Income generating projects for persons living with HIV and AIDS in Kampala District, Uganda
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Date
2011-07
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities
Abstract
According to Ministry of health report 2005 and the 1st joint monitoring and evaluation
exercise that was conducted in 2007 by Kawempe home care; the implementation of
Income generating projects are still constrained by inadequate funds to meet the
increasing numbers of people living with HIV and AIDS, The study also highlighted that
Most of the PLWHA are extremely poor and lack basic necessities (KHC report 2009).
Their financial stability would therefore enable them to buy the medicines, food,
educate the already orphaned children on top of donations or without donations.
The poor quality of life of the affected people of Kampala district ( Kawempe and
Central division), experience inadequate health infrastructure, unemployment, cheap
labour, and commercial sex as a source of income to earn a living.
Kawempe Division has a high HIV prevalence of 8.9% compared to the national
average of 6.4% (MOH, 2005). Because of very low incomes, if any, when the people
fall sick of opportunistic diseases, they lose their means of survival and cannot afford
medical care. The purpose of the study was therefore to find out whether the income
generating projects in Kampala district increased the income of the beneficiaries
(PLWHA). The overall objective was to find out if the projects have created positive
impact on the lives of persons living with HIV and AIDS.
The researcher found out that the income generating projects indeed increased the
income of the beneficiaries (PLWHA) but there is a big challenge of under funding, poor
policy implementation and extended families. The researcher therefore recommends
that the government develops the funding for such projects and proper policy
implementation, training, monitoring and evaluation should be promoted to check the
gaps in the implementation of the projects.
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A thesis Presented to the school of Postgraduate studies and research Kampala International university Kampala, Uganda in partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of the degree of Masters in project planning and management
Keywords
Income generating, Projects, People, HIV and AIDS, , Uganda