Kaudha East Sub Location has population of 3449 people. The area assistant Chief is called Susan Akoth and the story is centered on her as a local leader and a beneficiary. She is married with 4 children and is a member of “Rid Wiyi Self-Help Group”. Her family owns 4 acres of land of which Read more about The Story Of Rid Wiyi Self-Help Group: By Susan Akoth[…]
John is 38 years, married and is a father of four children. Umina village where the family lives is in North Gem Location and has a population of 234 people. He starts, “Until 2014, lack of clean and safe water was a major challenge to our village. The water sources available included contaminated streams and Read more about Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Interventions That Work: By John Omongo[…]
Josephine Awuor comes from Malanga sub location of North gem. She is a widow aged 33 with 4 children all of whom are in school. Her husband passed on in 2002. She starts her story, “In 2006, I was very ill and was diagnosed with Tuberculosis. I decided to undergo HIV testing and was also Read more about Josephine Awuor’s Story[…]
This is the story of Wilson; a bright child from a poor background who received support from the North Gem Community Development Program to continue with his schooling. “I am Wilson Otieno Odhiambo. I was born in 1995 at Maliera sub location in Gem district; the first born in a family of eight children. My Read more about Realizing My Dream of an Education: Wilson Odhiambo’s Story[…]
When my sister Margaret Adhiambo passed on, I was so sad because she was a single mother to a three month little girl. My other sister, Lillian took the baby and was keen to bring her up. Unfortunately she and her husband also passed on. Little Elizabeth was now on her own. I had to Read more about Giving Baby Elizabeth a Chance: By Nelson Agak[…]
In June 2010, I was confirmed to be HIV positive. At the time I was expecting my last child so I made the decision to attend prevention- mother to child transmission sessions (PMTCT). The child I was expecting was born HIV negative. My husband decided to remarry because I was now HIV positive. Because I Read more about My Journey Towards Hope: Karen Omondi[…]
“I hail from Ukaya village in Maliera Sub location in North Gem location which is the project area and I am a mother of 6 children” says Rose Achieng Ondienge. The 49 year old whose husband passed on in 2003 also had a co- wife died who passed away soon after in 2004 leaving behind another 5 Read more about My Life Turned Around: By Rose Achieng[…]
Ezekiel Ogwel Ndiya is from Wahonya village in Ndere sub location, North Gem location. He is 42 years old, married and a father of four (one girl and three boys). He starts his story by saying, “My parents were subsistence farmers and could not afford to pay my school fees so I dropped out of Read more about A Shattered Life Restored: By Ezekiel Ndiya[…]
The peer educators program is an initiative of the Stop AIDS Now project that works on the premise of training youth to become effective intermediaries and co-participants in the project in implementing the strategies towards reducing HIV/AIDS prevalence in the community. We work closely with the Project leaders towards sensitizing the youth in our community Read more about Restoring the Promise of Youth: By Daniel Makinda & Dollrose Odiala[…]
My name is Elizabeth Achieng Olang. I am presently attending my third year of high schooling and I am a beneficiary under North Gem Community Development Program’s HIV/AIDS Project. I receive educational support for my school fees under this project. I am a partial orphan (my father is still alive and he is HIV positive). Read more about The Promise of a Brighter Future: Elizabeth Olang’s Story[…]