NURSES CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP GHANA
HIV/AIDS PROJECT
Executive Summary
The Nurses Christian Fellowship Ghana is a fellowship of Christian Nurses in the Health Sector with the sole aim of making Christ known in Nursing through the application of Christian principles in Nursing, thereby enhancing the provision of Quality Nursing Care.
Nurses Christian Fellowship Ghana (NCFG) had been in existence since April 1966 (39 years now). Since 1986 the group has embarked successfully on educational program on Sickle Cell disease and menopause nationwide.
The group has National Board, National Executives and Project Committee who sees to the running of projects of the fellowship NCFG would use its experience and members to implement this HIV/AIDS project which we know is now a menace in our country and save some lives for Christ.
The project budget is estimated as $4170 (FOUR THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY DOLLARS) and would run for two (2) years. Two persons, that is Project Coordinator and an Assistant will see to the effective implementation of the project.
BACKGROUND
The first HIV/AIDS cases where reported in Ghana in 1986. Since then the government and non-governmental organizations have taken several measures to help curb down the transmission. Unfortunately most of these activities have centered on the big cities living the villages/ rural areas at the mercy of the disease.
Sentinel surveillance in our country has shown that the average prevalence rate has increase from 2.6% in 1994 to 3.6% in 2004. Currently, hetero sexual contact is the main mode of transmission and its attacking the Economic Active Segment of our population (25 – 45 years).
In the two communities we have chosen, socio-cultural practices allows men to marry as many as they want.
Women are not economically viable and rely on men for living.
Married women do not know how to negotiate condom use.
And young girls are push into early marriage.
People think every long standing disease are due to curse and witchcraft and needs occultic intervention.
The NCF Ghana by its philosophy, principles and training can render services in HIV / AIDS education, and counseling, training of Peer Educators and provide Home-Based Care for people living with HIV/ AIDS (PLWHAS).
We also believe in the Right to dignify and want to be advocates for the vulnerable in these communities.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
1. To increase the knowledge of community members on HIV/ AIDS to 80% by the end of 2006.
2. To promote good Behavioral Change of the people towards HIV/ AIDS by 30%.
3. To promote sexual abstinence or postponement of early sex among the youth by 10%.
4. To Monitor and Evaluate Project Effectively throughout the two years.
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
| OBJECTIVES |
ACTIVITIES |
COST ESTIMATE |
IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD |
PERFORMANCE INDICATION |
| 1. To increase the knowledge of community members on HIV/AIDS to 80% by the end of 2006. |
Development of project |
$100 |
Sept. 2005 |
Project proposal submitted for funding. |
| Community Entry |
$200 |
Jan - Feb 2006 |
Community leaders aware of programme. |
| Conduct FGD in selected project communities |
$300 |
Level of knowledge assesed in FGD report. |
| Organise two community durbars in villages. |
$320 |
April - May 2006 |
Rallies organized (report written). |
| Organise monthly group discussion among youth and other groups. |
$250
12 sessions group discussions
T n T & (refreshment) |
July 2006 |
12 group discussions organized (monthly reports written). |
| Organise quarterly Video shows. |
4 x 50
$200
Hiring of film projector etc.
Sept. 2005 |
From May 2006 |
10 video shows conducted. |
| To promote abstinence among the youth. |
Provide counseling services on monthly bases for 2 years. |
$300 T&T
2 Staff
monthly |
From May 2006 |
App. 300 community members’ counseled and PLWHA nursed. |
| To promote sexual faithfulness among married couples. |
To provide home-based care to PLWHA |
| Train 30 Peer Educators to educate and refer young people in communities. (Form virgin clubs) |
2 Training session x $1500 |
July 2006 |
Training Report |
| Conduct bi-weekly home visit to PLWHA for 2 years. |
$500 |
Nov, Feb, May, & Sept. 2006 |
Reports of visit |
| To Monitor and Evaluate Project effectively throughout the 2 years |
Conduct bi- monthly resource persons meeting |
$300 |
Writing of monthly reports |
| Conduct quarterly Coordinators visits |
4 visits x 2 years x people $200 |
Quarterly Reports |
