Project Brief

DREAMS - CONNECT

HWWK through a sub-grant from CIHEB received funding from the US Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to implement an HIV prevention program among adolescent girls and young women through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The project is dubbed ‘DREAMS’ which means Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AS-free, Mentored, and Safe lives.

The DREAMS CONNECT is the name used for the 2nd phase of its implementations. The project phase is a 5 year project cycle starting from October 2021 to September 2026.

The project will support 77,000 Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) the ages 9-24 years living in informal settlements in Nairobi.

 

Geographical Scope

 

DREAMS CONNECT is implemented in 31 wards in 13 Sub-counties in Nairobi as follows:

 

Sub – CountyWardOffice Location
1. Embakasi South Sub-County1.     Mukuru Kwa Ruben

Town: Mukuru, Nairobi

Building: Mukuru Center of HOPE

Street: Falcon Road

Nearest Landmark/street: Mukuru Police Post

2. Makadara Sub-County2.     Viwandani
3. Starehe Sub-County

3.     Nairobi South

4.     Landimawe

Town:  Nairobi South/ Land mawe, Nairobi

Building: KCB building Ground floor and 5th floor

Street: Along enterprise road

Nearest Landmark/street: Mater Hospital

4. Kamukunji Sub-County5.     Eastleigh South

Town: Kiambiu office within Calvary Temple Church, Buruburu, Nairobi

Nearest Landmark/street: Near Buruburu Police Station

5. Ruaraka Sub-County

6.     Mathare Utalii

7.     Mathare North

Town: Utalii, Nairobi

Building: Amani Housing

Street: T- Area

Nearest Landmark/street: Opposite National Youth Service

8.     Korogocho

Town: Korogocho, Nairobi

Building: MAWOC Building

Street: Along Chiefs camp street

Nearest Landmark/street: Korogocho Chief’s Camp

6. Mathare/Starehe Sub-county

9.     Huruma

10.  Ngei

11.  Kiamaiko

Town: Huruma Office within Jowanga Hotel, Nairobi

Building: Opposite Jumuia Hospital

Nearest Landmark/street: Jowanga Hotel

12.  Mathare Hospital

13.  Mabatini

Town: Mathare Hospital, Nairobi

Building: Pool Master Building

Street: Opposite Moi Airbase next to Shell Petro Station

Nearest Landmark/street: Moi Airbase

7. Embakasi Central Sub-county

14.  Kayole North,

15.  Kayole South,

16.  Kayole Central,

17.  Matopeni/Spring Valley

Town: Kayole , Nairobi

Building: Koma view Apartment

Street: Kayole Junction

Nearest Landmark/street: Signage for Glorious Evangelist Church

8. Embakasi East Sub-county18.  Tassia

Town: Tassia, Nairobi

Building: Laiboni Court

Nearest Landmark/street: Laiboni Court next to Blue Villa Flats

19.  Upper Savannah

20.  Lower Savannah,

21.  Mihang’o

Town: Savannah, Nairobi

Building: Albeg Apartment

Street: Along Kayole Spine Road

Nearest Landmark/street: Opposite Mwangaza Primary School

9. Lang’ata Sub-county

22.  Laini saba

23.  Makina

Town: Kibera, Nairobi

Building: Kibera DC Compound

Street: Ngong Road Kibera drive in Road

Nearest Landmark/street: Huduma Centre Kibera

24.  Lindi

25.  Sarang’ombe

Town: Kibera, Nairobi

Building: St. George Orthodox Church

Street: Bombolulu road/stage

Nearest Landmark/street: Near Safaricom Shop

10. Dagoretti South Sub- County26.  Ng’ando

Town: Kimbo Village, Nairobi

Building: Suna Estate

Nearest landmark/street:

Next to SDA church

11. Dagoretti North Sub- County

27.  Kawangware

28.  Kabiro

29.  Gatina

Town: Kawangware, Nairobi

Building: Sokoni Arcade

Street: Mlango Soko

Nearest landmark/street: Penda medical center

12. Westlands Sub- County30.  Kibagare/Kitisuru

Town:  Nairobi

Building: Mshegwe at Pastor Amos church

Nearest Landmark/street: Next to Kibagare Mosque

13. Embakasi North Sub-County31.  Kariobangi North

Town: Landmark area- Kariobangi North, Kamunde Road, Nairobi

Building: Patreva Heights- 3rd Floor.

