MANERELA+
Putting a human face on HIV/AIDS amongst religious leaders.
MANERELA+ is an interfaith and voluntary membership network of religious leaders living with or personally affected by HIV and AIDS in Malawi.
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Citizen Science Community-Led Monitoring and Advocacy (𝐂𝐒-𝐂𝐋𝐌𝐀)
Citizen Science Community Led Monitoring and Advocacy (CS-CLMA), a project implemented in Kasungu and Dedza by MANERELA+ (Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV and AIDS) in collaboration with the Network of Journalists Living with HIV (JONEHA), is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC).
So far, the project has made significant advances in HIV service delivery by empowering care recipients to be at the forefront of advocating for excellent services in health institutions.
We mobilize religious leaders from Christian, Muslim and other Religious communities
Duty Bearers as Agents of Change
We engaging moral duty bearers as agents of change in Malawi.
HIV Prevention Practices
Increased HIV prevention practices in faith communities
HIV Treatment, Care and Support
Provision of high quality HIV treatment, care and support at all levels
Fighting Stigma and Discrimination
endeavors to fight HIV and AIDS related stigma and discrimination
Rights of Marginalized Groups
promote rights of marginalized groups vulnerable to HIV infection
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Key Achievements to date
These are some of our key achievements that we have managed over the years
HIV support groups
Formed support groups for people living with HIV in places of Worship.
Increased membership
Religious leaders living with or personally affected by HIV has increased to more than 6000.
Openness
Religious leaders have come out in the open to declare their HIV sero status.
Stigma & discrimination
Managed to reduce stigma and discrimination towards those living with HIV
News & Stories
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By Christer Kalukusha
Citizen Science Community Led Monitoring and Advocacy (CS-CLMA) project is largely contributing to a growing demand of health services including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) by key populations in health facilities in Kasungu and Dedza districts.
By Starphel Sithole
There has been a construction of a modern ART infrastructure at Kasungu District Hospital following demands of the community members and recipients of care as a result of community empowerment and engagement meetings with duty bearers facilitated by Citizen Science Community Led Monitoring and Advocacy (CS_CLMA) project…Read More
Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living with of Personally Affected by HIV and AIDS (MANERELA+), is an interfaith registered organization in Malawi that was birthed to advocate, engage and fight against any form of faith driven stigma, discrimination, Inertia Mis-action in the context of HIV and its related vices. The organization emerged from a backdrop of the lack of action from faith at the epic point of HIV and AIDS, where discrimination was the key driver, embedded in the messaging and lack of encouragement and hopelessness that was directed at people living with or personally affected by the HIV and AIDS. MANERELA+ was born to act as a catalyst for creation of a conducive environment through identification and engagement of faith leaders who could champion the reversal of the then prevailing situation. Read More
By Fortina Kazembe
TB tests and treatments increasing as the Citizen Science Community Led Monitoring and Advocacy (CS-CLMA) Project intensifies its campaign around selected health facilities in Kasungu and Dedza districts according to reports presented at the Community Consultative Group (CCG) meetings held in the aforementioned respective districts on 22nd and 23rd June 2023…… Read More
By Fortina Kazembe
There has been a successful decline in ART defaulters from 1,138 in the previous quarter to 757 in the current quarter at health facilities the Citizen Science-Community Led Monitoring and Advocay (CS-CLMA) project is working in Kasungu District a development which agrees with the National Strategic Plan 2020-2025 (NSP 2020-25) in which it is asking for an improvement in ART retention and adherence among adults, adolescents, and children…Read More
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