HIV-AIDS Education and Prevention
The NAVTI Foundation HIV-AIDS program was designed because:
- The prevalence of HIV-AIDS in Cameroon, it stands at more than 17% with the Bui Division having about 8.75% of this population.
- 1/10 children in the community is a HIV-AIDS orphan.
- There is high poverty level, which increases the prevalence of prostitution and transmitted diseases (STD's).
It is our objective to promote the welfare of the community and have tried to help the community see they can handle basic health hazards concerning them. This program is jointly run in collaboration with our partners, the KISMET Friendship health care C.I.G
- We have participated in activities for the HIV/AIDS day and assisting in educational schemes organised by Ministry of Public Health in Cameroon and the Banso Baptist Hospital in Bui Division.
- We currently run a program for teaching other organisations basic truths about HIV/AIDS.
- In 2005-06 academic year. we organised a HIV/AIDS school project where we help form HIV/AIDS clubs in secondary schools run by the students and trained them to be able to carry out activities and sensitization campaigns in their various schools. Then organised inter-school competitions to spread the doctrine against HIV/AIDS amongst the youths in our community for the youths of today are the future of tomorrow. Hence their solid base now will protect our future generation.
We have got materials from some few international organisations dealing with HIV/AIDS education to use to train the community with them. Banso Baptist Hospital has also helped us with readable materials to help us train our community.