Kampala Key, Vulnerable and Priority Populations (KVP) News

Kampala Gay Newsletter, brings you news about Key Populations in Uganda. President Donald Trump of USA walked the talk and provided PEPFAR funding.  We want to see how this money will be used and we put up a bet.  We want to call President Donald Trump’s bluff. We are not Shit hole Countries and to prove it we are going to spend the money for the purposes of ending HIV in Uganda.  We shall not delay releasing the funds by coming up with non-issue excuses. We shall make sure that all those organizations which get the KPIF money will be diligent,  judicious enough and spend it toward the items stipulated in their proposals. The term Key Populations (KP) encompasses all those population groups in which infections, chronic illnesses, vulnerability and susceptibility to risks has tended to be disproportionate from that of a baseline population. Among KPs, certain infection patterns may be going up while in other populations low incidence (...

HIV Prevention in Uganda where KP-led organizations are empowered with skills to steer response is commendable.  Let us start with all KP-led organizations declaring assets of individual executive members.  It enables actors to judiciously conduct value for money activities.  The four way test approach Ensure that you separate your personal expenses from the organization expenses. These are not like gin and tonic but rather like water and oil. Draw an activity plan to follow daily, weekly, monthly, mid-yearly and end of year. Generate an inventory of your personal assets that you have had before you got PEPFAR funds for running the organization. Share this inventory with the chief finance controller or ombudsperson as an accountability best-practice. We hope this will be a baseline best-practice that will then steer organizations toward realistic HIV-Response.  Hold KP-led Organizations accountable. All the best.