“We have regularly been invited by village headmen, to talk with their women, men and youth about family planning, (female) condoms and HIV/Aids.  The community is looking for ways to solve the problems concerning HIV/Aids.” (Maaike Batist, Program Director “My Village Organisation”, 2008)
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Mission l program “my village organisation”
Women were anxious to learn more, notes were made and so many questions answered.
My Village Organisation (MVO) is a non-political, non-profit making and non-governmental organization that was formed in Februari 2008. It was established to fight against HIV/Aids together with the community.
Mission
My Village Organisation exists to improve knowledge about HIV/Aids, sexual reproductive health, rights of women, men and children in Nkhamanga Area (Rumphi-district, Malawi) through community mobilization and participation.
Overall Goal
of My Village Organisation is to reduce the number of new HIV infections among women, men, girls and boys AND to reduce the impact of HIV/Aids on individuals, families and communities in Rumphi-District, Malawi.
Objectives
  1. -To increase knowledge about HIV/Aids, family- planning and STI’s in community, to their answer questions.
  2. -To reduce HIV/Aids stigma and discrimination.
  3. -To empower women and girls, stimulate them to teach others.
  4. -To make (female) condoms consistent and discrete available.
  5. -To sensitize community to use governmental
  6. -facilities that stimulate initiatives that stop the spread of HIV/Aids.
Program
- Village-visits and exchange visits
- Village condom distribution
- Training programs
- HIV-testing programs
 
My Village Organisation regularly visits each village, to discuss, train, make drama and songs en strengthen active (MVO)-groups in the community. MVO makes the active groups known as service providers and assist them with discrete condom distribution in their village in cooperation with UNFPA. Organizing testing days in the villages when  it is requested in cooperation with local hospital and identifying the needs of community, developing new programs/training and advocate to government and (inter)national organizations.
 
The LOVE.check games and Bobo-movie of WEB.foundation are used to explain and stimulate discussion. A movie is made to give an impression of the activities and work done by MVO
 
PMTCT support by MVO; She has stopped breast-feeding, prevented her child to become HIV infected.
Men requests our visits regularly, to remember the facts (playing LOVE.check)
Discrete village distribution of (Female) condoms
Map of Malawi, capital Lilongwe. MVO is based in the North (see red arrow) Rumphi-District, Bolero.
Drama of MVO village group during exchange visit, to discuss stigma