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Mapping HIV & AIDS and TB Service Organizations in Kenya

Mapping HIV & AIDS and TB Service Organizations in Kenya. KANCO.

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Mapping HIV & AIDS and TB Service Organizations in Kenya

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  1. Mapping HIV & AIDS and TB Service Organizations in Kenya

  2. KANCO Kenya AIDS NGO’s Consortium (KANCO) is a national network membership of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community based organizations (CBOs) and faith-based organizations (FBOs) involved in or that have interest in HIV & AIDS and TB activities in Kenya and the Linking Organisation (LO)for the International HIV/AIDS Alliance.

  3. Mission To provide leadership, collaboration and enhance capacity among CSOs and other stakeholders to respond to HIV & AIDS and TB at the community level

  4. Focus For the period 2010-2014, KANCO is focusing on three main strategic directions that include; Community Systems Strengthening Improving policy for HIV and TB Institutional Systems Strengthening

  5. Background Mapping In 2009 KANCO initiated a process of mapping CSO AIDS service providers across the country Currently 350 AIDS service CSO’s have been mapped showing their location and the type of services they provide.

  6. Why mapping Make existing information more public and useful for networking, planning and advocacy Enable individuals and communities to provide feedback on the quality and availability of HIV, AIDS and TB services Inform decision-makers on the availability of HIV, AIDS and TB services being provided by CSOs

  7. What Information • Location of AIDS service organization • Types of services Provided by the organization • Source of funding for the organization • Organization profile

  8. Important features Add your organization to the map Connect to an organizations listed on the map Sign-up to email alerts for a specific geographic area Read and comment on the map blog Go to www.kanco.org > click Mapping

  9. AIDS Service organizations image screen

  10. Challenges Low access to internet connectivity in rural areas Local CBO’s without ICT facilities unable to upload their profiles

  11. Looking to the future… Information displayed will include: • Bulk export • Directory • County profiles • SMS for referrals to services on the map • Receive SMS alerts as new info in your area added to map • Submit feedback on services via SMS

  12. Bulk SMS With the growing number of members KANCO sought innovative communication tools one of which is the bulk SMS This is a tool where information can be communicated to many partners at the same time

  13. Benefits of Bulk SMS Faster to communicate and respond SMS is cheaper in sending mass bulk messages . It’s timeless. The bulk SMS is a novel form of media communication. It’s not bound by geographic coverage- flexible. You can send bulk SMS anytime anywhere. It’s targeted. The bulk SMS is targeted to campaigning, advocacy, networking and information sharing, disseminating resources and facilitating discussions.

  14. Conclusion Despite the challenges be faced because of infrastructural constraints, applying ICT as a tool, in mainstreaming HIV/AIDS can be a cost-effective solution to increasing the information reach. This would contribute to the global theme of Zero New Infections, Zero AIDS-related Deaths and Zero Discrimination.

  15. THANK YOU Allan RAGI Executive Director Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium Web: www.kanco.org

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