Prevention of New HIV and STI

Hiwot Ethiopia has been implementing addressing vulnerable youth to prevent new HIV and STI transmission projects in Addis Ababa with the support of the AIDS HealthCare Foundation. The project mainly focused on empowering in- and out-of-school adolescents and youth so that they could protect themselves from the new HIV and STI transmission.
The project has been implemented in Yeka and Gulele Sub-Cities of Addis Ababa, targeting two health centers, two secondary schools, and one youth center.
The project’s overall objective is to contribute to the efforts made by the government to reduce the vulnerability of youth to new HIV, STIs, and TB infections in Addis Ababa.
The proposed project aims to increase awareness among youth groups to prevent new HIV, STIs, and TB; to identify and link HIV-positive persons to care and treatment services and HIV-negative people to prevention services. Referral and linkage of clients must get the necessary attention to maximize the number of identified HIV-infected persons that are linked to available care and treatment services in the project areas, increase treatment of sexually transmitted infections, and ensure consistent and correct use of condoms.
The project will deploy the main intervention strategies, which include awareness-raising and life-skill training, social and behavioral change communication, promoting VCT services and referral and linkage of clients, quality psycho-social support, and capacity-building support for adolescents and youth clubs. Furthermore, the project employs youth peer-to-peer education, group dialogues, and print and electronic media. Health education: they have significantly greater HIV knowledge and are more likely to use condoms, have fewer sexual partners, and delay the age at which they start having sex. The youth mobilization activities complement the delivery of HIV services such as condom distribution (male and female condoms), HIV testing and counseling, treatment of sexually transmitted infections, and prevention, including stigma and discrimination.
Life Skill Training
Hiwot Ethiopia has been implementing Addressing Vulnerable Adolescents and Youth to Prevent New HIV and STI Transmission in Addis Ababa with the financial support of the AIDS HealthCare Foundation/AHF. A two-day’ life skills training was delivered on February 6–7, 2024, for 30 (male, 14 and 16 female) adolescents and youth identified from Kokebe Tsibeh secondary school, Kechene Debrselam secondary school, and Yeka sub-city woreda 5 youth center.
Condom promotion and distribution
With the financial and technical assistance of the AIDS HealthCare Foundation/AHF, Hiwot Ethiopia has been carrying out the Addressing Vulnerable Adolescents and Youth Project in the Yeka and Gulele Sub-Cities of Addis Ababa. In order to give the young people direct services, one of the HIV/AIDS prevention initiatives involved connecting the youth groups with the health and youth centers. As a result, on June 17, 2024, Hiwot delivered 3600 condoms to the Yeka sub-city woreda 5 youth center with the help of AHF.

HIV Self –Test Kit
The AIDS Health Care Foundation has donated 400 HIV self-test kits to Hiwot Ethiopia. Encouraging Hiwot Ethiopia’s new HIV prevention program is the primary goal. The kits will be distributed to two health centers located in Yeka and Gulele by Hiwot Ethiopia. Hiwot Ethiopia is receiving financial, technical, and material support from the AIDS HealthCare Foundation. Additionally, Hiwot Ethiopia would like to exhort other INGOs to assist it in its fight against HIV/AIDS.As stated in this article, you can browse your selection of available deals on smartphones and top brands and explore the cell phone service plans that best suit your needs.