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ROADS Launches SafeTStop in Southern Sudan

SEPTEMBER 2006 — To address the elevated risk of HIV infection in Southern Sudan, this month ROADS will launch HIV programming in the country. The project will reinforce and continue programming initiated by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Rumbeck, Yei, Mundri and Tambura, including HIV awareness-raising, community mobilization, counseling and testing, and management of sexually transmitted infections. ROADS will also work with PSI and the International Refugee Committee to establish SafeTStop at the Customs Market in Juba, a major HIV hotspot and gathering place for mobile populations.

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ROADS Launches Farm to Provide Income-Generation and Nutrition for HIV-affected Communities

JUNE 2006 — In Malaba, Kenya, a new ROADS initiative has brought income-generating agricultural skills to the area's poor residents, as well as fresh fruit and vegetables to HIV-infected and -affected families, many of whom suffer from poor nutrition. The farm is part of the broader, regional "SafeTStop" initiative to reduce HIV infection and improve the health and well-being of communities along the major transport corridors of East and Central Africa.

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REDSO Helps Launch Multi-Country HIV Program to Benefit Mobile Populations and Communities

safetstop thumbnailMARCH 2005 — High-risk mobile populations will benefit from an innovative HIV program launched in Mariakani, Kenya this month. The SafeTStop program brings government, businesses and community groups together to ensure essential services for HIV prevention and care, and to address the impact of AIDS on the community. SafeTStop aims to create a healthier environment for target groups - such as truck drivers who work the northern transport corridor that begins in Mombasa and extends through Sudan, Rwanda and beyond - and host communities. Through SafeTStop, more resources can be spent on improving economic development and alternative work opportunities for low-income women, orphans, youth and men.

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Behavior Change Communication for Care, Support and Treatment Workshop Held

article thumbnailFERUARY 2005 —  Behavior-change communication (BCC) is not only a proven HIV prevention tool, it is an indispensable component of safe and effective care, support and treatment programs, including those that provide antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to HIV specialists who gathered at a workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Feb. 21-25, 2005. Sixty-five professionals from 11 countries attended the workshop, entitled Behavior Change Communication for Care, Support and Treatment. The workshop was funded by USAID's Regional Economic Development Services Office (REDSO) through the component of its program managed by Family Health International (FHI).

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