From the Field - A report from a Maasai community in Kenya

Film Submitted by ICA Canada

Il Ngwesi is a Maasai community of 730 families living on the edge of the Great Rift Valley in north central Kenya on a community-owned group ranch.

In response to a growing awareness of the overwhelming threat of HIV/AIDS to the community, the Il Ngwesi Group Ranch included HIV/AIDS in their 5-year community development strategic plan. With the introduction of ICA Canada as a strategic partner in 2006, the Il Ngwesi HIV/AIDS Intervention began working towards the exceptional goal of controlling HIV/AIDS in their community.

Through the determined efforts of more than 200 local volunteers and with the assistance of community leaders, local government and international agencies, Il Ngwesi has made major progress towards realizing a community with HIV/AIDS under control.

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