OVC Caregivers Economic Strenthening and Empowerment Program

Project Name: USAID Kizazi Hodari Project

Description: Rafiki SDO is a sub recipient funding from ELCT Tanzania to implement USAID Kizazi HODARI project at Mara region, in 6 councils.

USAID Kizazi HODARI project is a five-year, USAID-funded project (April 2022-March 2027) implemented by the prime recipient Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) in collaboration with Rafiki SDO as Implementing partner.

The project is child cantered and family focused applying the National Integrated Case Management System (NICMS) approach to enable delivery of individualized and age specific case management services to the household contributing attainment of 95-95-95% UNAIDS goals through OVC comprehensive services. Goal.

The project has three objectives detailed below:
• Increased use of OVC platforms for paediatric HIV case findings, linkage to treatment and viral suppression.
• Increased access to HIV prevention, violence prevention, and response services for OVC and youth.
• Improved the socio-economic capacity of at-risk young women (AGYW) in economic strengthening.