West Kenya Union Conference Of Seventh day Adventist

West Kenya Union Conference Of Seventh day Adventist Church Tirop Daniel Kiprotich tiropd@wku. Adventist. org +254721816488

WKUC ENTITIES NWKC GRVC CNC KLC LVF RC

NO COUNTY PREVALENCE HIV PREVALENCE PER COUNTY IN KENYA NO COUNTY PREVALENCE 1 Homa-bay 26. 0 17 Muranga 4. 2 33 Laikipia 3. 2 2 Siaya 24. 8 18 Trans-zoia 5. 2 34 Embu 3. 3 3 Kisumu 19. 9 19 Samburu 2. 2 35 Kericho 3. 5 4 Migori 14. 3 20 Narok 3. 1 36 Kirinyaga 3. 1 5 Kisii 4. 7 21 Machakos 4. 5 37 Bungoma 2. 8 6 Turkana 4. 0 22 Kajiado 4. 7 38 Baringo 1. 6 7 Mombasa 7. 5 23 Kilifi 4. 5 39 Meru 2. 9 8 Nairobi 6. 1 24 Taraka Nithi 3. 9 40 West -Pokot 1. 5 9 Busia 6. 7 25 Uasin-Gishu 4. 7 41 Elkeyo Marakwet 1. 9 10 Nyamira 6. 4 26 Kitui 4. 4 42 Lamu 3. 5 11 Taita Taveta 6. 3 27 Nyeri 3. 4 43 Garissa 0. 9 12 Kakamega 4. 0 28 Isiolo 3. 8 44 Mandera 0. 8 13 Bomet 2. 5 29 Vihiga 4. 7 45 Marsabit 1. 4 14 Kwale 5. 9 30 Kiambu 5. 6 46 Tana River 1. 9 15 Makueni 5. 1 31 Nyandarua 3. 0 47 Wajir 0. 4 Source: Kenya HIV county profile , 2016

Source: Kenya HIV county profile , 2016

Source: Kenya HIV county profile , 2016

WKUC HEALTH FACILITIES NO HEALTH FACILITY ENTITY 1. Kendu Adventist Hospital WKUC 2. Kamagambo Dispensary KAC 3. Ranen Health Center RC 4. Oyani Dispensary RC 5. Nyabikaye Dispensary RC 6. Matare Dispensary RC 7. Manyatta Dispensary KLC 8. Rangwe Dispensary KLC 9. Wire Dispensary KLC 10. Aro Dispensary CNC 11. 12. Maliera Dispensary Bukwala Dispensary CNC NWKC 13. Chebwai Dispensary NWKC 14. Lwandeti Dispensary NWKC 15. Chepareria Dispensary NWKC 16. Tegeko Dispensary GRVC 17. Ziwa Dispensary GRVC 18. Segero Health Center GRVC 19. Sironoi Dispensary GRVC 20. Kapkeringon Dispensary GRVC 21. Kaigat Health Center GRVC 22. Baraton, Jeremic community medical center & hospital UEAB Source: WKUC Adventist Health Ministries Department, 2018

CHURCHES INVOLVED IN HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES ENTITY CHURCHES 1 ST QUARTER 2018 COMPANIES 1 ST QUARTER 2018 MEMBERSHIP 1 ST QUARTER 2018 THOSE INVOLVED IN HIV PROGRAMS CNC 360 171 62786 6 GRVC 540 488 65783 0 KLC 722 177 97563 20 NWKC 473 543 44681 261 RC 876 323 168107 6 TOTAL 2961 1701 438920 293 LVF source: WKUC statistical data. 1 st quarter, 2018

Church engagement in HIV/AIDS programs § Counselling and referrals services. § Training and Sensitization of pastors, elders and their wives on HIV prevention. § Formation of support groups and CBOs. § Resource mobilization to assist widows, orphans and vulnerable children. § Information dissemination on HIV/AIDS prevention § Stigma reduction counselling. § Youth counselling. § Donation of food and clothes. § Prevention with positives strategy.

Counselling and testing in Kisumu slums

ADRA TOTs refresher training in Kisii

Another refresher training in Kisumu 2015

Support groups and CBOs § Farming to support OVC, widows and PLWHAs § Rearing of dairy goats and dairy cows. § Basket making § Fishing § Savings and loaning system § Provision of basic care and support to PLWHAs, widows and OVCs § Posho mill project § Tree Planting § Poultry farming § HIV testing and services.

Seito community Based Organization farming project

FISHING PROJECT

Kendu Hospital Counsellors

Basket making-Kachok support group

Posho mill for Adventist AIDS Network members in Ranen conference

Counsellors and beneficiaries from Rangwe Support group

Counsellors from Kagwa support group

Counsellors from Koru support group

Mainstreaming in the church § Created a network between women ministries and PLWHAs for advocacy, sharing and mutual support. § Women ministries, youth and children ministries work hand in hand to provide literature, food, clothes and monetary assistance to the needy. § Youth participate in street match to create awareness on drug and substance abuse and HIV/AIDS. § Youth and adolescence counselling and teaching during youth rallies § Creating awareness in schools in collaboration with education department.

Sensitization meeting in Eldoret

Youth matching in the streets of Eldoret to create awareness

HIV PROGRAMS IN HEALTH FACILITIES q. HTS q. PITC q. PMTCT q. Treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs) q. Provision of ARVs q. Laboratory test services q. Voluntary male medical circumcision (vmmc) q. Community outreach to identify and counsel the infected and affected q. Nutritional support q. Gender Based Violence psychosocial counselling q. TB program q. Adherence counselling and follow up.

PARTNERSHIP q. County MOH provide ARVs, test kits, staff and drugs. q. AFYA NYANZA provide staff and commodities. q. ADRA AFRO assisted in establishment of IGAs project, formation of support groups Community Based Organizations, funding TOTs program and facilitating training of pastors, elders and their wives. q. CDC through KCCB KARPS funds ccc projects. q. National Aids Control Council conduct site supervision, policy development and training. q. Center for health services (CHS) q. Kisumu Medical Education Trust (KMET) q. Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK)

Participants of ADRA TOT handing over ceremony

Handing over officially to the church

Evangelistic campaigns § Free medical camp § Camp meeting presentations § Health expo § TMI

Medical Camp during TMI campaign In Kisumu city

TMI 2017 -276 baptized

Dental check up

2015 Evangelistic campaign In Butere

Result -25 baptized

2018 Evangelistic campaign In Lubao

Result-23 baptized

17 baptized after camp meeting in NWKC

Conclusion Pure religion and undefiled before God and father is this, to visit the fatherless and the widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. James 1: 27(KJV)