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| Project Name: | SIDA en Exode |
| Project Description: |
The AIDS and Migration Project's goal is to reduce the contribution of migration to the spread of HIV
infection. It focuses on rural communities in Tahoua region where the majority of the able bodied men migrate
annually for work. The project has activities both in Niger and Abidjan. It works in communities situated along the
main migratory route between Tahoua and Abidjan in Cote d'Ivoire. The project works with high-risk groups, including
the wives of migrants who remain in their home villages, commercial sex workers and the predominantly young male
migrants. Key activities address providing education and information services that result in desired behavioral
changes, greater access to condoms, enhance capacity to diagnose and treat sexually transmitted infections (STIs),
and provision of social support for high-risk groups. Project activities are designed to improve community support
and individual self-awareness. In four villages, the project also works in close collaboration with the health services on the transmission from mother to child. |
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