The fight against HIV/AIDS in Nsanje district has reached a major milestone, with 468 treatment defaulters (206 males and 262 females) successfully brought back into care within just 12 months.
Under this project over 200 men were mobilized and organized into 20 groups so as to champion violence against women and girls and fight new HIV infections which are mostly promoted by multiple concurrent partnerships and unwilling to access HIV prevention-related services by men.
Under this project over 400 goats were distributed to more than 150 vulnerable women and child-headed households on a pass-on basis.
Nyankhombo project is the oldest project for Friends of AIDS Support Trust (FAST) it has been in existence for more than 12 years since its inception.
The role of FAST in the Graduation Model Programme was to enable the environment and create a more equitable community through the dissemination of HIV and AIDS prevention messages and educate communities on the effects of stigma and discrimination against people living or affected by the virus.
FAST provided mobile HIV testing and counseling services targeting adolescent girls and boys across Traditional Authority Ndamera in Nsanje district.