Family Based Therapy Model of Acceptance Integrating COVID-19 Response

What:

We are a Kenya -based Transgender-Led, Refugee social support safe space and we use Family-Based Therapy activities to build a context stimulating of acceptance, healing, agency, autonomy, self-belief, self-determination and self-preservation. We use this model to heal refugees who fled persecution, other forms of persecutions and abuses. We enhance continued humanization of refugees by highlighting opportunities for participation in daily activities of life through planned community activities. We promote and advocate for protection of rights and dignity of refugees irrespective of status, origins and we provide navigation services including accompanying those who have to keep their appointments at health facilities regularly. We promote tiering, linkage and referral services uptake. We have been a landmark facility and a first point of contact for many refugees since 2015. Currently, we are faced with COVID-19 Prevention protocols as laid down by the GoK. This means we have to stay home. This in turn requires that we have everything we need in place. However, we also have to put in mind the situation at our shelter. In order to address the present situation, we have devised action plans to integrate COVID-19 response.

When:

Nature Network was formally launched in 2015 but it was incubated in 2014.

What else we do:

1.    Engage in mobilization activities for refugees to attend or benefit from programmatic activities such as; awareness raising, information raising, planned activities, health education, human rights orientation, skills improvement.

2.    Provide space for dignity-affirmation and self-esteem enhancement among LGBTIQQ refugees.

3.      Engage in livelihood implementation to improve economic and skills development for LGBTIQQ refugees.

The plan:

Vision: Safety for all members

Goal: To leverage action to integrate COVID-19 response

Mission: To continue being the space for safety, security and well-being of all members

Long Term Objective: To ensure that members’ life is protected and productive

Short Term Objective: To ensure that all our activities are geared at safety, security, protection and preservation of life while continuing to engage in other productive activities as follows:

^Ø       TB, HIV, Malaria Prevention Integrating COVID-19 (THIMAPIC)

^Ø       Protection, Security, Safety and Rights Awareness (PASSRA)

^Ø       Gender-based Violence and Prevention/TB Prevention Campaign  (GEBAVAP/TBPC)

^Ø       Disability Assistance and Drug Use Rehabilitation (DADURE)

^Ø       Mental Health Promotion (MEHEP)

^Ø       Livelihood and Income Generation Activities’ promotion (LIGAP)

The Logic Framework

SN	Objectives	Action		Outcomes/Remarks
1	TB, HIV, Malaria Prevention and	1.	Promote Universal Testing  and	-Ensure we engage in activities that promote Universal Testing
			Treatment (UTAT); as well consider following up on Social Distancing and Isolation Protocols  laid down by GoK
	Eradication Integrating COVID-19	2.	The Cascades: Testing; Treatment;	and Treatment (UTAT); as well as fulfill the Social Distancing and isolation protocols in place.
			Viral Suppression	-Ensure we plan for promotion of prevention programmes that
		3.	Early Testing; Complete Treatment ;
			Case finding for Drug Resistant TB	entrench the Cascades: Testing; Treatment; Viral Suppression, isolation and social distancing
		4.	Mosquito net; Spraying; Complete	- Plan and ensure early Testing; Complete Treatment ; Case
			Treatment
				finding for Drug Resistant TB
				-Promote Malaria Prevention through distribution of Mosquito net;
				Spraying; Complete Treatment
2	Protection And Rights Awareness	1.	Personal protection, Security and	-Promote Personal protection, Security and Safety
			Safety
		2.	IEC Materials on COVID-19	- Plans in place and toll free numbers to call in case of emergency
		3.	Protection of life
				-Plan for staying home while being occupied productively
3	UN Observances/ Gender-based Violence Prevention/Anti TB Campaigns	1.	Increase awareness on space sharing	-Encourage all to share activity plans; Identify what everyone can engage in as they pass time during lock down; draw a strategic schedule showing what everyone is doing; share this during review meetings every Tuesday
		2.	Engage in productive activities
				-Continue engaging in Anti-TB Campaign.
4	Disability Assistance and Drug Use	1.	Identify, Link and Follow up to	-Planned activities to Identify, Link and Follow up to ensure
			ensure rehabilitation for those who need the support
	Rehabilitation (DADURE)	2.	Health Talks	Rehabilitation and adherence to medication taking for those who have TB and HIV
		3.	Outreaches	-Planned community Health Talks
				-Planned Outreaches
5	Mental Health Promotion (MEHEP)	1.	Psychosocial Support sessions	-Planned Psychosocial sessions
		2.	The planned recreation activities
		3.	Mental Strengthening and upliftment	-Planned recreation activities
			sessions