2014 ANNUAL REPORT
GUILDANCECOMMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION.
Motto: Toward Community Development andEmpowerment
GUILDANCE IDENTITY:
Guildance Community Development Foundation involvesin community based to control the spread of HIV/AIDS in the South-West and mitigateits social and economic impacts. It is an NGO poised to alleviate poverty,non-profit, non-religion, and a democratic organization.
VISION:
To be a reputableorganization that advances the multi-sectoral response to the HIV epidemic in thesouthwest of Nigeria, so as to achieve effective control of the HIV/AIDS by reducingthe number of new infections, providing equitable care and support, and mitigatingthe impact of the infection.
VALUES:
Commitment to achieving set goals
Transparencyand accountability
Team spirit
Participatory management
Capacitybuilding/advocacy
Integrity
People oriented and sustainable development
Networking
and partnership
MISSION:
To build an organization committed at making healthservices accessible and affordable in a marginalized and hard to reach communitiesin the southwest of Nigeria.
EDITORIAL
GUILDANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONwas established on 10th October, 2000. Therefore FOUNDATION in recognition of itsaccomplishments and impacts created over the years held its 10th year anniversarycelebrations on the 13rd March 2010.
The anniversary celebration was a majorlandmark and a dream come true for the FOUNDATION and its members. It broughttogether members, partners, friends and all stakeholders of the FOUNDATION in thespirit of networking and partnership. It was a moment of testimonies andaccountability.
The anniversary which was tagged HALT AND REVERSE THE SPREAD OFHIV BY 2015 took an analytical look at the issue of reducing the epidemic asNigeria remains one of the most burdened nations with about 3 million people livingwith the disease. Despite mounting a vigorous and sustained response, the HIV/AIDSepidemic has remained a major challenge and obstacle to the attainment of NationalDevelopment Goals including the MDGs.Greater effort and focus was emphatically onHIV prevention, as it represents the best hope, while effective strategies wereagreed upon to be built on a detailed knowledge of current epidemic, including thefactors that drive the epidemic and future progression.Prevention remains the mostimportant strategy and the most feasible approach for reversing the menace, sincethere are no vaccines and no medical cure. The majority of Nigerians are HIVnegative and keeping them uninfected is critical for altering the epidemictrajectory.
Persistence HIV risky behavior in spite of high level of HIV awarenessrequires continuous and concerted focus on effective prevention intervention thatwill address specific needs keypopulation segments and stimulate adoption ofappropriate behavior that reduces the risk of HIV transmission.Testimonies weregiven that awareness by the FOUNDATION has greatly impacted on the lives of thepeople in the communities which have resulted in the improvement on the behaviorchange and many more people are accessing antiretroviral therapy and accolades wereshowered on all those who had served the FOUNDATION at one point or the other with
plagues given to them as a show of appreciation from the FOUNDATION and its entiremembership.
COMMUNITIES MOBILIZED TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS IN
OYO STATEAS GUILDANCE FOUNDATION ADOPTS DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN
The campaign againstthe spread of HIV/AIDS in Oyo state received a boost as the FOUNDATION mobilizedcommunities to fight the spread of the epidemic in the state.
The kick against thespread of HIV campaign which was held at Olodo Bank area of Lagelu Local Government Ibadan on 20th March, 2014 witnessed the large number of representatives of
different households in the state.
Guildance Community Development Foundation hasenvisaged that the success of this campaign required holistic approach, byintensifying the capacity of the households in providing HIV/AIDS education,encouraging positive sexual behavior change toward mitigating of its impact amongthe communities.While addressing the crowd, the president, Mr. Kabiru Adisa Adeniyisaid, the rationale behind this approach was to incorporate the household in the
campaign and to increase the consciousness on strategies for the prevention ofHIV/AIDS among the households in the state and to engage the development ofcounseling competencies of families to enable them become effective agents of changein supporting positive sexual in the society.
Dr. Aderemi Taiwo Olusola, theresource person drenched the appetite of the gathering with the training andcounseling skills that would equipped them to disseminate information on theprevention of HIV/AIDS.The campaign was aptly attended by groups like National
Union of Transport Workers (NURTW) traders and Teachers among others.
The appraisalof the campaign therefore concluded that, prevention and management of HIV/AIDS,lessening the level of stigma, discrimination and strengthening the commitment of
all the stakeholders in the fight against this epidemic are largely predicated onthe increase in the knowledge base seminar and workshop.
GUILDANCE TAKESREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CAMPAIGN TO AKINBAMI VILLAGE, AIYEDIRE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OSUN STATE
Guildance CommunityDevelopment Foundation has recorded another accomplishment by taking itsreproductive health campaign to Akinbami Village, Osun state to sensitize thewomen especially the Muslim and Christian female students in order to reduce the number of women
dying as a result of having children.
