Social Support & Protection
Empowering women and adolescent girls through comprehensive social support services
Our social support and protection programs provide essential services to help women and adolescent girls living with HIV/AIDS overcome social challenges and lead dignified lives.
Our Approach
At AWAGHA, we recognize that women and adolescent girls living with HIV/AIDS face unique social challenges that require comprehensive support. Our social support and protection programs are designed to address these challenges through a holistic approach that combines peer support, legal aid, and protection services.
Peer Support Groups
Our peer support groups provide:
- Offer treatment literacy while on ART including drug storage, common side effects of ARV’s, checking expiry, suspicion to advanced HIV disease and in case of side effects following ART medication
- Offer Safe spaces for sharing experiences and challenges
- Emotional and psychological support
- Family, emotional and social support to address stigma/ discrimination
- Mentorship and guidance
- Strengthening household incomes through income generating activities
- Skills development and capacity building
Legal Aid & Human Rights
Our legal aid and human rights services include:
- Legal representation and advice
- Human rights education and awareness
- Advocacy for policy change
- Documentation of rights violations
Gender-Based Violence Prevention
Our gender-based violence prevention efforts include:
- Awareness campaigns and community education
- Support services for survivors
- Referrals and linkages to safe houses and shelters
- Counseling and trauma support
- Clinical management of survivors to GBV
Family Strengthening
Our family strengthening interventions include:
- Family counseling and therapy
- Parenting skills development
- Child protection and welfare
- Household economic strengthening
Our Impact
Through our social support and protection programs, we have:
50+
Peer support groups established
1,000+
Legal aid cases supported
3,000+
Women reached with GBV prevention
Get Involved
Join us in our mission to provide social support and protection for women and adolescent girls living with HIV/AIDS. There are many ways you can support our programs.