Programs

The project established in 2021 with support from Pepfar, Ambassador’s grant through the US Embassy to ensure an accountability mechanism for HIV responses at different levels, led and implemented by community members, (people living with HIV).

People living with HIV were trained as peer monitors to systematically and routinely collect and analyse qualitative and quantitative data on HIV service delivery.

The WAJIBIKA project aimed at improving the quality of HIV services in four selected health facilities by engaging service users, service providers, implementing partners and duty bearers.

WAJIBIKA project also offered an opportunity to service users (PLHIVs) to expand the use of real time data collection method (KOBO TOOL) in its data collection through one on one interviews, Observation and Focus group discussion.

The project Objectives were to;

1. To Increased capacity of PLHIV to collect and analyse information related to access to HIV services at community and facility level in four health facilities in Kisarawe councils – Pwani region Tanzania.
2. To support PLHIVs undertake effective engagement of health service providers in implementing actions that increase their access to quality HIV services in Kisarawe council.
3. To Support PLHIV to effectively monitor implementation of recommendations from service users by HIV service providers at community and facility level in 65 councils of Tanzania
4. To improve quality of HIV services reflected by user satisfaction and improved health facility results
5. Ensure consideration of rights and participatory processes in monitoring of trends of service quality within other diseases/ challenging environment (such as in Covid 19 outbreak, TB, STIs), gender and human rights compliance, promotion and protection.