SAF-Teso

SAF-TESO activities and projects are aligned with the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 strategy and our partners’ objectives. Our activities and projects include:

• Public Health.
  Key priority areas:
  HIV/TB, malaria, drug abuse prevention, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) & SRHR/HIV prevention, water, climate health, hygiene and sanitation
  
  Environment and Sustainability.
  Key priority areas:
  Food systems, food security and food sovereignty, climate change education, Open Dialogues on Climate Change, environmental pollution and waste management, environmental health, tree planting, nature conservation, climate justice, sustainable development, access to land and resources, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), advocacy and capacity building.
  
  Education and Economic Empowerment.
  Key priority areas:
  child sponsorships, women and youth empowerment, culture and diversity, economic and social support for persons with disabilities, street children’s sustainable livelihoods, community development, vocational education and skills development
  
  Human Rights and Social Justice. Key priority areas:
  Peace and conflict resolution, equality, land rights, inclusion, governance, social justice, advocacy, accountability, human rights monitoring and awareness raising, reporting and documentation. and documentation.
  International Volunteer Placement and Cooperation

SAF-TESO Health Sector Mission:

• To forge an efficient, effective, and sustainable response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, TB and malaria in Teso and Karamoja sub-regions by building strategic partnerships. SAF-TESO TB/HIV and Malaria Prevention Projects aspire to contribute to the Government of Uganda’s strategic plan. We aim to achieve universal access targets for HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, social support, and protection. We join global forces in the commitment to ending AIDS and TB as a public health challenge in the communities, cutting TB deaths by 90% and TB cases by 80%, ending AIDS by 2030, and attaining a vision of a world free of TB by 2035.
• Thematic Areas in HIV/TB Programming:
  SAF-TESO is contributing to the UNAIDS Global Targets of 95:95:95 and is contributing to the global efforts to end AIDS and TB by 2030. SAF-TESO is contributing to the HIV/TB National Response through reducing new HIV & TB infections, improving HIV–related health outcomes of people with HIV, with a target of 94% by 2025, through supporting the four pillars: Diagnose, Treat, Prevent, and Respond.
• HIV/TB Program Areas:
  (i) HIV/TB prevention services,
  (ii) Care and treatment services,
  (iii) Social support and protection services,
  (iv) Systems strengthening (governance and leadership), and
  (v) Interventions aimed at eliminating stigma and discrimination
• Thematic Areas in Environmental Conservation:
  Our activities include climate change education, environmental awareness raising, roundtable discussions on the climate crisis, as well as organizing multi-stakeholder open dialogues on climate change as part of the global Open Dialogues on Climate Change project in partnership with the Open Dialogues International Foundation. We are also actively involved in advocacy, research, tree planting, waste management, and campaigning for sustainable development