MTAA is increasingly becoming a platform for different organizations, which gratefully use its facilities (both the building and the organization). This is a positive development because it increases MTAA’s reach. However, the target group remains people living with HIV. A few examples to illustrate this.
Good news for four young people from the MTAA Junior Generation! They were given the opportunity to attend high school thanks to the substantive and financial support of MTAA and GraceImpact, respectively. The youth – two boys and two girls – learned to accept their HIV status and…
A generous private gift of 3333 euro last December has enabled MTAA to organize the completion and finishing touch of the new office.
Last October MTAA organized a meeting for Hiv-positive adolescents. The main focus was the importance of nutritious food, as these youngsters are more susceptible to Covid-19.
In June 65 adolescents and their parents or caretakers took part in a MTAA-workshop. Covid-19 causes extra tensions in these families.
As everywhere in Kenya the Covid-19 virus did its job, and MTAA had to postpone all activities. For now however there is a some good news!
On february 17 the new office has been inaugurated with festivities. Board members of MTAA Kenya en MTAA Nederland, important government officials and MTAA-members all participated.
Thanks to the gifts of many and a big grand of Wild Geese (Wilde Ganzen) the since long desired building of the office has begun.
Thanks to an steady growth of sponsors and benefactors – and to the benefit dining this october -we have nearly reached our final goal.
Sunday october 20th the ninth Amsterdam Marathon has resulted in 1600 euro for MTAA. A nice performance indeed!