Helping Girls and Young Women in Bujumbura Slum
Organization information
Friends Women's Association
Location: Bujumbura, Burundi
Summary
Girls and young women bear the brunt from the conflicts in Burundi with many of them migrating to the Kamenge slum where the Ntaseka Clinic is located. They need much support. 267 women are HIV+ and there are now 128 self-help groups for 3013 women. The community needs HIV+ testing and family planning. Counseling is given to HIV+ children and to pregnant HIV+ women. House girls will also be taught to read and write and then be encouraged to organize themselves into self-help groups.
Project locations
Burundi