Rwenzori Center for Research and Advocacy Uganda
Rwenzori Center for Research and Advocacy Uganda
Improving the uptake of essential sexual, reproductive and MNCH (maternal, neonatal and child health) services; – integrate HIV and malaria services among populations living in the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) project sites;- increase communities’ capacities to sustainably manage natural resources in an attempt to increase food security and improve livelihoods in HoPE-LVB project sites; and utilize the emerging PHE policy framework to support health system strengthening, natural resource management and the scaling up of the HoPE-LVB model for PHE integration in Kasese project sites.
RCRA with support from Pathfinder, implemented an integrated Population, Health and Environment, a women – led community resilience and development project in Kasese, Uganda. The project’s aim was to improve the uptake of essential sexual, reproductive and
MNCH (maternal, neonatal and child health) services; integrate HIV and malaria services among populations living in the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) project sites; increase the capacity of communities to sustainably manage natural resources in an attempt to increase food
security and improve livelihoods in HoPE-LVB project sites; and utilize the emerging PHE policy framework to support health system strengthening, natural resource management and the scaling up of the HoPE-LVB model for PHE integration in Kasese project sites.
The project established 500 model households, the model is built on integrated interventions on HIV prevention and treatment, Maternal Newborn and Child Health, water sanitation and hygiene, construction of energy efficient stoves, drying racks, fruit trees planting, regenerative agriculture, vegetable growing gardens, and health and climate resilience education. The model brings approaches to promote overall quality of life, including women’s economic empowerment, and inclusion of youth and vulnerable groups in health activities. Sustainability was enhanced by linkages to environmental conservation such as organic gardening, tree planting, and village-based climate resilience knowledge-sharing. The project funding ended in 2018 and the model has since been scaled to 1,500 households..
