One of the goals of the Target Accelerate Sustain Quality Program (TASQC) is to strengthen collaborations with OVC partners, especially in line with children and adolescents (Paediatric Surge). The Chiredzi JF Kapnek TASQC team has been collaborating with FACT Zimbabwe in the orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) care program. FACT Zimbabwe is a new OVC …
DREAMS SMART program facilitating sustainable market linkages for Adolescent Girls and Young Women
FACT is implementing the PEPFAR/USAID-funded DREAMS SMART Girls program, an HIV prevention project targeting Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) from 10 -24 years old. Under the DREAMS SMART girls program FACT in partnership with Bantwana Zimbabwe is offering comprehensive economic strengthening interventions through the Siyakha model to AGYW with economic vulnerabilities and at risk …
USAID supported SPACE for OVC Program training on climate resilience and adaptation.
David Bonnardeaux Pact, Director of Environment sharing the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment findings Through the FACT Zimbabwe led Sustaining Prevention and increasing Access to Care and Empowerment for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Zimbabwe (SPACE for OVC) Program with technical support from Pact conducted a two-day training of trainer’s workshop in Harare which drew the participation of …
Insights from the Families Matter Programme
Discussing Sexual Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS with children has for many years seemed to be a taboo in Zimbabwe and Africa in general. In cases where parents living with HIV give birth to HIV-positive children, disclosing their status to them becomes difficult. This has, in many cases, resulted in interruptions of treatment as children fail …
Research
FACT Zimbabwe is a learning organisation involved in several research works which include baseline surveys, operational and end-term evaluations that are led by the Strategic Information and Research Department within the organisation. 2022 ABSTRACTS Targeted HIV sensitive Case Management of Children and Adolescents living with HIV insights from FACT Zimbabwe OVC PROGRAM In Zimbabwe- …
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment among Caregivers, children and youth living with HIV.
PACT and FACT team members discussing with young women during a CCVA Focus Group Discussion in Mutare. Climate change is not only causing a disruption in nature but also affecting the lives of many people around the world. There is a growing risk of vulnerability to climate change which is most likely to affect poor …
FACT Zimbabwe programs promoting environmentally friendly projects.
Yittiliah and with her group members, with the newly acquired bee hives The buzzing sounds of bees working and searching for nectar, water and more ingredients to produce honey is the dominant sound you hear in the skies of Ziyapenduka village. Not only is a healthy syrup being produced but also a safe habitat for …
FACT Zimbabwe and stakeholders bid farewell to Dr. Geoff Foster
25 February 2023- FACT Zimbabwe family took time to bid farewell and celebrate the achievements and contribution of the organizations’ Founder Dr. Geoff Foster who has been in Zimbabwe for the past 40 years contributing immensely to the health sector of Zimbabwe envisioning healthy and empowered communities. Since 1985 Dr. Foster has worked as a …
Strengthening Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation for FACT Zimbabwe implemented programmes
Pact Global LEAP Manager, Daisy Kisyombe (Left) unpacking the Collaboration Learning and Adaptation Agenda while FACT Zimbabwe MEAL Advisor following. Family AIDS Caring Trust – FACT Zimbabwe with technical support from Pact a partner under the SPACE for OVC Program conducted a Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation (CLA) training and assessment for the SPACE for Orphans and …
“DREAMS has equipped me with relevant life skills.”
Necalar fixing a motor engine as part of her practical skills training Meet 20-year-old Necalar a Siyakha Girl from Mutare district a U.S President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)/ United States Agency for International Development in Zimbabwe (USAID Zimbabwe) supported district. Necalar is determined to enter the male-dominated field of motor mechanics. My life …