By Tom Fondo
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Reachout Centre Trust is a Civil Society Organization founded in 2003; the main mandate is to offer prevention and intervention services for Key Populations through outreach services, counseling, advocacy, reintegration and treatment of drug abuse and HIV infections. Over the past few years, Reachout Centre Trust has maintained a good working relationship with the media fraternity in highlighting…
Harm reduction programs are often the one and only contact point of services for most of the marginalized group from the society one of them being people who use and inject drugs in accessing the healthcare service. Reachout Centre Trust provides harm reduction service which also include basic support as an essential link to other…
Provision of face masks and hand washing to people who use and inject drugs during outreaches and also at our Drop in Centre in order to curb further spread of the COVID-19 among the key population and the community in general. Before providing health care services to the PWUDS and PWIDs we ensure that COVID-19…
Gender-based violence is a human rights concern Gender-based violence and human rights sensitization to promote effective police response to Human Rights Violation at Mombasa Remand Prison. People who experience gender violence may suffer from different human rights violations the right to life, freedom from torture and degrading treatment, freedom from discrimination and the right to…
By Taib Basheeib
We advocate for the Health and Human Rights of people who use drugs and their communities, to ensure that no one rights are violated in the name of drug control. People who use drugs make up a considerably hidden population due to stigma, discrimination, social exclusion, and criminalizing laws: often, people who use drugs need…
HIV prevention interventions for people who use drugs tend to focus on those who inject, because of the substantial risk of infection if injecting equipment is shared. However, other forms of drug use can also be associated with HIV risk, and it is appropriate to include them in harm reduction interventions. Preventing HIV and other…
#knowyourrights‘Know Your Right’ campaign at godown, shimanzi to people who use and inject drugs at their hotspots with an aim of putting human rights and public health at the centre.The session involves the community paralegal officers and a lawyer who are always committed in making sure that these people know their rights. We should all…
In a line of creating awareness on our scope of work “Harm Reduction”, we always visit police station which are based in Mombasa County through sensitization meeting. It is notable that these law enforcers services remain antagonistic towards implementation of harm reduction interventions and protection of public health, fundamental human rights towards People Who Use…
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#Enriching Women in Prison. “Women are made invisible, with the excuse that there are fewer of them – only 4% of the prison population. So, their needs are ignored.” In prison setting, you have to beg, beg, beg for help or medication. Especially if you are a drug user addict. They don’t want to help…
In a line of creating awareness on our scope of work “Harm Reduction”, we had another sensitization meeting at Nyali Police Station, Nyali Sub-County. Polices services remain antagonistic towards harm reduction interventions and protection of public health, fundamental human rights towards People Who Use and Inject Drugs. #SupportDontPunish #reachoutcares #reachoutmediaawards2020
