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Fundación Misión Internacional Rescate (MIR)
| Country(s) of Activity: | Dominican Republic |
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| Project Length: | 2 years |
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| Type of Organization: | Local Non-Governmental Organization |
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| Local Partners: | Columbia University International Family AIDS Program; Dirección General de Control de Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual y VIH/SIDA (DIGECITTS) of the DR?s Ministry of Health, Population Services International, Esperanza y Caridad in San Pedro de Macoris, Group Paloma, Abrazame, Artesanias Micaeliano, Hijas de Maria. |
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| Geographic Focus: | Public Health Region V, which includes the eastern provinces La Romana, La Altagracia, El Seybo, San Pedro de Macoris, and over 130 bateyes in the DR sugarcane cultivation region |
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| Program Focus: | Care for and build capacity of caregivers |
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| Target Populations: | family and volunteer caregivers who provide home-based support to infants, children and their mothers living with HIV, disabled adults living with HIV, and OVC |
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MIR supports caregivers of PLHIV through home and clinic-based services, as well as counseling and social services. Caregivers are provided with homecare kits and home-based training, financial and material assistance, and referral to community resources and services.
Community Reach HIV/AIDS Project
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