Total Control of the Epidemic

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TCE-Total Control of the Epidemic ( German  Total Control of the Epidemic ) is a cross-border campaign by the non-governmental organization Humana People to People against HIV / AIDS , especially against AIDS in Africa . Humana People to People is responsible.

The success of TCE in Botswana , Zimbabwe , Mozambique , South Africa , Namibia , Angola , Zambia and India can be explained by the mobilization of the population in house-to-house visits and a strict, very effective organization. The program is led from the Humana People to People's main office in Shamva , Zimbabwe. The work started in February 2000 in Bindura / Zimbabwe. As early as mid-2002 it reached 300,000 people in Zimbabwe, 200,000 in Mozambique, 900,000 in Botswana and 100,000 in South Africa, and at the end of 2006 a total of 4.8 million people in 50 areas of southern Africa.

Organizational structure

TCE divides a country into districts, zones and areas according to geography and population density . An area has 100,000 inhabitants and measures an average of 100 x 100 km. Southern Africa (including the Democratic Republic of the Congo ) consists of around 1,800 areas that are to be gradually made into TCE areas. In an area with 100,000 people, 2 TCE leaders are hired and trained to contract 50 people from the area, so-called "TCE officers", to train them in three-week courses , to organize and lead their actions. 10 “TCE officers”, each of whom is responsible for 2,000 people, form a “patrol”.

activities

Guided by a manual, the local "TCE officers" visit these 2,000 people from house to house, job to job, at least twice each within 3 years. They clarify - the taboo immediately - face-to-face about HIV / AIDS, advise and motivate them to have an HIV test carried out, distribute condoms , advertise against exclusion.

They are liaisons to the hospitals and health facilities, which are often far away, register (also potential) orphans and look after the single grandmothers. To set up soy - canteens one for protein -Strengthening the immune system courses infected, give about HIV / AIDS and found TCE youth clubs. They work closely with the respective HUMANA project in the area - above all with "HOPE", a HUMANA support program for people infected with HIV - as well as with the local authorities, churches, schools, companies and other development NGOs. Volunteers, so-called “passionates”, join in and continue the work when TCE leaves the area.

The employees meet weekly for a briefing with the action leader and once a month for a two-day seminar to further develop their programs. A three-year plan is drawn up as a guideline for the work up to “total control of the epidemic” in this area (80% of the population has been reached). Many “TCE officers” then do a 6-month advanced training course as “counselors”, lead “positive living courses”, work as “program officers”, “advocates for action against HIV / AIDS” or train in nursing. Often they later lead TCE programs in new areas of the country or abroad.

TCM

TCM (Total Community Mobilization) is the name of TCE in Botswana, where the campaign against HIV / AIDS began in 2001. It was completed in March 2005 after 3 ½ years of work by 450 TCM field officers. 897,000 people were reached, 651,000 at home and 246,000 at work. 28,000 people subsequently joined the “Passion for People Movement” and continue the fight against the epidemic in clubs and support groups and with the dissemination of information.

costs

The cost of the TCE program is approximately US $ 1 per person per year - over a period of 3 years. For the 13 million people of Zimbabwe, that's roughly US $ 39 million. For the whole of southern Africa with its 184 million people, this will result in US $ 500–600 million by the end of the project.

Awards

• In 2000 the project Total Control of the Epidemic (combating HIV / AIDS in Africa) received 1st prize from the AGFUND ( Arab Gulf Program For United Nations Development ).
• In 2002 the project Total Control of the Epidemic in the Districts of Boane, Matola and Maputo received the Shaping the Future Award from GenerationEurope .
• On November 26th, 2003 the project “Total Control of the Epidemic” received the “Stars of Africa Golden Award” in the field of health and HIV / AIDS for “Innovation and creativity, effectiveness and effectiveness, sustainability, reliability, achievement of goals”.

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1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Introduction to TCE ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) 
4. ↑ HOPE Humana People to People (English / German with graphics and photos)
5. ↑ US Department of Agriculture and World Vision sponsors for TCE project from ADPP Mozambique ( Memento of the original from December 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
6. ↑ International meeting of TCE Passionates (voluntary helpers) after completing their regional TCE programs, Nov. 2006 ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
7. ↑ TCM Botswana ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
8. ↑ Homepage of the US Department of State, Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator, Country Profile Botswana from August 12, 2005, section on TCM ( Memento of the original from December 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and still Not checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
9. ↑ AGFUND Prize 2000 for the project "Total Control of the Epidemic" (fight against HIV / AIDS) ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
10. ↑ GenerationEurope Prize 2002 for Total Control of the Epidemic in Mozambique ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)  
11. ↑ Prize Stars of Africa Golden Award 2003 in the area of ​​health and HIV / AIDS for Total Control of the Epidemic ( Memento of October 8, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (English)

Web links

• Official website
• Introduction to TCE (English; PDF; 4.06 MB)