Community Prevention with Positives (CPwP) and Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) program is one of major programs at Caritas funded by USAID through Aphia plus. The project mainly deals with people living with HIV, the infected and affected and children from the households while addressing social determinants of health.
The program entered its 2nd phase in the year 2011 from APHIA II to APHIA plus and will exit in September 2015. The program works with trained Community Health Workers (CHW) to provide services through support groups.
Currently, the program supports 3511 PLHIV and 6100 OVCs in 2,155 households.
Education Support.
Psycho-Social Care and Support
HH Economic Strengthening
Social Protection
Health and Nutrition
Child Protection and Gender Based Violence
provision of school fees to secondary schools students
OVC treatment
provision of beddings