BLOOM project
The aim of the project is a healthy life for children and their mothers (10-24) living with or exposed to HIV.
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Adolescent girls and young women, Children
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We are excited that we are going to look out for young mothers especially those who are living with HIV, and be able to support them to be part of the solution in the global and the national targets of ending HIV as a public health threat by 2030, says Kuraish Mubiru of Uganda Young Positives. Being the Executive Director of his organisation, he participated in the co-creation workshop of the new Bloom project last May. This project works to achieve a healthy future for children and their young mothers (10-24) living with or exposed to HIV in Uganda. Watch his interview below!
‘I’m glad that we will be participating in a project that will support young mothers living with HIV. Why is it important to support them? Being a mother comes with a lot of vulnerability, because your your physical, mental, financial status is not yet ready to be a parent. But also, coupling that with living with HIV is another challenge altogether. We all know the challenges of living with HIV or know the stigma levels that come with that. So mixing the two onto one young mind can be a huge challenge to that particular girl.
We are excited that in this particular project, we are going to look out for the young mothers – especially those who are living with HIV – be able to support them to live better lives, be able to support them to eliminate as much as stigma and discrimination that they are facing in their communities, but also be able to support them to be part of the solution in the global and the national targets of ending HIV as a public health threat by 2030.’
About Bloom project
Young mothers living with HIV experience the burden of double stigma. This prevents them and their children form accessing HIV, health, education and other services. The Bloom project works to achieve a healthy future for children and their young mothers (10-24) living with or exposed to HIV in Uganda. The project is an inspiring collaboration of three Ugandan community-based organisations: Community Health Alliance Uganda (CHAU), Joy Initiatives Uganda and Uganda Young Positives, and is funded by Aidsfonds.
