Community Programs

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Community programs

Community project implemented by Mashiah Foundation are thus;

  • APIN Project (HIV Testing services and Adherence counselling) in collaboration with AIDS Prevention Initiatives in Nigeria funded by Global Fund 2014 to 2016
  • APIN Project (OVC Program) in collaboration with APIN Public Health Initiatives funded by Centre for Disease Control (CDC) with 3,681 OVC from 2015 to 2016
  • iCARES Project (HIV testing services) in collaboration with APIN Public Health Initiatives funded by Centre for Disease Control (CDC) with 15,339 beneficiaries and 1725 OVC from 2015 to 2018
  • STEER Project (OVC program) in collaboration with Save the Children and funded by USAID with 9153 beneficiaries (Women and Children) from 2014 to 2018.
  • Ambassador’s Small Grant Program (ASG) funded by PEPFAR for Life Skills development and Vocational skills training of 50 in-school and out-of-school older OVC and young people from 2018 to 2019.

To reduce extreme poverty and increase income amongst poor household in Jos North LGA of Plateau state, MF from 2014 to 2018 supported 2000 household across 25 project communities. This was aimed at improving children’s wellbeing and to promote household sustainability. This was the case of Mrs Kachollom Timothy a mother of four from Utan community who was enrolled and trained on micro enterprises fundamentals then linked to Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) where she was able to access credit of N5000 (£10.59) having saved N2000 (£4.24) from her job at a building site to start grain business. After a year, her business has grown from the initial 2bags of grains to 15bags of grains.

At the end of the VSLA cycle in 2018, Kachollom had an accrued savings of N24, 754 (£52.44) i.e. 26% interest after saving N19, 600 (£41.53) from her new grain business which is less stressful and gives her time to take care of her children.

Mrs Kachollom measuring her grains in her storage room.

VSLA was established to make capital available to low-income people through revolving loans, who may otherwise not have access to financial services and safety nets; thereby improving their chances of eventually moving up the income ladder.

At the end of the project cycle, 88 established VSLA had an accrued savings of N29, 626,630.00 (£62,768.28) and were able to disburse 55% of total savings as credit facilities to its members. This we consider a success as Micro enterprise and VSLA has supported many household to be self-sustained.

“Women empowerment is the gate way to improving the wellbeing of children and having safe communities”.

Having healthy children, empowered women, sustained families and safe communities to support the growth and development of children, is at the centre of all Mashiah Foundation’s intervention.  This intervention cut across different program areas such as; HIV/AIDS, Women and girl child empowerment, Education, Nutrition, Protection and Gender, Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Adolescent and Young People, WASH, Peace and Conflict Resolution, etc