From September 2013 to September 2019, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. implemented the USAID-funded APC Guyana HIV/AIDS Reduction and Prevention Project. The project design included innovative, evidence-based, and cost-effective solutions, tailored to meet the needs of populations at risk of HIV in Guyana, in the contexts where programs are implemented, and where individuals reside.
APC’s GBV project in Guyana multiplies the effects of PEPFAR investments by integrating GBV prevention and response into existing HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs in community-based organizations and health services. This includes supporting and developing national guidelines, strengthening coordination across sectors, and building the capacity of and linkages between clinics and community-based services in GBV prevention.
In Guyana, where more than 8,400 people are living with HIV and AIDS, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play a critical role in the fight against HIV and AIDS. In 2016, NGOs conducted 31 percent of the country’s HIV testing, making them an important partner in the country’s efforts to reduce the rate of transmission. NGOs also provide up to 50 percent of all services for people living with HIV.
In Guyana, where more than 8,400 people are living with HIV and AIDS, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play a critical role in the fight against HIV and AIDS. In 2016, NGOs conducted 31 percent of the country’s HIV testing, making them an important partner in the country’s efforts to reduce the rate of transmission. NGOs also provide up to 50 percent of all services for people living with HIV.
This rapid assessment was conducted in Guyana to gather information on the programmatic and capacity needs of the non-governmental organisations supported through APC to implement services for key populations as well as the structural challenges faced by these NGOs.
SASOD serves as a key part in executing PEPFAR’s current priorities in Guyana through regionally focused efforts among the Key Populations, with the eventual goal of zero new HIV infections. The “ASK” project introduces a wide range of activities including new prevention and testing events, training workshops, referrals, case migration, stakeholder engagement and Key Population empowerment.
LCF plays a critical role in the community’s response to the HIV epidemic in Region #10 by enacting the Treatment Cascade which includes: Identification of Key Populations; Navigation/Enrollment; Initiate on ART; Retention on ART; Viral Suppression; and Transitioning of Client.
LCS collaborates and networks with the Ministry of Public Health through the National AIDS Program Secretariat (NAPS) to deliver effective HIV prevention services and products, testing and care services for key populations (men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers and their clients). This is done by providing a quality prevention program (Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention (PHDP)), navigating to HIV care and treatment clinics, and promoting gender equity and reduction of sexual and gender-based violence, stigma and discrimination to the key population.
Hope for All continues work within the fields of HIV with emphasis on care and support for Key Population Living with HIV by providing a space for clients to receive the services they need, linking them to treatment and having these person remain in care. Hope For All provides home visits to clients who are struggling with disclosure and adherence providing them with the necessary information which will help them life longer and healthier life.
GTU provides peer education that promotes health seeking behaviors amongst key populations to reduce their vulnerability to STI and HIV, while simultaneously providing care and support information and referral for care and support services through provision of a safe and secure space that is conducive to every person within the key population with the freedom to gender expression and information. This will ultimately contribute to capacity building and empowerment within the local transgender community.
From September 2013 to September 2019, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. implemented the USAID-funded APC Guyana HIV/AIDS Reduction and Prevention Project. The project design included innovative, evidence-based, and cost-effective solutions, tailored to meet the needs of populations at risk of HIV in Guyana, in the contexts where programs are implemented, and where individuals reside.