The HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Network, Cameroon

The HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Network, Cameroon

About

ABOUT HIVPREC

HIVPREC is a non-governmental organization for the prevention of HIV/AIDS through health promotion activities. It was founded by Professor Elvis EnowbeyangTarkang (PHD) a specialist in Health promotion (Social and behavioural aspects of Public Health and HIV/AIDS). He partnered with a group of Cameroonians who have a charitable and humanitarian touch. HIVPREC-NGO has as major objectives amongst others:

  • The integration of psychosocial, socio-cultural, gender, epidemiological and biomedical sciences content to sexuality and education programmes in order to explicate the real threat of HIV/AIDS and to make these programmes real education.
  • The development and introduction of training programs and workshop for parents, teachers, youths and community leaders on HIV/AIDS prevention.
  • Training of HIV/AIDS prevention educators.
  • Research and interventions on adolescents’ sexual behaviours.

Vision

HIVPREC envisions a society in which the local population is empowered to equitable access to the whole spectrum of quality social services including HIV/AIDS services.

Mission

To work in a holistic manner towards improvement in the quality of life through interventions that reduce vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.

Goal

Our ultimate goal is to create an HIV/AIDS-free nation of Cameroon.

Our Core Values of HIVPREC

  • Paramount is the people we serve. To act with passion for the poor, the disadvantaged and the vulnerable, while upholding credibility and professionalism.
  • HIVPREC seeks to create an operating culture based on open and honest dialogue, team-working and collective decision-making.
  • We value the knowledge and experience of our colleagues and institutional allies around the world and seek always to ensure that their ideas are accommodated in our decision-making processes.
  • The organization, seeks always to be flexible and adaptable, responding quickly to changing circumstances and learning from practice.
  • We will make every effort to capture what we learn from others, both what works and what doesn’t in order to enhance our own knowledge and understanding, and to share this with others.

Geographical Scope of HIVPREC and Target Groups

HIVPREC over the last five years has been operating within parts of the Southwest Region of Cameroon, where our activities and operations are concentrated. However, if funds become available we intend to reach out to other regions of Cameroon.

Specific Target Groups of HIVPREC’s Programmes and Projects

Our direct target groups in all the municipalities include Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC’s) the physically disabled persons, Youth in school, out of school and the unschooled, People living with HIV/AIDS, the elderly persons, women heading families, widows and other specialized groups like the deaf, the blind, street children, children working under exploitative and hazardous conditions and young prostitutes.

Other direct beneficiaries include :

community based organised groups such as women’s groups, village production groups, church groups, youth groups and children. Community project leaders most often elected by the project communities and trained by HIVPREC liaise between local project managers and the community in order to ensure that project activities remain on track and on schedule. A number of strategies including Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) Methods, Baseline Surveys and Rural Household Index, Need Assessment etc. are used to identify project target groups usually the poorest of the poor.

Others include Grassroots Units as the Direct Beneficiaries

Grassroots units who are often the direct beneficiaries of HIVPREC’s activities include whole village communities led by their local community leaders, elders and community peer educators.

OUR VISION

We strive for a society free of HIV/AIDS and also made up of healthy, enlightened and productive citizens.

Our Mission

We are a legalized NGO concerned with the prevention of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted Diseases (STDs) through formalized education ensuring a healthy and productive society void of STDs and HIV/AIDS .

How We Operate (Activities);

We first of all identify our target population, Secondly, we carry out extensive or massive public education programmes to our target population through seminar or workshops organization and participation in public event organization. This we do to remedy or control the spread of HIV/AIDs epidemic since there is yet no vaccine or cure for it. Display of didactic materials on HIV/AIDs (Charts, CDs, etc) as well as the distribution of leaflet and flyers bearing information on the origin and nature of HIV, modes of transmission , myths about HIV transmission and modes prevention. Encourage a positive and caring attitude towards persons with HIV/AIDs, tolerance for alternative lifestyles and respect for human right. Raise awareness about the need to address social and economic factors that contribute to HIV transmission including poverty migration, convicts and women status. Provide lectures on HIV/AIDs and STDs prevention and demonstration through the correct use of male and female condoms as well as effective distribution of male and female condoms.

Other Objectives of HIVPREC:

  • Design HIV/AIDS curricula for primary schools, secondary schools and tertiary institutions.
  • Open training centres for the training of HIV/AIDS prevention instructors, who will be charged with the teaching of HIV/AIDs education in communities and schools.
  • Organise workshops in order to sensitise parents, youths, community leaders, the general population and people with disabilities in order to equip them with knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS and to empower them with communication skills for easy communication on sexual matters.
  • Organise sensitisation campaigns regarding HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections in the neighbouring villages, towns and regions of Cameroon.
  • Organise sensitisation campaigns against gender-based violence, rape and stigma/discrimination of people living with HIV/AIDS.
  • Design institutional HIV/AIDs policies for local governments, agro-estates and other establishments in Cameroon.
  • Carry out intensive research in the area of HIV/AIDs prevention among the general population, adolescents and people with disabilities.
  • Partner with state institutions and other agencies in the fight against HIV/AIDs, gender-based violence and rape and stigma/discrimination of people living with HIV/AIDS.
  • Research and intervention in matters concerning adolescent sexual behaviours.
  • Give material support to the communities in the area of HIV/AIDS prevention.
  • Implementation of research results.

HIVPREC Management also does have very regular direct technical-community interfaces with both prospective and actual project communities at all stages of the project cycle. These include the project conceptualization and formulation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation stages of the project. This is deemed crucial in order to afford target communities maximum participation in all facets of the project.

The organizational structure of HIVPREC is composed of the following:

  • Annual General Assembly
  • Executive Committee
  • Board of Directors
  • Disability Unit
  • The Secretariat (Executive Management),
  • Project Managers /Field Staff.

Partnerships and Networking

We are interested in partnering with any agency in order to form a strong alliance to make a positive change and we can together truthfully say that our efforts will be supported and acknowledged in improving the quality of life among all those, whom we serve.

Source of funding for HIVPREC projects

HIVPREC covers all administrative costs of her projects, through donations from stakeholders, and corporate organizations, patrons etc, and funds generated through consultancy services by the Promoter, Professor Elvis Tarkang and contributions from members.

Head Office

HIVPREC is located in Commonwealth Avenue, Kumba, Meme division in the Southwest region of Cameroon.

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CONTACT US

HIVPREC CAMEROON

  • Tel:(237)77632064, 7736207, 75306063
  • Email: info@hivprec.org / hivprec@gmail.com

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