"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'"
- Matthew 25:45
Services Provided
Holistic Care
In an effort to care for the whole person, Faith Alive provides a thorough network of care for its patients who are living with HIV/AIDS. This network includes medical, social, economic and spiritual elements. The holistic approach services are described below.
Counseling and Prayer
Patients receive counseling before and after their HIV tests, and are offered prayer throughout their treatment.
Home-Based Care
A home-based care team is equipped with motorbikes to visit the sickest patients who are unable to come to the clinic for care. The team is committed to equipping families to care for their loved ones within the context of their own communities.
Health & HIV-awareness education
HIV patients go into the community to talk about HIV/AIDS prevention and care,
work to reduce the associated stigma, and provide hope for ‘living
positively'.
School Sponsorships
Faith Alive Clinic provides limited scholarships to patients and their children for basic public education.
Skills-acquisition training
Patients are given the opportunity to learn skills so that they can be self-sufficient and provide for their families. Skills include sewing, knitting, computer, woodworking, and hairstyling.
Discipleship Class
Skills-acquisition students are offered disciple classes that include bible study, scripture memorization, songs, and prayer.
Micro-lending
Small loans are offered to patients who present a well-thought-out plan to sustain a small business. Loans are given to groups of people who monitor and support each other.
Transitional Housing
Some housing is available for patients who absolutely have no place to live and are disconnected from their families and communities.
FANOL (Faith Alive Necessities of Life Bank) Paste Nutritional Unit
A new nutritional unit opened in 2008 that manufactures and distributes peanut butter laden with vitamins to undernourished patients to take with their other medications.
FANOL Bank
Patients in need of assistance usually come once a month, on the same day as their monthly medical appointments, to receive food and other essentials as available.
FAITH ALIVE COMMUNITY/OUTREACH PROGRAMS
1. Faith Alive Clinics: Bakin-kogi and Kafanchan
2. Faith Alive Clubs: Secondary Schools in Adamawa State
3. Faith Alive Youth Football (Soccer) Club: Jos and Bakin-kogi
4. Faith Alive Community School: Hwol Yarje
5. Faith Alive Farms: Hwol Yarje
6. Aisha Manna Orphanage
Support Group
200-300 people weekly attend a support group for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.