The president, Mr. Kabiru Adisa Adeniyi in hisremark associated the maternal death with the level of ignorance among the women andthe Foundation is battle ready to fight the menace to a standstill and this gave thereason why Akinbami Village was the targeted.According to him, GuildanceCommunity Development Foundation is an NGO that purses activities to relieve
suffering, advocate good health, promote the interest of the poor and protect theenvironment from any form of disaster.
While delivering his lecture, Mrs. Babatunde, a renowned Nurse and the resource person for the campaign said, therate of maternal death can be drastically reduced if the efforts are target at the
young ones.The event witnessed the attendance of 169 groups from both religion andsocial circles and the participants were trained on how to make cosmetics.
GUILDANCE COUNTS ACHIEVEMENTS
The Guildance Foundation has had courseto count the number of achievements made so far. That its program target had beensurpassed and that other areas are performing strongly.
During the past three years over 16,768 people living with AIDS (PLHA), including 779children, have received ARVdrug in the south west of Nigeria.
Foundation outreach promoting abstinence andfidelity to prevent HIV/AIDS reached over 2.9 million individuals; another 590,859 were reached with a prevention program not focus on A/B.
More than 854,976 individuals received counseling and were tested for HIV in 52 counseling and testing centers. In addition, 97,624 pregnant women received HIV counseling and testing andtheir test results in 28 service outlets that provide PMTCT services.
Mrs. Wakilat Aderonke, the Director Kabiru Muyiwa Ventures and the resource person for the
campaign tagged TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE SOLUTION TO HIV/AIDS held at Oke Odo Iwo, Osun State said Guildance Community DevelopmentFoundation program has changed the lifestyle of brothel-based sex workers andcommercial motorcycle riders, two groups targeted by the campaign in the cities ofsouth west.According to her, “stigma and discrimination among bike riders hasdecreased. Some of them believed that sharing a seat with an HIV-positive person
could lead to infection and Sex workers have also come to realize that they must usecondom at all times thereby reducing the like hood that they will infect others.
ABRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PAPER PRESENTED ON THE HIV CAMPAIGN AND FREE MEDICAL SERVICESHELD AT IYANA CHURCH AREA, IBADAN OYO STATE ON MONDAY 29TH APRIL,2014BY ADISA KABIRU ADENIYI
The epidemic of HIV/AIDS has become aglobal, national and local concern in view of its adverse effect on the humansocio-economic development. There is no segment of our national development that isspared. As a matter of fact, there is no community or settlement that has not
witnessed the pang of the epidemic. The menace has sent millions of people worldwideto the grave prematurely while it has infected many more since it was discoveredmore than two decades ago.
According to the sentinel 2008 survey about 2.95 millionpeople are estimated to be living with the virus in the country with a nationalprevalence of 4.6 percent. Nigeria is rated the third country in the world with thelargest population of HIV/AIDS victims, coming behind India and South Africa.
Atthis juncture therefore, I want to put it on record that since the inauguration ofour Foundation, we have been fighting and combating this dreadful disease throughawareness campaign and free test for numerous people to know their status. We didnot leave poverty alleviation behind because we have empowered quite a number of ourpeople.
GCDF achievements so far include successful organization of HIV/AIDSawareness campaign and free test at the Oyo State School of Nursing, Eleyele,Ibadan; HIV/AIDS and empowerment at Bishop Phillip Academy, Ibadan; clearing of thebush at the School of Handicap, Iwo, Osun state; series of lectures on HIV/AIDSprevention; training on how fast the virus can spread; an holistic examination of alife with HIV/AIDS in conjunction with Ifesowapo Social Club, Monatan, Ibadan; freeHIV/AIDS test for Monatan Club; recruitment of blood donors at Sharia College, Iwo;training on all cosmetics as well as entrepreneurship development workshops and
caring for Orphans and vulnerable children.
Let me re-emphasize that GuildanceCommunity Development Foundation has been up and doing in advocating abstinence fromunprotected sex, even with a strong back up message that protected sex is not 100per cent safe which calls for faithfulness with your spouse(s). This is becausevarious studies have shown that majority of the infected people became victimsthrough sexual intercourse. However, it is also imperative to state that HIV/AIDSspread is not limited to sexual intercourse alone but through other source such asusing non-sterilized instrument in hospitals, saloons, common use of razor bladewith an infected person.Once again HIV/AIDS is real. If somebody is infected, thefact is that the person can only be treated but cannot be cure except through divineintervention and this goes with the saying that “Prevention is better thancure.”
The rationale behind taking this campaign to this stratum of the society isto mobilize each household to drum support for the effective sensitization and theeducation of people around you that HIV/AIDS is real.