The overall objective of the program is to provide services for designing and implementing a program on awareness creation and sensitization management. This includes identification, screening, contact stressing, prevention and response services for the target population at risk that is; project workers and the host communities along the project areas implemented by investors, developers, government and any other stakeholders.
Specific Objectives of the program:
- The specific objectives of the program for awareness creation and management of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Occupational Health and Safety, Gender Mainstreaming, Gender-Based Violence, Child Protection, Community and other Safeguard Risks.
- To increase awareness of HIV/AIDS /Malaria / Tuberculosis /GBV/VAC and community and OSH risks among the target population (road workers and host communities.
- To enhance timely identification, management and reporting of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB, GBV, VAC and OSH incidents within the project areas for effective response with relevant actors.
Key Interventions of the program:
The key interventions to deliver a comprehensive a HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB, GBV, VAC and OSH/community on project include:-
- Review existing documents on the Project that include but not limited to, ESIA, RAP, contractor’s workplace polices on: HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB, Child Protection, Gender Based Violence, VAC, OSH and Code of Conduct with a view of understanding prevailing social risks in the project area and proposed mitigation measures.
- Undertake Baseline Assessment of conditions in the project area with respect to HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB, gender (including GBV) VAC/Child Protection and community and health and safety issues and disseminate the findings to the stakeholders in the project area.
- Development of a Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Framework for the HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB, VAC/Child Protection and Gender Based Violence (GBV) and OSH Programme.
- Design and implementation of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB, GBV, VAC and OSH awareness and mitigation programme.
- Operate a HIV/AIDS clinic on site for contractor personnel. The clinic is also used for general First Aid.
- Provide support to the Construction Supervision Consultants Sociologist in sensitising communities on potential project impacts – this may include wider issues of contractor-community relations and project works.
- Sensitize contractor’s, and Consultant’s staff and communities on HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB, GBV, VAC and Occupational Health and Safety and other safeguard risks include Malaria and TB in the project area.
- Road safety awareness programs for both workers and communities shall also be formulated.
- Undertake activities that increase gender awareness and equity in project implementation.
- Undertake activities that increase awareness on and mitigation against Gender Based Violence
- Undertake activities that promote child protection.
- Identify and support locally existing structures to assist in programme implementation and to enhance sustainability of the program output/ outcome