The future

Much has been done in Uganda to confront the AIDS epidemic. IMAU’s Family AIDS Education & Prevention Through Imams Project, Community Action for AIDS Prevention Project, and Madarasa AIDS Education & Prevention Project have contributed to significantly higher levels of awareness within Muslim communities.

It is clear that the recent reduction in Uganda’s prevalence of HIV infection is due in part to this increased public awareness. Nevertheless, many rural areas still lack information about HIV/AIDS control and prevention.

Changing risk behaviour is a slow process and AIDS education efforts have a long way to go, particularly in reaching Uganda’s young people.

It is agreed that many challenges lie ahead in the fight against AIDS.

IMAU has been active in Muslim communities in 11 of Uganda’s 45 districts. Although IMAU project districts have the nation’s heaviest concentration of Muslims, there are obviously many other communities that could benefit from IMAU’s initiatives.

IMAU would like to expand their education effort to completely cover the districts they are already working in and to reach out to new districts.

In current project areas, IMAU would like to conduct Participatory Research to find out how communities can move from a change of attitude to a change of sustainable behaviour.

Alleviating poverty continues to be a key element in the struggle. Increased family income means better schooling for children and more choices for parents. IMAU’s Income-Generating Activities have shown that small-scale community projects bring big changes in attitude and behaviour. Women in particular become empowered to make important decisions that protect the health of their families.

IMAU will continue to seek support for small-scale Income-Generating Activities and their ongoing AIDS education campaign through Imams and Madarasa teachers. In project areas that are far from AIDS Information Centre testing services and TASO’s counselling and support, IMAU is interested in helping to bring these services closer to the people.

IMAU pledges continued solidarity with the many religious and other organizations who are making significant contributions to Uganda’s continuing effort to fight the AIDS epidemic.

