George Ouma Otieno
CONSTITUENCY: Gilgil
DATE: 15th November, 2013
a) Group Members – The Global Fund Round 7 and NCCK
This project has assisted the GYSDC group by bringing the implementation cohesiveness in group participation, research of information and commitment of advocacy through different methodologies which have been received from different facilitators. The project has further enhanced the group members and the youths reached with the vast knowledge in decision making and the choice of future.
b) Thanks to NCCK for providing GYSDC on opportunity to implement the project and as to the vision of GYSDC. This has made the group to go a further step by mainly reaching the youths in sport within Gilgil by providing the group with refreshment allowance, communication and the venue allowances which showed transparency in handling the project. NCCK under the Daniel, Esther and Ruth have been so youth friendly in handling issues of effects effectively.
c) Project implementers and the beneficiaries voluntarily worked and agreed in behavior change. This project as to the GYSDC number of youths reached since its inception has reached more than 800 youths with different behavior change information through the advocacy. The use of condom and further in addition the peer pressure and drug substance abuse.
d) GYSDC through the clubs leaders the captains has become more informed with HIV/AIDs behavior change communication and in this relevance they assist in advocating through their clubs during the training sessions to pass the information and create discussion day to exchange ideas for their positive life change for future.
e) GYSDC plan for the future in case of getting a new donor or support is to capacity build the youths in sports official with more skills in facilitation and facilitation skills for future sustainability. To conduct or organize sports tournament so as to reach more youths with behavior change informations. The youths can now assist other youths in doing referrals to relevant medical institutions.
f) The group GYSDC requests NCCK to link and network with other organization of like projects to assist the GYSDC requests NCCK to link and network with other organization of like projects to assist the GYSDC for further sustainability and group members retention.
g) The only reference NCCK has not achieved is the promise of establishment of a youth resource centre which has been our vision as a centre which shall assist youths in sports in getting and giving their shared information from different working parameters and this line GYSDC is ready to run the centre if opportunity arises.
Lastly youths in sports are youths at risk in relation to HIV/AIDs STI’s and other health hazard issues due to their nature of sports and therefore they need day to day counseling. NCCK Thanks Global Fund Thanks.
