Safe Water and AIDS Project (SWAP)
P.O.Box 3323
40100 Kisumu
Kenya
Personne de contact: Alie Eleveld Technical Advisor and/or Alex Mwaki Country Director
+254 (0)202030712; Mobil: +254 (0)721 273 943 (Alie) +254(0)723 988 308 (Alex)
alie@swapkenya.org
alex@swapkenya.org
http://www.swapkenya.org/
https://www.betterplace.org/en/organisations/25558-swap-safe-water-and-aids-project
Les Thèmes
- Organisation d'aide
- Communauté, projet communal
- Organisation de l'environnement
Qui sommes-nous
Physical Address, Milimani Estate, Off Aga Khan Road, Behind Royal City Hotel, Kisumu, Kenya
Safe Water and AIDS Project (SWAP) is a non-governmental organization based in Western Kenya that works in collaboration with the Ministry of Health engaging Community Health Promoters to with door to door health education and sales of health and hygiene products. SWAP was started in 2005 through support from Rotary Atlanta. In 2007 a research department was established with a water quality lab and over 35 public health studies have been implemented and published. SWAP provides support to orphans and vulnerable families as well as emergency response during flood, drought, cholera, and other disease outbreaks. SWAP aims to improve the health and socio-economic status of Kenyan people through disease prevention and socio-economic empowerment of the target population.
Our Mission
To provide innovative solutions for improved health and economic status of communities.
Our Vision
A healthy and empowered community where everyone enjoys high quality of life.
What we do
SWAP Research Department: The main aim of the research department is to evaluate the health and economic impact of health interventions, technologies and products.
Current research Projects are:
• Credit Incentive Scheme for improved maternal and child outcome
• Cups or Cash for Girls Trial – A menstrual Hygiene Study
• Schistosomiasis Mansoni (Bilharzia) study among school children
• Solar Powered Water Disinfection Study
• Water Kiosks Chlorine Doser Study and Business Model
• Early Childhood Development Study
SWAP has two laboratories supporting the research.
• A water Quality Lab performing bacteriological and full chemical tests
• A stool and urine lab supporting the diagnosis of bilharzia
SWAP Programs:
• HCM- Health Communication and Marketing Program – A program focused on the prevention of diarrhea and malaria, through social marketing and behavioral change communication targeting community health volunteers reaching vulnerable households.
• SWAP model village: SWAP leased land to put up a model village which is intended to showcase the health interventions that SWAP deals with in the community. These include; Safe Water system products, Indoor Air Quality, Hand washing units for demonstration, improved traditional kitchen and a Jamii (Community) Center with health products on display for sale, as well as a training hall for community gatherings and training.
• Jamii (Community) Centers: Centers with an aim of improving the health and development of babies, children and families in the community by increasing access to health products and information about health topics and healthy habits. The Community Health Promoters have also been trained to become self-reliant by generating income through sales of health products, while improving health of vulnerable families.
• Training Program: SWAP offers training to community health promoters and self-help groups
on safe water systems, business skills, social marketing, behavioral change communication, primary health care and hygiene promotion.
• Sondu Water Enterprise:
• A Skyhydrant technology filtering water drawn from the river at Sondu after which it is sold at affordable rate to the communities. The premises also has a public toilet with hand washing unit.
• OVC/Scholarship Program: SWAP provides psycho social support, material support and scholarships for orphans and vulnerable children.
• Emergency Response: Community awareness and distribution of health products to families affected by disaster such as flood, cholera and other disease outbreaks.
• Women empowerment project: Supporting fish mongers, mostly widows and women living with HIV, to become self-reliant. Procured a boat for tours on the lake and fish cages to enable them to harvest and sell their own fish while generating income from the hire of the boat. The women were trained on business skills, social marketing and behavioral change communication, tour guiding, HIV/AIDS, Safe Water and record keeping.
Alie Eleveld is the founding member and Technical Advisor and Alex Mwaki is Country Director of Safe Water and AIDS Project (SWAP)
For other net participants we can offer an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of our work.
