Mission Statement
The mission of Sekolo Projects is to prevent new HIV infection in young people in Namibia by providing and supporting education, physical care and psychosocial support to those living with and affected by HIV / AIDS.
Organizational History
Sekolo Projects Inc was founded in 2004 by Elizabeth Robinson after she worked in Namibia for two years as teacher-trainer and HIV prevention teacher. She founded Sekolo Projects to build on her experience in Namibia and incorporated and Sekolo received 501(c)3 tax status the same year.
From February 2005 Ms. Robinson worked with the HIV/AIDS Management Unit (HAMU) of the Ministry of Education to introduce Our HIV ABC as a key component of the HIV training of Namibia's secondary school teachers. In July 2005 HAMU began working with Sekolo to roll-out the program to the rest of the country. The pilot phase of Our HIV ABC was completed in summer 2005. 72 teachers in four of Namibia's 13 regions received a day workshop, peer-educational classroom video, teacher's guide and translations of key components into local languages. World-class business consultants Greenwich Associates donated the monitoring and evaluation of the project. Their report is available for download here.
The full roll-out of Our HIV ABC was completed in August 2006. In all, 921 teachers at 564 schools received training and materials to lead their AIDS Clubs. An additional 215 sets of materials were distributed. Over 45,000 young people received accurate and Namibian-presented information based on the integrated ABC of Abstinence, Be faithful and use a Condom.
Sekolo Projects Namibia was founded in August 2006 and brings together passionate individuals in the Namibian education sector. They will sustain and guide Sekolo's work and provide the monitoring and evaluation of on-going projects.
Sekolo Projects Inc.
Board of Directors
Tom Mahoney, Chairperson, Director, Office of Special Clinical Services, Greenwich Department of Health
Katrina Robinson, Secretary
William Kiernan, Treasurer
Joseph Toochin
Bob Elliott
Elizabeth Robinson, CEO and founding President
Sekolo Projects Namibia
Board of Directors
David Sampson, Chair, Life Sciences Director, National Institute of Educational Development
Elizabeth Robinson, Secretary, CEO Sekolo Projects Inc.
Charlotte Bond, Treasurer, Africa Tourist Info, Windhoek
Felicity Haingura
Joshua Kahikuata
Paul Makabanyane
Bonifatius Morwe
Geoffrey Silver
Gisela Siririka
Maree Smit
Hildegaard Tibinyane
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