- Control measure

The Highly Risk Group (Vulnerable)

- Youth – age bracket 16-49 years
- Drivers and touts
- Drugs user and peddlers
- Soldiers
- Teachers
- Bar maids
- Traditional birth attendants
- Uncircumcised men
- People living in boarders town
- Sugar mummies and sugar daddies
- Caretakers of HIV/AIDS patients
- Travelers
- Businessmen
- Businessgirls
- Street girls

Clinical Science and symptoms of HIV/AIDS

Minor Signs

- Fever
- Child miscarriage
- Mental confusion
- Boiling
- Herpes rosters
- Herpes simplex
- Fungal infection
- Change of body color and hair

Major Signs

? Prolonged cough
? Oral thrash
? Decrease of body heat 10%
? Vomiting
? Diarrhoea

Analyzing the Problems of HIV/AIDS

Personal Level
- Loss of body weight
- Less productive
- Stigmatization
- Ridicule
- Bring psychological problem

Family Level
- increased in orphans children
- poverty loss of time

- family disintegration

National level
- Dropping population
- Poverty
- Crime rate increase
- Economy drop

Mr. Rach Tacho who is the facilitator deeply explained to participants on attitude towards infected and affected persons

Community Attitude towards Infected and Affected Persons

- HIV/AIDS person can be hated
- Person with HIV/AIDS are usually neglected

- Stigmatized by the members of the public
- Loss of friendly ties between the affected and the community
- Fears of having been affected and being infected

Roles of Leaders in Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS

- Organized public Baraza at village level to explain and sensitize about the scourge
- The leaders should be a role model
- Leaders should come up with a strategy to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS
- Encourage members of the public to go for HIV test centers (VCT) voluntary counseling test
- Leaders can ensure that in every center they shall organize lobby groups to educate community at various levels

Control Measures

A - Abstinence
B - Be faithful to your partners
C - Use condom

Recommendation

-Participants fully support the effort of CEREMOP and bless them to continue in same spirit
-Participants request more training to be held vigorously in each and every centre
-They recommend that workshop was much colourful since every sector of the community have participated
-Participants send vote of thanks for the CEREMOP for a wonderful training

Conclusion
There is need for more training since people are adopting and acquiring skills and knowledge of HIV/AIDS. Majority of the opulation are following ABC method to minimize the spread of HIV/AIDS

The workshop ended at 4.00pm with a word of prayer from area councilor, Mr.Jarso Jillo.

WORKSHOP REPORT ON HIV/AIDS HELD FOR VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS AT URAN WOMEN GROUP HALL

INTRODUCTION

Chairperson Mr. Jillo Bonaya welcomed participants to this vital workshop and he invited area councilor Mr. Wario Duba to officiate this workshop .Chairperson vividly explained the meaning of CEROMOP , it’s objectives and area of coverage to the participants .Later on brief introduction has been done that each participant should mention his name and his position in the group, then the chairperson probe participants whether to have meals or money ,the participants replied that they wanted money since this is crucial time of draught.

Opening Speech

Mr. Wario Duba who is the area councilor blessed the workshop with a word of prayer. He also welcomed CEREMOP team to this Division (Uran).He pointed out that this training is of most vital to every individual in the community specially the young generation those who are sexually active. The knowledge and the skills learnt here should be disseminated to the rest of community as you are the stakeholders in every sector i.e. women group, youth group, Religious leaders and village elders
In addition, he gave thanks to the CEREMOP for their effort and achievement. He concluded that this is the only CBO who dedicated their work and initiative. This colorful training to this Division.

Day One

EXPECTATIONS
- Know what CEREMOP is
- What does CEREMOP want to know from us
- What information do CEREMOP have for us
- Know the duration of the seminar

OBJECTIVES
? Definition of HIV/AIDS and its background information
? Identify mode of transmission
? Identify signs and symptoms of HIV/AIDS
? Elaborate practices that promote the spread of HIV/AIDS
? Identify the high risk groups in the community
? Discuss the consequences of HIV/AIDS
? Identify the preventive and control measures

Topic

? Background information of HIV/AIDS
? Where is HIV/AIDS concentrated
? Mode of transmission
? Signs and symptoms
? Practices that promote the spread of HIV/AIDS

Background Information

Definition
A - Acquired
B - Immune
D - Deficiency
S - Syndrome

H - Human
I - Immune
V - Virus

HIV/AIDS is one of the looming disease national wide. It was discovered in Kenya the year 1981 and developed its roots in Uran Division of Moyale District 1990.
HIV AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease and women are prone to this killer disease since virus live in moist conditions. HIV/AIDS – is very much present in Uran division. From Hospital records out of 100% - 5% is from Uran and as per record a person with 85 years old has a virus. HIV/AIDS in Kenyan has been reduced by 7%. But in Borana community, the rate is still growing since communities stick to bad traditional taboos i.e. wife inheritance.

Incubation Period - this a period within which virus well developed. The incubation period of the disease is 6 weeks.

Window Period -this is the period which the infected person can transmit to another person. This period can run for three months.

Concentration of virus in human body

- Fresh blood
- Virginal fluid
- Breast milk
- Saliva
- Tears
- Urine
- Sweat

Mr Duba Diba presenting a group works on mode of transmission

Mode of Transmission

- Blood and blood products
- Mother to child
- Sexual intercourse with an infected p[erson
- Breast milk
- Piercing instruments shared by child at school
- Deep kissing
- Tooth brush

Signs and symptoms
Minor Signs
- Fever
- Headache

- Rashes
- Loss of appetite
- Herpes roster
- generalized lymphamentis

Major Signs
- Prolonged diahroea over one month
- Prolonged voting
- Weight loss 10% every month
- Poor pregnancy

Practices That Promote the Spread of HIV/AIDS

-Polygamy
-Widow/remarriages
-Circumcision
- Man/women sexual relationship
-Wife inheritance
-Social entertainment (kusom) Love songs
-Forced marriage –how rich but not how health (eloping)
-Rape
-Sister marriage relationship (fluke)

Day Two

Recap
-Background Information
-Transmission Methods
-Social Practices That Promote HIV/AIDS
-Signs and symptoms of HIV/AIDS

TOPIC
1. High risk group
2. Concequence of HIV/AIDS
3. Prevention and control measure

MR. Galgallo Duba who is the facilitator elaborating the group in high risk

GROUP IN HIGH RISK
The vulnerable groups are as follows:
1. Soldiers
2. Touts
3. Drivers
4. Teachers
5. Rich
6. Poor
7. Druggists
8. Barmaids
9. Midwives
10. Secondary And College Students
11. Widows And Widowers
12. Rapist

CONCEQUENCE OF HIV/AIDS

This can be categorized into three sections
1. Personal level
2. Family level
3. Community level

Personal Level
? Loss of weight
? Loss of productive
? Loss of friends and villagers
? Stigmatization
? Loss of money wasted on treatment and care

Family Level

? No of orphans increased
? Loss of time
? Poverty
? Family disintegration

Community Level

? Population reduction
? Loss of resourceful mind /person
? High rate of crime
? education drop out
? a lot of money spent on medication and treatment of their patients

Prevention and Control Measures
Mr. Wago Kadu who is facilitator demonstrating how to use condom as means of controlling of HIV/AIDS

A - Abstinence
B - Be faithful to your partners
C - Use condom
D - Don’t take chance

RECOMMENDATION

Participants recommended that this training was a colourful one.
Participants request more training to be carried out in marginalized centers like Lataka and Kiltipe.
NB
The workshop ended at 3:00 PM with blessing from the area chief.