New in 2011...Mummy Drayton School Clinic

Located across the street from the Nyaka Primary School campus, Mummy Drayton School Clinic serves students, grannies, and the community at large.  Please click on the picture below to learn more. 

A matter of life and death

What some people in industrialized countries take for granted is a matter of life and death in rural Uganda. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, Nyaka is able to provide students limited medical care including HIV/AIDS testing and treatment (although only a handful of students are HIV positive).

Medical care that includes HIV/AIDS treatments and prevention

Students and their guardians receive free HIV testing and counseling and we provide free antiretroviral drugs to all students and guardians who are immuno-compromised due to HIV/AIDS.

Other medical care is offered through Nyaka and Kutamba‘s school clinics which includes first aide care; preventative and curative medications for common illness and diseases; HIV/AIDS counseling and testing; training on hygiene, use of medications, sanitation, and nutrition; individual counseling, mentoring and advice; and training for girls on reproductive health. We also provide free basic necessities such as feminine products, soap, and tooth brushes.

In addition, all students receive parasite treatment upon their entry into our schools, which greatly increases their ability to benefit from the School Meals Program.

The school nurses and teachers also conduct visits to students’ homes during which they counsel all host family members on proper hygiene, reproductive health issues, sanitation in cooking, bathing, and eating areas, and nutrition. Read more about our Grandmothers’ Training Program.

Community HIV/AIDS training

The objective of the Nyaka Community AIDS Education and Outreach Program is to deliver effective HIV/AIDS messages through a variety of community education and outreach mediums. Read more.

Healthy food, clean water and play

The Nutrition and Community Garden Program is currently implemented by a local contractor who prepares meals for the students who receive two free meals each school day. Read more.

The Clean Gravity-Fed Water System, constructed in 2005, provides clean water to Nyaka, it serves 17,500 people at three public schools, two private schools, three churches, and more than 120 households in the community. Read more.