Sable Herb Organization (SAHO) is a Women, Youth and Elderly Organization, working to benefit marginalized Children, Girls, Women, Youth, People living with HIV/AIDS, Widows, Elderly, People with Disabilities (PWDs) and Key and Priority Population. To improve access to the full range of affordable, equitable and high quality planning and reproductive health services to increase contraceptive use r
ate and reduce unwanted pregnancies.
2). To educate the community on sexual and reproductive health and rights, primary health care including HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases prevention and mother and child health and to assist the victims of HIV/AIDS.
3). To fight with all action of gender based violence to women, promote gender equality, advocate and lobbying the rights of marginalize group in the society.
4). Training Adolescent Girls, Young Women and families in the rural and remote areas on the issues related to gender equality, Sexual and reproductive health and rights, family planning, nutrition and Early childhood development.
5). To empower and support People living with HIV/AIDS, Key and Priority Population, Widows, Elderly, Most Vulnerable Children’s and those with disabilities to access social welfare services in the society.
7). To increase knowledge and awareness among the communities to improve livelihood, crop production, and environmental care and protection. TARGET POPULATIONS;
a) Women
b) People living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV)
c) Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW)
d) Most Vulnerable Children (MVC)
e) Youth
f) People with Disabilities (PWDs)
g) Key and Priority Population (KP & PP)
h) Elderly
SAHO PROGRAMS/ ACTIVITIES;
1). HIV/AIDS:
People living with HIV (PLHIV) who from the poor households and marginalized communities or at risk of homelessness experience significantly worse health outcomes than those in stable households. They are more likely to be diagnosed late, use substances, engage in high–risk sexual activities and have difficulty adhering to treatments. SAHO conducts the interventions which increases adherence to ART for the targeted beneficiaries, and retention in care for people living with HIV from the vulnerable communities. SAHO also empower target beneficiaries by creating education awareness on HIV/AIDS, SRHR education, psycho-social support related to legal and welfare issues, HIV counselling, and enhancing the access to HIV testing and ensuring linkage to retention in care and treatment literacy for the antiretroviral (ARV) drugs.
2). Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR):
Under this program, SAHO empowers adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) to understand their rights on SRHR, body changes and lobbying parents on importance of talking with their children about SRHR issues in order to change negative belief and attitude which exist in the society. The intervention of this program consist community mobilization strategies to increase AGYW access to correct reproductive information, quality and safe reproductive services, promote safe motherhood, prevent unsafe abortions and advocate for policy change to achieve reproductive rights for adolescent girls and young women. SAHO mobilizes Sexual and Reproductive Health and Right through Training and mentoring for policy and advocacy work, Monitoring and accountability, Gathering information and stories for AGYW advocacy, Networking and linking with difference SRHR stakeholders, women groups, activists so as to promote SRHR in the society.
3). Prevention of Gender Based Violence:
Under this area, SAHO empower different women, girls and young women stakeholders, local leaders and society in general by create awareness about gender issues, its effects on women and girls welfare. We empower women; adolescent girls and young women and community to support when experience any kind of violence and link them to authorities concerned. Also we empower community through provision of education awareness so as to understand themselves better and change their negative mindset towards gender based violence. The intervention of this program consist advocacy and lobbying the rights of women and girls for effective gender sensitive policies and laws that enable target beneficiaries to achieve their rights, community sensitization, community awareness, spread of leaflets which will bare different messages on effect of GBV and referral list of where can get assistance when experience violence. Strengthening and advocating.
4). Psycho-Social Support:
Our organization conducts regular house visits to provide Psycho-social support to vast majority households. We offer counseling and material support enlists volunteers to mentor households prior to their takeover and continuing after they are committed to take care of orphans. We provide professional counseling to; AGYW, PWDs, PLHIV, MVC, KP & PP, Orphans, Youth and Elderly households concerning domestic violence, sex abuse, neglecting and exploiting children, Early and forced marriages.
5). Supporting most vulnerable children, Widows and Elderly:
Under this area, SAHO empower and supporting most vulnerable children by identifying them from the streets, or from the families which are poor and support them with material and immaterial needs and link them to different Institutions which are ready to provide them with more assistances. Again SAHO advocates and lobbying the rights of these target beneficiaries and promote their well-being.
6). Skills Development Training (Vocational Training):
Under this area, SAHO empowers Women, Girls and Youth through skills development and entrepreneurship in different skills like Carpentry, Paper Bag making, Environment management, Brick-laying concrete and Practice, Sewing and Tailoring, Soaps creation, Leather Tanning, Hand Craft training, Party Decoration, Candles creation, Chalks design, Computer training, Marketing skills and knowledge, Training on gender mainstreaming and its importance in generating income, Training on the necessity and the ways to keep records for business sustainability among others. Skills Development Training (Vocational Training) offers good opportunities for marginalized Women, Girls and Youth to have jobs, employ themselves, generate income, improve their livelihoods and hence fight income poverty, early and forced marriage. As well as producing good quality products leading to increase in Gross Domestic product and profitability especially in the rural settings, jobs creation, and subsequently reduce poverty level among the target beneficiaries.
7). Environmental Conservation:
Under this program, SAHO prevent factors that contribute environmental conversation in relation to fertility or infertility in Women and Girls. In our society women and girls are the one who conduct different economic activities in their environment. The environment provides both positive and adverse influences on reproductive health and development. Environmental factors can then be classified into categories such as physical, chemical, biological, behavioral, and socioeconomic. In many circumstances, multiple environmental factors may contribute to adversely modify women health. In order to make sure health of women and community are good, SAHO makes the following interventions so as to promote Environmental Conservation. Through empowering Women and Girls to become friends of the Environmental Conservation in their societies; Provision of education on importance of Smart farming, Fruits farming, Beekeeping and Nutritious trees so as to protect health status of the people and also provision of community sensitization on importance of environmental conservation for the present and future generation
SOURCES OF FUNDS;
1) - MEMBERS ANNUAL FEES.
2) - MEMBERS' DONATIONS / CONTRIBUTIONS.
3) - GRANTS / SUPPORT AND DONATIONS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES.
