AIDS is real its in our Church as the research done by Precision Youth League shows the weight of human suffering due to AIDS in Africa mainly youth is daily increasing however the most of the Christian leader pretend like in the church things are okay. Most of us realize by now that AIDS is real - we probably know people who have been affected by it, may be someone close to us. But AIDS is in the Church – is it possible? In some countries the answer is already obvious as you have watched the brothers in our Churches sicken and die while claiming to have been bewitched. Else where the plague has not reached such a height often we are not knee to admit that it is in the Church. Often we think that the Church should not become dirtied or spoiled by involving our selves with those with AIDS. We see them as sinners paying for their sins. Meanwhile stalks our continent. Its killing our young people yet a thick wall of silence surrounds the killer.
A proverb says “the best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago (20). The next best time is now” Likewise many years ago was the best time for all Christians in Africa to be addressing the issue of AIDS.
Many youth in Africa communities are dying without God and without hope. However the next best time to become involved is now.
The fire of AIDS raging all around the world gives the Christians and the Church a unique opportunity to minister in Christ’s name it’s a chance for us all to teach those all around us how vital God’s truth is for their lives. It’s also a wonderful chance for us to demonstrate the love of Christ to the many that are in darkness and without any earthly hope. God’s grace riches to them. We must be the hands of Christ demonstrating that grace.
When we are serving suffering people, we are serving Him.
We pray that Precision Youth League will be a guiding candle in many youth lives to help the equip them to face the tragedy of AIDS and to respond in a Godly way. By God’s grace and with the zeal and compassion of Christ, so that change the course of AIDS in Africa and bring many people to place hope firmly in our savoir who died for sinners like us.
Vision
A Nation of youth who are Equipped, Empowered, Upright and free from HIV/AIDS
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Currently we are implementing five programmes all geared to mitigate HIV/AIDS impact among the young people aged 10 to 35 year both in and out of Church / School. These are: -
Information Education and Communication
• H.I.V Education & prevention in schools:
The aim of the peer AIDS education is to empower young people in churches & school with necessary skills and knowledge so that they can avoid risky behaviors and overcome peer pressure among themselves. These skills acquired enable them educate and run meetings, talk shows, debates on HIV/AIDS, counseling sessions, referrals of other youths with health problems and support activities of the Anti-AIDS Clubs.
• School Based Anti-AIDS Clubs:
Church/ School based Anti-AIDS Clubs are established in an effort to ensure that HIV/AIDS education and prevention activities are maintained in those. The role of the clubs is to assist in imparting appropriate knowledge, risk reduction and behavioral change among their peers.
• Counseling & Referral
Counseling and Referrals helps young people with existing health related problems. It is carried out both at the Centre (Office) and in the field (project area). Over 10,150 young people have benefited from the counseling program and those with problems that may not be solved by our voluntary counselors are referred to other agencies.
Capacity Building
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Training of teachers as change agents:
This project is aimed at building the capacity of Church Leaders & Teachers in schools who are trained as Change Agents to support and supervise church / school based Anti-AIDS activities. They are given skills on how to organize training in their places, Participatory Training techniques and Facilitation. Techniques that will enable them to teach HIV/AIDS in churches / classes and provide counseling to other teachers and students; the training exposes Change Agents to HIV/AIDS, STDs education, prevention, Life Planning Skills Education, Child rights and protection. The training also exposes Teachers issues that affect their people that are living with HIV/AIDS in the social & education sector such as Stigma and Discrimination.
• Training of trainers for the community based volunteers:
The aim of the project is to strengthen the capacity of individual trainers to educate and design peer-education courses in ARH and HIV/AIDS, STDs prevention and to build the organization capacity at District level to support the project implementation including counseling young people and make referrals to other services providers, project monitoring and evaluation. Take lead in raising awareness in the community and providing information and support to young people through community HIV/AIDS outreach seminars.
• Staff Development:
As the project progresses, there is need to equip the staff with skills that are vital for their work. PYL through it deliberate effort it has taken staff development as a very important tool giving knowledge on administration, project evaluation, and computer skills to improve data management, reporting, monitoring of project and programs. The aim is to ensure that our staffs are comfortable with the knowledge about the programs philosophy and goals and skills to enable them work effectively with target audience. Staff development strengthens the program, sustain staff morale and prevent burn out.
Voluntary Counseling and Testing
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Sustainable, quality, youth friendly voluntary counseling & testing services (VCT):
Nearly two decades ago, Uganda made a historical landmark to recognize that HIV/AIDS was a major threat to public health and national development. Innovative programs for the prevention and control of STDs /HIV/AIDS have been running ever since and consequently. Uganda is witnessing consistent declining trends and or a stabilization of HIV prevalence rates assessed by sentinel surveillance of urban sites and rural communities in Uganda.
Voluntary testing and counseling (VCT) is a powerful tool for behavior change with respect to HIV/AIDS prevention. VCT enables individuals to know their HIV status, which serves as a gateway for HIV prevention and for early access to treatment, care and support. Since 2006 PYL started a youth targeted VCT center at its hosting Church headquarters, which is targeting to access VCT service to over 220,000 young marginalized people. This year we have a plan of introducing a mobile VCT services which will be offered as well as ongoing static clinic services to enable young people in and out of school have access to VCT we just believe God for the funders/donors for this project to kick off. Under this program we shall also provide other services such as testing and treatment of syphilis and STDs Management, Family Planning and other related services including the treatment of TB.
• Post Test Club:
PYL Post-test clubs provide emotional support, including helping the client to cope with stress and plan for the future. Assessment of risks and planning for risk reduction, including the development of a decision making capacity about options for prevention. The post test clubs supports clients to consider behavioural change as a means of preventing HIV infection or re-infection and realise the dangers of having unprotected sex that could bring the risk.
Community HIV/AIDS Control Project
• We organize HIV/AIDS Community seminars, workshops and conferences for the other people in the communities to get a chance of sharing the facts about this deadly epidemic
Youth Link Radio programme
• In an effort to reach and capture audience of a reasonable number of youths out of church & school, Radio Programs are planed to be conducted in over 15 Local Languages. These Radio Talk Shows are to held on weekends
The radio talk shows are to be moderated by a PYL Doctor and youth moderator who has had extensive training in issues concerning youth sexual and reproductive health.
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Objectives/ Opportunities for Youth by PYL.
1. We promote abstinence as away of fighting and control HIV/AIDS among African youth.
2. We develop and implement programmes that will encourage youth to become morally upright.
3. We empower and equip youth with valuable life skills
4. We increase community understand of their roles in supporting youths to develop values and skills for their empowerment.
5. We increase the knowledge of youth rights and remedies of vulnerable groups such as youth girls, children, disabled youth, youth prisoners, minorities and internally displaced youth.
6. We create an adequate network system among all youths as away of sharing the experience and best practices combating HIV/AIDS.
7. We lobby resources and funds for youth activities and programmes.
8. We undertake research, monitoring and documentation of youth rights practices in Africa.
9. We promote solidarity and partnership building with and among similar institutions, government, communities, businesses and individuals as away of involving them into HIV/AIDS reduction among youth on regional, national and international level.
10. We provide adequate and valid information for the youths regarding HIV/AIDS.
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