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Table 4.32: Distribution of Home Care Kits received from Gift­In­Kind (GIK) Program
Districts
Home Care kits and Mosquito nets
Police Prisons Education Young Total
Positives
Kasese 15 9 24 48
Kabarole 41 7 21 10 79
Mubende 11 18 29
Kibaale 16 5 42 63
Hoima 23 12 16 8 59
Mityana 9 9
Masindi 20 13 13 46
Buliisa 8 1 9
Nebbi 8 8
Arua 22 3 22 42
Gulu 13 18 13 44
Apac 7 7
Lira 26 15 41
Butaleja 22 2 24
Budaka 17 2 19
Mbale 12 12
Soroti 15 15
Kaberamaido 30 30
Sironko 45 45
Total 296 634
LESSONS LEARNT
The gifts in kind have been instrumental in promoting disclosure among the PHAs. This has led to
many people coming out to disclose their status thus helping SPEAR achieve its targets. Home care
kits have promoted and enhanced positive living among teachers living with HIV and AIDS.
4.5.5 Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Information Communication and Technology (ICT): ICTs stands for information and
communication technologies and are defined, for the purposes of this report, as a “diverse set of
technological tools and resources used to communicate, and to create, disseminate, store, and manage
information.” These technologies include computers, the Internet, broadcasting technologies (radio
and television), and telephony. In recent years there has been a groundswell of interest in how
computers and the Internet can best be harnessed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
education at all levels and in both formal and non­formal settings. The sector faces the same
challenges as most developing economies – poorly developed ICT infrastructure, high bandwidth
costs, an unreliable supply of electricity, and a general lack of resources to meet a broad spectrum of
needs. However, with the rapid emergence of wireless network capacity and the ubiquitous growth of
mobile phones, the context of the infrastructure is changing. The education and sports sector is taking
steps to coordinate ICT development and has allocated resources to support implementation of the
ICT strategy with the following objectives:­ Increase equitable access to ICT; Assure achievement of
MDG and EFA goals; Enhance sustainability of UPE; and, reduce the high cost of UPPET.
ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012