Success Stories » HIV/AIDS
Women First Participants Send Their Children to School
The Women First Group of Muliquela community in Ile district, Mozambique comprises 14 women whose ages range from 17 to 39. The group is trained, financed, and monitored by IRD’s Women First program. Since joining the group, 10 women have graduated and become independent entrepreneurs, using profits earned over five months to start their own businesses. “At... more
Filed Under: Health & Hygiene, Capacity Building, Economic Growth, HIV/AIDS, Women & Gender, Africa, Mozambique
A Life Worth Living
For more than 15 years, Davide Joao Jeque worked in warehouse stock management in the Inhambane and Sofala provinces in Mozambique. But in 2005, he learned he was HIV positive, and his life changed. People viewed him with fear and were not concerned about his welfare. He began looking for a new job. He heard that IRD, working in partnership with the World Food Prog... more
Filed Under: Health & Hygiene, HIV/AIDS, Africa, Mozambique
IRD Jordan Hosts DOS Field Visit
Amman, May 8 – IRD Jordan hosted visitors from the US Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (BPRM), including Assistant Secretary of State Anne Richard. The visit included a tour of the Jordan Ministry of Health’s Amman Comprehensive Health Center, a partner of IRD under the Health Linkages & National Networks (HLNN II) project, funded by... more
Filed Under: Health & Hygiene, HIV/AIDS, Refugees, Women & Gender, Middle East & North Africa, Jordan
A New Beginning for Sex Workers in Jordan
Through its Health Linkages and National Networks (HLNN) program and in partnership with a local organization, IRD organized a cosmetology vocational training course for 30 sex workers in Jordan. It was a special day and a turning point for the women who have renewed hope, ambition, and determination to improve their lives. An estimated 750,000 Iraqis fle... more
Filed Under: Health & Hygiene, Education, HIV/AIDS, Jobs, Refugees, Women & Gender, Middle East & North Africa, Jordan
Improving Health and Livelihoods of Rural Mozambican Women
The Women First program combines HIV/AIDS education with entrepreneurial training and the creation of sustainable businesses for rural Mozambican women. IRD designed the program to increase knowledge of healthy behaviors, improve the economic power of women, and provide an opportunity for the private sector partners to expand their market reach. IRD begins by identify... more
Filed Under: Civil Society, Health & Hygiene, Capacity Building, HIV/AIDS, Women & Gender, Africa, Mozambique