True Vision Ghana

caregivers and 109 spouses, children, and other family members

OUR GOALS

Care and Aid

•Provide food aid to 30 children living with HIV/AIDS and AIDS orphans
•Provide ARV treatment to HIV+ children
•Enroll all children in the national health insurance program so that they have access to medication to treat opportunistic infections
•Enroll HIV+ children and AIDS orphans in school by paying for their school fees and providing them with school supplies
•Regular visits by TVG volunteers to check on the health and academic progress of children enrolled in the Care and Aid program

Children living with HIV/AIDS and AIDS orphans deserve to be treated with equanimity in their communities. We hope to provide opportunities for these marginalized children to integrate into the wider community by putting them into school and to build relationships through other recreational activities. Education and Training


•Train Ghanaian healthcare workers to volunteer in these communities and support HIV/AIDS education initiatives
•Community HIV/AIDS classes in 6 communities in Northern Ghana focusing on risks and preventative measures as well as malaria and other health topics
•Facilitate the organization of s*x education classes in schools (primary and junior secondary schools)
•Help set up 6 s*x education clubs in the schools
•Help train youth leaders from the s*x education clubs to run their clubs on a regular basis
•Train the youth leaders to provide a once monthly youth-run radio program on HIV/AIDS issues

Education of the youth and empowering them to talk about HIV/AIDS issues without fear of being judged is the key to lowering rates of HIV/AIDS in the future. Economic Empowerment

•Needs assessment in the 6 communities
•Extend micro financing and seed money to women affected by HIV/AIDS in the 6 communities
•Provide training and logistical support in the early stages of setting up the projects
•After 2 years, TVG will expect the seed money for successful projects to be paid back in small manageable amounts over time
•The seed money will be recycled back into the pool of money in the “Economic Empowerment” program and will be used to seed other projects

The economic empowerment program is a community capacity building project that will allow people affected by HIV/AIDS to begin to end the cycle of poverty. It is our hope that the economic empowerment program will improve the economic status of these people so that they will be able to afford ARVs for themselves and their children without TVG support. This project will help encourage women to become more active in their communities for the benefit of themselves and their families. Long Term Sustainability

Once TVG begins to receive more funding and donations, we plan on expanding the number of children we will enroll in the Care and Aid program as well as expanding the number of communities we will work with on health and s*x education issues. TVG will develop a diverse resource base so as not to be dependent on one source. Funds raised from marketing Ghanaian-made crafts internationally and from individual donations and grants will be the main source of funds for TVG. It is our hope that within a 5-year time frame the small business ventures will be self-sustaining and that TVG will not need to provide further seed money to the community. We will be encouraging care-givers to continue buying ARVs and other medicine for the AIDS orphans and HIV+ children in their care and to make sure they attend school. TVG will continue to provide advice, educational support in the form of pamphlets, and occasional visits from the volunteer staff to document the progress of the communities in terms of the health education program and the economic ventures. Once TVG has completed their work in the 6 selected communities within the 5-year time frame then the Board Members will select new villages in northern Ghana to work with.