ASCOA (Association for Community Awareness) plays a crucial role in Combating HIV/AIDS pandemic in Vulnerable Communities.
The organisation has been on the ground since 2014, tackling the HIV and AIDS spread in Cameroon communities, combating stigma associated with the diseases, assessing the community awareness and challenging misconception about HIV transmission and prevention. It plays a crucial role in conducting door to door surveys, emphasizing on the practice of safe sex, offering free HIV testing, assisting in the distribution of condom, as well as prevention and treatment medication.
Each year the organisation joins the rest of the World to commemorate World Aids Day. The organisation’s dedication to combat HIV spread, is not only accessible at their offices, ASCOA further raises awareness on its digital platforms, by hosting educative talks on HIV/AIDS, prevention methods, and fighting of stigma.