Street: Kamunde

Nearest Landmark/street: PCEA- Kariobangi North Academy- Kamunde Road

Objectives

This Project supports the scale-up of combination HIV/AIDS prevention services for Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) living in the informal settlements of Nairobi.

The program main objective is to reduce/eliminate new HIV infection among AGYW.

The services for AGYW are provided in four categories as outlined in the DREAMS comprehensive package of services. These services included:

  • Services that directly empower AGYW
  • Services that mobilize communities to support and protect AGYW
  • Services that strengthen AGYW’s families
  • Services that target AGYW male sexual partners to decrease the risk of acquiring HIV

Specific activities / services include:

  • HIV Education, Counseling and testing services
  • Behavior Change Communication through Evidence-Based Interventions (EBIs) such as Healthy Choices for a Better Future (HCBF), My Health My Choice (MHMC) and Families Matter Program I &II
  • Risk reduction counselling
  • GBV screening and subsequent Post Violence Care
  • STI Screening, family planning, Condom promotion, education and provision
  • Pre and Post Exposure Prophylaxis for young women
  • Education Subsidies to those in school
  • Combination Socio-Economic Approaches Support including; Financial capability training, entrepreneurship training ,vocational skills training, linkage  to employment, linkage  micro finance and  business start-up kit
  • Male Sexual Partners characterization, linkage to VMMC and provision of HIV testing, care and treatment services and STI screening.
  • Community Mobilization and Norms Change through SASA
  • Social Asset Building

HCBF is used to teach AGYW aged 10 to 14 years and their male peers through trained facilitators from the community.
MHMC is used to reach AGYW aged 13 to 17 years and their male peers through a team of trained facilitators in out-of-school settings.
SASA is a community based intervention aimed at changing community norms that hinder young women and girls from achieving their highest potential and creating a more enabling environment. Facilitators are drawn from the communities where the girls live.
FM I & II: This intervention targets parents and caregivers of 10-14, and 15- 19 year olds to improve parent-adolescent communication, especially on sexuality.

HWWK through a sub-grant from CIHEB received funding from the US Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to implement an HIV prevention program among adolescent girls and young women through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The project is dubbed ‘DREAMS’ which means Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AS-free, Mentored, and Safe lives.

The DREAMS CONNECT is the name used for the 2nd phase of its implementations. The project phase is a 5 year project cycle starting from October 2021 to September 2026.

The project will support 77,000 Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) the ages 9-24 years living in informal settlements in Nairobi.

Geographical Scope

DREAMS CONNECT is implemented in 31 wards in 13 Sub-counties in Nairobi.

Objectives

This Project supports the scale-up of combination HIV/AIDS prevention services for Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) living in the informal settlements of Nairobi

The program main objective is to reduce/eliminate new HIV infection among AGYW.

.The services for AGYW are provided in four categories as outlined in the DREAMS comprehensive package of services. These services included:

  • Services that directly empower AGYW
  • Services that mobilize communities to support and protect AGYW
  • Services that strengthen AGYW’s families
  • Services that target AGYW male sexual partners to decrease the risk of acquiring HIV

Specific activities / services include:

  • HIV Education, Counseling and testing services
  • Behavior Change Communication through Evidence-Based Interventions (EBIs) such as Healthy Choices for a Better Future (HCBF), My Health My Choice (MHMC) and Families Matter Program I &II
  • Risk reduction counselling
  • GBV screening and subsequent Post Violence Care
  • STI Screening, family planning, Condom promotion, education and provision
  • Pre and Post Exposure Prophylaxis for young women
  • Education Subsidies to those in school
  • Combination Socio-Economic Approaches Support including; Financial capability training, entrepreneurship training ,vocational skills training, linkage  to employment, linkage  micro finance and  business start-up kit
  • Male Sexual Partners characterization, linkage to VMMC and provision of HIV testing, care and treatment services and STI screening.
  • Community Mobilization and Norms Change through SASA
  • Social Asset Building 
 

HCBF is used to teach AGYW aged 10 to 14 years and their male peers through trained facilitators from the community.
MHMC is used to reach AGYW aged 13 to 17 years and their male peers through a team of trained facilitators in out-of-school settings.
SASA is a community based intervention aimed at changing community norms that hinder young women and girls from achieving their highest potential and creating a more enabling environment. Facilitators are drawn from the communities where the girls live.
FM I & II: This intervention targets parents and caregivers of 10-14, and 15- 19 year olds to improve parent-adolescent communication, especially on sexuality.

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