Project Report
| Mar 20, 2023
COVID_ 19 continues to be a threat
By Mbarara Rise |
Dear Donors
When we realized that People who are HIV positive faced challenges of medicine stockout/shortages. Team at MRF led by the Director Mr. Raymond engaged with ministry of health to lobby for in time drug availability refills and extension of months given, previously they would receive one month which was a bit challenging to manage the viral load but with our interventions, they now receive drug refill of up to 6 months.
“Amidst the challenges brought about by the COVID_19 and now the deadly Ebola outbreak, we’re transforming lives, and shifting mindset. Thank you for keeping us operational”
we will Keep on senstizing our communities; There is nationwide panic with the number of reported cases of the Ebola virus going up daily. As a nation this is not our first Ebola experience and we have managed to survive in the past and are hopeful to survive through this one as well, however the president possed a lockdown on two districts to curb the virus but on predictions to lockdown others if the ebola continue to spread, with the threat of rising pandemics, first monkey pox and now Ebola; the queer community of rural Uganda is afraid of what it could mean if either pandemic had a massive outbreak like COVID-19.
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Nov 8, 2022
COVID_19 response
By Mbarara Rise |
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Dear Valued Donors
We are updating you on the progress we have made towards supporting rural LGBTIQ HIV+ people
When we realized that People who are HIV positive faced challenges of medicine stockout/shortages., Our team at MRF led by the Director Mr. Raymond engaged with ministry of health to lobby for in time drug availability refills and extension of months given.
Previously they would receive one month which was a bit challenging to manage the viral load but with our interventions, they now receive drug refill of up to 6 months.
Further more, there is nationwide panic with the number of reported cases of the Ebola virus going up daily. As a nation this is not our first Ebola experience and we have managed to survive in the past and are hopeful to survive through this one as well, however the president possed a lockdown on two districts to curb the virus but on predictions to lockdown others if the ebola continue to spread, with the threat of rising pandemics, first monkey pox and now Ebola; the queer community of rural Uganda is afraid of what it could mean if either pandemic had a massive outbreak like COVID-19.
Amidst challenges, we thank you for your support.
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Jul 12, 2022
Ensuring availability of Health care services
By Mbarara Rise | Organization
Dear Donors
Your support has enabled us reach far more grassroot areas with sustainable impact, this half year 2022, we have been able to bring on board about 202 HIV positive gay men to start taking HIV medication – antiretroviral therapy (ART), With high rate of HIV/AIDS transmission as per our evidenced data, we have further more continued to carryout advocacy campaigns with our partners The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) for safer sex practices and encouraged members to always use condoms and test for HIV with their partners, a total of 631 participants have benefited.
Our executive director Mr. Raymond Twinamatsiko attended a regional meeting in consultation to critically reflect, on approaches to human rights violations related to sexual orientation and gender identity in south Africa Johannesburg titled “redress, justice and accountability for anti-LGBTI discrimination, use, limitations and alternatives to criminal law.” organized by amnesty international, information that was shared during the meeting, is helping us to redress our challenges, lobby and engage with homophobic legislators and health care service providers.
We continue to call upon you to support us, as to make a defference.
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