Solidarité des Femmes pour le Dévelopement Intégral (SOFEDI)

Country

Organization

Solidarité des Femmes pour le Dévelopement Intégral (SOFEDI)

SOFEDI was created in 2005 to address the needs of women victimized by gender-based violence and living with AIDS in conflict areas of DRC. SOFEDI provides free voluntary HIV testing and home-based counseling, and conducts outreach and sensitization programs to address and reduce gender-based violence and stigma due to HIV/AIDS.

Project

Voluntary HIV Screening Center

To continue to prevent HIV in South Kivu through free and voluntary HIV testing and psychosocial support for 2,500 people; to start a vegetable garden and enable 20 women survivors of gender-based violence and living with HIV/AIDS to improve their livelihoods by training them how to grow mushrooms; to use garden proceeds to support prescription costs of the most vulnerable women and people living with HIV/AIDS; and to receive skills training in risk assessment and security management to enhance the protection and security of SOS Sida staff and beneficiaries.