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Society for Family Health
PSI/South Africa
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Program
Focus: |
HIV/AIDS
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Target
Regions: |
Nationwide, with emphasis
on the Western Cape, Gauteng, and Kwa Zulu Natal provinces and
the border posts Musina (South Africa /Zimbabwe) and Ficksburg & Ladybrand
(South Africa/ Lesotho). |
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Target
Population: |
Urban and peri-urban men aged 15 - 40, with an emphasis on couples
for voluntary HIV counseling and testing services. High-risk
populations, especially migrants and vulnerable women at border
posts.
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| 2006 Estimated Health Impact: |
Unintended pregnancies averted: 265,000
(explained)
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| Products: |
CAPSA workplace education since 2005
New Start voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services
since 2004
Trust Studded condoms since 2004
Lovers Plus colored & flavored condoms
since 2004
YouthAIDS peer education and school programs since 2002
Choice public-sector condoms since 2002
Trust condoms since 2001
CARE female condoms since 1998
Lovers Plus condoms since 1992
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Local
Collaboration: |
PSI works via its local
affiliate, the Society for Family Health (SFH), to collaborate
with the South African Government, South
African
companies and local NGOs. SFH works
with mass media outlets, including national magazines, television
and radio stations. |
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Current
Donors: |
Government of South Africa; National Department of Health
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis
and Malaria
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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| Year Program Began: |
1992 |
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Project Activities and Highlights
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HIV/AIDS
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Youth Outreach
The SFH national youth outreach program, YouthAIDS, generates
awareness about HIV/AIDS among township populations. YouthAIDS
activities are carried out in the areas surrounding Johannesburg,
Cape Town and Durban. Youth peer educators spread the message of
responsible sexual behavior through a variety of venues, including
school resource
rooms, parent-child workshops, street campaigns, community centers,
transportation hubs and radio talk shows. SFH's mobile promotions
unit conducts road shows in five of South Africa's provinces
using an edutainment approach. Shows are often highlighted by the
participation of local celebrities including musicians
and television stars. |
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Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT)
SFH launched the New Start VCT network in 2004. New Start
consists of three centers in the central business districts of
South Africa's
three largest cities — Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. In addition
to providing VCT services from these centers, New Start also provides
mobile VCT services that bring counseling, testing and referral
services to communities, NGOs, churches and other partners in and
around the three cities. The New Start VCT marketing campaign launched
in early 2005. |
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Future Plans
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SFH plans to expand its New Start VCT program
to all of South Africa’s nine provinces in 2007.
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SFH will expand its YouthAIDS program to all of South
Africa’s provinces in 2007. |
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SFH will continue to work in collaboration
with the National and Provincial Departments of Health, and will
ensure its activities are complementary to those conducted by the
government and other NGOs working in HIV/AIDS prevention. |
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PSI Global Ambassador Ashley Judd feeds
a young South African child.
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