UNICEF ENGAGES TEAM CARELIFE
As part of her mapped out activities for the year, UNICEF, hosted 'team carelife' during her advocacy visit to their team of consultants at UNICEF office, Kaduna.
The primary goal of the advocacy visit was to evaluate the past activites of Carelife Character Foundation among AYPs in kaduna state, and to lay strategic foundations on how to achieve the work plan for the year which seeks to capture seven (7) local government areas of the state, anchoring on different thematic areas of :
- HIV - This thematic area will consolidate on existing platforms but in addition engage the tool of effective Character Capacity Building in order to achieve the 1st, 2nd and 3rd 90% Target of UNAIDs goal, which state that at lest 90% of General population are reach with HIV testing and 90% of those tested positive are place on treatment, 90% of those on treatment achieve viral load suppression. in so doing to achieve UN GOAL of "Ending AIDs Epidemic by 2030.
Excitement after the session.- Dr. Annefrida Kisesa (Chief of Field Services Co-ordination, UNICEF NIGERIA) engages Carelife Program Manager- George, Aniekeme S. with some personal discussions
Globally
over 1.8billion of the population are AYPs, 90% living in developing countries,
in Sub-Saharan Africa one third of the population are AYP in, Nigeria
(population 173million) 48% are AYPs.
The National response to HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
has recorded significant achievement in the prevention of new infections and
mitigating the impact of HIV among PLHIV in Nigeria. However, same cannot be
said about the AYP as HIV programs seldom carries this group in the planning
and execution of projects. Sadly, this group of people account for a
significant portion of new infections. From the National prevalence of 3.4%,
HIV prevalence among adolescence in Nigeria (15 to 19yrs) is put at 2.9% and
3.2% for Young People (20 to 24yrs).
From
2012 global estimate carried 780,000 are youth age 15-24yrs were newly infected
HIV and female in this group were 50% more to acquire than their male
partners.( National HIV Strategy for Adolescent and
Young Person 2016-2020)
There
is 30% decrease in AIDs related mortality in adult and a 50% increase in AYP
between 2005-2012( UNAIDs Global AIDs Epidemic).
Adolescent
2.9% prevalence the girls still bore a heavier burden of the prevalence at 3.2%
compare to boys at 2.6% rate of new infection was generally higher in women and
girls at 120,003 as compare to their male counterpart at 100,390 in 2013(NARHS)
from left to right - Dr. Stanley Garuba (M&E Specialist, UNICEF KADUNA), Dr. Annefrida Kisesa (Chief of Field Services Co-ordination, UNICEF NIGERIA), Dr. Abiola Davies (HIV Specialist/ OIC chief of HIV section, UNICEF NIGERIA), Dr. Baba Idris (HIV Specialist, UNICEF KADUNA); flanked by Consultants of Carelife Character Foundation after the presentation and discussion sessions.
- HEPATITIS B& C: Recent prevalence survey carried out by Dr. Dominic Ativie (January 13th, 2018 – elanza news) in Southern Kaduna reveals that more than 45% of young persons are infected with either hepatitis B, C or both. This prevalence rate keeps increasing as the disastrous effect of this infection is found mostly among AYPs and even in some AYPLHIV. This silent killer has trapped a lot of young lives and robbed a lot others of different opportunities (e.g military selection). worst case scenario is that young persons are trapped in ignorance of this epidemic. this project seeks to creates awareness, conduct free medical outreach where free counselling, testing, vaccinations and referrals will be carried out by Carelife team of Medical professionals in partnership with other recognized institutions.
Carelife consultants on AYPs poses at the UN reception
- ICT - The global village is getting digitized, yet, research shows 85% of young persons in Nigeria found with android phones either uses their gadgets for just the fun of carrying a big phone, pictures, facebook, tweet and other abusive engagements with words, hate speeches phonographic, and so on... when their peers in other part of the globe are actually generating revenue for selves using similar gadgets. information is key! this thematic focus tends to inform the youths and harness their potentials into much more useful ventures of online businesses, digital management, and lots more.
CARELIFE PROGRAM MANAGER WITH THE ICT CONSULTANT- Engr. Michael.
Other thematic focus for the year (2018) set to capture both in and out school AYPs will include:
- LEADERSHIP/ GOVERNANCE
- MONITORING & EVALUATION
- EMPOWERMENTS
- CHARACTER CONFERENCE.
