KIWAKKUKI - KIKUNDI CHA WANAWAKE KILIMANJARO KUPAMBANA NA UKIMWI (WOMEN AGAINST AIDS IN KILIMANJARO)

KIWAKKUKI Organization (Women against AIDS in Kilimanjaro) was registered as an NGO in July 1995 with the core purpose to enhance women’s access to information on HIV and empower them as well as the wider community with knowledge and skills towards sustainable livelihoods. After empowerment, grassroots members (women and men) have made a big difference in the war against HIV and AIDS in Kilimanjaro Region. Men’s empowerment and participation is honored as partners in development and decision makers related to HIV and AIDS in the family context. KIWAKKUKI works in all 7 Districts of Kilimanjaro (Hai, Siha, Moshi Rural, Moshi Urban, Mwanga, Rombo and Same) with members who serve as KIWAKKUKI grassroots’ Community Based Organizations of volunteers. The Overall Objective / Goal of KIWAKKUKI is to build capacity to prevent, respond and cope with the causes and effects of HIV&AIDS. KIWAKKUKI’s Vision: A community taking appropriate measures to eradicate HIV, empower women and the wider community while contributing efforts to mitigate the impact of AIDS. KIWAKKUKI’s Mission: To integrate program’s that focus on HIV / AIDS information and management, and to increase community participation in empowerment initiatives to those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Voluntarism is the most prominent among our “Cherished Core Values”; members do not wait for payment, instead they volunteer their work, time, household resources and services as they provide care and support to their affected and infected neighbors. Everyone in their own way contributes towards realizing the core purpose, whereby roles and responsibilities are shared by all team members.