Role Of Faith Based Organizations In Combating Hiv And Aids Epidemic In Addis Ababa Case Study Of Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church

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The emergence of HIV/AIDS epidemic has brought multi faceted challenges amongrnthe entire nations across the world. Particularly, it has affecting the developing countriesrnhuman and material resources with retarded socio economic growth. In Ethiopia millions arerninfected and affected and suffering with result of huge impacts.rnThis study tries to see the role of Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) played in fightingrnagainst HIV/AIDS in Addis Ababa. It focuses on case study of Ethiopian Kale Heywet Churchrn(EKHC) MEDAN ACTS Addis Ababa HIV/AIDS project in Kirkos sub-city. The study setrnout objectives and used qualitative methods and selected 25 samples using random samplingrntechnique among 250 beneficiaries. The data sources are interview of beneficiaries, keyrninformants interview of church leaders, Junior Secondary Schools directors, Iddir leaders,rnproject manager and senior project staffs like IGA officer.rnThe thesis examines the involvement of FBOs in the prevention and control ofrnHIV/AIDS in the past decades. Few literatures indicated that major religions organizationsrnhave played positive role in fighting HIV/AIDS including EKHC. EKHC has variousrndepartments working on different development issues including prevention and control ofrnHIV/AIDS. Under EKHC intervention of HIV/ AIDS program indicate that the church has bigrnshare to combat HIV/AIDS. The thesis found that the majority of the respondents facedrndifferent challenges such as stigma, shelter problem, shortage of food and lack of medicalrntreatment.rnThus, the findings insist to give recommendations to service providers, humanitarianrnorganizations, FBOs, policy makers and other associations working on HIV/AIDS to berninvolved actively in bringing effective and better performance to fight HIV/AIDS epidemic

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