WHERE WE WORK

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ACE Africa Kenya works in rural areas of Western and Nyanza Provinces and covers part but not all of Bungoma and Siaya Counties.

Of the 1.42 million people infected in Kenya 1, 027,000 live in the rural areas.
Women with no education are significantly more likely to get infected than those with an education.
Young women between the ages of 15 and 24 years are FOUR times more likely to be infected with HIV than men of the same age.
83% of all HIV+ adults in Kenya DO NOT KNOW THEIR STATUS.
30% of children living in Nyanza Province have been orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS.

ACE Africa Tanzania works in Kimnyaki, Mateves and Lemguru wards of Arumeru District, Arusha Region.

The majority of the population are from the Waarusha tribe (originally of Maasai descent, they became settlers around Arusha over thirty years ago and married into different tribes).
Stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS is high. Misconceptions and lack of education on HIV/AIDS in the community and in schools.
There is a gross lack of knowledge or adherence to the rights of women and children. Poor access to welfare services.
Large remote, rural geographical areas for relatively small population. Access to water sources is very poor. The main sources of income are from farming and small businesses.
Cultural practices e.g. polygamy, witchcraft, wife and land inheritance are common. Few support groups and systems to cope with increasing numbers of Orphans and Vulnerable Children.
Poverty is widespread and can be identified as one of the main reasons HIV prevalence is high.