Sekhukhune Women Against HIV/AIDS and TB Prevention and Treatment in short known as (SWAHAT) was established in February 2010 by a group of women concerned about the scourge of HIV/AIDS and TB in their communities, and the fact that women, children and female sex workers are most vulnerable.
SWAHAT committed itself to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS & TB by:
- Mobilizing community members to know their status, and increase health seeking behaviors by visiting their local Clinics or Hospitals for an HIV test.
- Conduct door to door campaigns,
- Talk to youth in and out of school as well as young women of child bearing age about HIV/AIDS/and TB prevention.
- Visit taxi ranks, Social Clubs, Shebeens, Trucking stops, business institutions, encourage people to go for a test, so as to know their status, since prevention is better than cure.
- Identify and assist Orphans and vulnerable children.
- Give support and care for victims of Gender Based Violence.
This organisation is situated in Motetema in the district of Sekhukhune in Limpopo Province.
Our Mission
To reduce further spread of HIV/AIDS/STI and TB in our communities through social mobilization.
Our Goals
- To reduce further spread of HIV/AIDS, TB and Gender Based Violence in our communities in the district of Sekhukhune by at least 5% per annum in 5yrs
- Advocate for key population on their Human Rights.
- Combating Stigma and Discrimination against PLHIV, Sex workers, Men having sex with men and LGBTQI communities.
- To care and support those already infected and affected with HIV/AIDS, STI, TB and GBV survivors
- To educate key population about prevention of HIV/AIDS and TB as well as knowing human rights
- To treat every individual with respect and dignity
- To act responsibly towards the communities in which we work
- To the benefit of the communities that we serve
- To reduce stigma and discrimination
- Collaborate with government and other health institutions, working on prevention, treatment, care and support of HIV/AIDS/STI and TB programmes
- Integrity and honesty
- Commitment
- Transparency
- Confidentiality
- Loyalty
- Human Rights
- Value for money