WFP donates food for people living with AIDS

By Hyasiniti Mchau

The AIDS control centre of the Arusha Catholic Archdiocese - UHAI - has received 855 tonnes of foods from the World Food Programme (WFP) to support people living with AIDS(PLWA) in Arusha and Manyara regions.

UHAI Centre coordinator, Sister Agreda Mosha said in an interview that the food donation was delivered after the centre’s workers visited PLWA and found out that lack of food was the main problem facing such people and which made them unable to live longer.

Sister Mosha said the food donation included cow peas, maize and edible oil. The donation is designated to Arumeru, Arusha, Monduli and Ngorongoro districts in Arusha region and Simanjiro and Kiteto districts in Manyara region.

UHAI Centre received 662.5 tonnes of maize, 115.06 tonnes of cowpeas and 77.89 tonnes of edible oil from the WFP for distribution.

Sister Mosha said the food aid will last six months after which the WFP will renew the assistance. She said the UHAI Centre is also seeking additional food assistance for people affected by food shortage as a result of prolonged drought in the two regions.

Meanwhile, Simba Nyamaume reports that The Global Service Corps (GSC) has trained 244 Tanzanian staff on the effects of the killer disease (AIDS).

The GSC, a non governmental organization has been working to address the ravages of HIV/AIDS and the plight of those infected in the areas hardest hit by the pandemic like Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

A GSC official has said in an interview that during the past nine years the organization has worked in three different regions of Kenya and that in 2001 the GSC moved to Arusha, the headquarters of the East African Community, where it has been addressing the HIV/AIDS pandemic by providing international volunteers to deliver a series of prevention educational campaigns covering HIV transmission, behaviour and attitude issues as well as assistance for people living with AIDS-PLWA.

The GSC also contributes to the future of international development by developing capacity both locally and internationally. Locally it works in close partnership with established NGO’s or Community Based Organizations (CBO’s) to draw on various experiences and train new generations on the effects of HIV/AIDS.

Last modified: October 16, 2003.
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