HIV/AIDS

Singingire self help group is situated in esikulu sublocation in Bukhayo location of matayos division.The group has initially started with the help of sustainable income generating investment after experiencing that many people had died of HIV/AIDS with approximately to people dying per month.With the help of this local organisation,which created awareness on HIV/AIDS information by promoting indeginious food products with high nutritional levels of cassava,legumes and indiginious vegetables.The CBO continued to assist the community by promoting food security in the children and mothers of the community.The girls in the community were forced to early marriages for the purpose of clowry to buy food in the past years and some were doing casual work to earn little money to buy bread.It is now that the villages have now improved skills,income and food security.

Location: Khungungu, Busia, Kenya