APIN Health Initiative empowers CLHIV caregivers

From Segun Showunmi, Ibadan

As part of it’s efforts towards keeping the United Nations (UN) AIDS goal 95: 95: 95, La Vie Mot Global Mission aka Living Word Mission under the APIN Public Health Initiative with funding support from centre for disease control have reached out to caregivers of CLHIV.

The caregivers, following rigorous assessment process were empowered with household economic empowerment items.

The Country Lead, LWM, Marcus Williams said the items were either a start up grant or a sustained support item to boost the income generating efforts of the caregivers with a bid to provide quality care to their children.

Speaking at the event which was held on Friday 18th November 2022 at the Oke Ado home of the Living Word Mission Children Home, the Country Lead of living word mission, Williams appreciated APIN their funding partner who received grant from CDC Nigeria, adding that APIN have been a formidable ally that supported LIWOM from a one room apartment to hosting offices in 3 states in Nigeria and the FCT for over 4 years now.

In his remark, the representative from the state government, said LIWOM has been a good partner to the state at all fronts, saying that prompt response to GBV response as well as the provision of shelter to victims of abuse in the state is quite commendable.

Speaking on behalf of the APIN Health Initiative, Mrs Bola Thomson said that the major reason for this support was to ensure that the children on the project whoe treatment outcome is paramount meet up the goal 95; 95; 95.

The beneficiaries at the event range from market women, to small scale traders, hair dressers, tailors and other small business owners.

The caregivers expressed great joy and praised the organisation as well as the sponsors while committing themselves to quality care for their children from the proceeds of the use of the materials.