ABDU HYUHA, AMUZA NALULU, HAMUZATA WAFULA, HALIDI HABEBA, SULAIMAN TAHALA, YUSUFU HAYUMBA, MUHAMMUDU DWAPA, ABDU KADIR, ALIYU HAMBA, ANASI MWAJJA, SULAIMAN DWAYA, ABDU WAHID TONGI, ABDU RAHIM MUTASA, EDIRISA MULEKWA, RAJAB ITARA, ISSA JUMA, ABDULLAH DAUDAH, ABDU NASSER, SAAFI IDASO, ALLI IKULO,MUTWALIBI NFUNYEKU, BADIRU KANYA, MUHAMMUDU JAFFALI, MUZAMIRU PANDE, ABDU SADIKI MUMPI, TWAHA KULUYA, EDIRISA WAISANA, RASHID WERRE, ISSA UBEID, MARIJANI BUNYANGA, MUHAMMAD NYENDE, MUHAMMAD KWENYI, ABDU-RAHMAN, MUSITAPHA BUYA, ABASA MUNGHAIRWA, SOWEDI MUGODA, YAKUBU SINANI, ISSA MUYIGO, TWAHA NAKOLA, MUHAMMUDU NAIGERE, ABDU KADIR, AHAMADA HIISA, ABDU KADIRI MWASE, MAWAZI GABULA, SOWEDI MWAITA, HUSSEIN BETERA, SIRAJI HABIBU, ABUTWALIBU AYUB, ASADI ZIYADI MUDUKU, EDIRISA KOWA, HARUNA SSALONGO, ISAHAKA MUGISE, MUHAMMAD WANAMU, JUMA KAMADI, EDIRISA DEMBA, ABDU HYUHA, SULAITI WANDERA M, ABDULLAH NAWONGHA, ALLI MUTAGANA, MUSILIMU PULISI, YAHAYA PAPAYO, MUZAMIRU RAMADHAN, MUHAMMAD HAMUDANI, MUSITAPHA MBIRO, SINANI GADO, AMIRI SUUDI, ISMAIL HIWUMBIRE, MUBONGHO PULISI RASHID S., SAADI BWANGA, NUHU NABULIKA, HUSSAIN KIRYA, EDIRISA TAGOYA, ABBEY WERE, ALLI MUTAGANA, EDIRISA TAGOYA, NUHU NABULIKA, UMARU DAUDAH, ABDU HYUHA, MUHAMMAD TONGI AND ABUBAKAR SSEMPIIRA. IGANGA DISTRICT: SHABAN BUMBA, ABDU BASHIR UMARU, AHAMAD FEDEDE, MUHAMMAD MATYAMIRE, ALI TABU, IDI MAKALANGA, MUTWALIBI SHANYA, ABUBAKAR MUNGERE, SULAIMAN LUBANGA, AMINSI NYANGA, MUSA NTALO, HUSSEIN MUSITAFA, SWAIBU IBRAHIM, HARUNA MUSITUMA, ABDU BALAGANJU, YAZIDI KALISA, AYUBU MUGOYA, YUNUSU WEDUBI, UMAR LUTAAYA, MAGIDU KAKAIRE, AHAMADA MWIMA, SWAIBU BWIRE, ZAIDI WAISWA, MUHAMMAD DAUDA, ADAMU WERE, IDDI SEKALIBA, ASUMAN MWANGA, ALI MUGOYA, AMINSI KUMBUGA, SULAIMAN MUBIRU, ABUBAKER WAPALYA, ABUDALLAH MUGOYA, ABUBAKAR MAWAZI, ZUBAIRI NABULYA, HAMUDU MUWAYI, JAMADA MUYINDA, BUMALI WAIBI, SULAIMAN NAIDYA, MUHAMMAD MUKWENYO, ABUBAKER WEERE, ALIYI DHAMUSANGO, SIRAJI OJWANGA, ASAN MBASA, SOWEDI KAKETO, MWAMADI WAISWA, AMINSI LUBANGA, ISMAIL KAYOLO, ABUBAKER KAMYA, HUSSEIN MUGOYA, HATIBU KIRANDA, BRUHAN DAUDA, ALI MUNOBI, ERIASA KASAKYA, ASANI MUPEESA, JAMADA KIRYA, TWAIRI BAGAYA, AHAMADA BABI, BURUHAN MAGOOLA, ABAASI ASUMAN, EDIRISA MUGOYA, ALI MAKA, BADRU DHALAUSI, ABUBAKARI MUHAMMAD, TWAHA WANALWA, MUHAMMAD MUYINDA, SHEIKH M. MARJANI, HUSAINI MIWINA, SOWEDI MUTEGUYA, SULAIMAN MUGOYA, SALEH ITOKE, ISSA WAISWA, JAMADA ZAIDI, HUSSEIN LUKUDHA, ALAMANZANI LUBENGETE, ABDU MUSIIRA, AMUZA MULUNYA, MAJIDU GYAGENDA, KASSIMU ALI, KASSAN WERE, ISMAIL NASULURE, ISHAKA KIRENDA, KASSIM MUGOYA, ALI SEBABBI, MALIKI MWIMA, LUTU BADRU KIIRE, ZUBAIRI KIRANDA, SADIKI JJUMA, SULAIMAN WALEKWA, ZASOKO, ARAJAB KAMYA, ASANI KADAMA, AHAMADA NAKIMYA, SOWEDI MUWUTA, BAKARI, ISSA SAKIBU, SULAIMAN ALI, MUZAMIRU IWOMBE, MUHAMMAD BYAKIKA, ZAIDI BIKADHO,AMINSI MUYIGO, ISSA KOIRE, MUHAMMAD N., ISUFU KAKAIRE, ZUBAIRI MUWAGA, MAWAZI ISIKO, DAUDA LUGOMBA, MUHAMMAD MUNGONO, DAHIYA ISABIRYE, BADIRU TALIBIBA, YAHAYA NUME, ABDU KIWULE, HARIDI AWUYE, MUSITAFA ISIKO, AFANI KAISUKA, UMARU K. KALANGE, SIRAJI BAGEYA, ZUBAIRI MUSOBYA, AMINSI KIRYA, YUSUFU ISABILYANGA, BURUHAN MOGA, SULAIMAN BAVUKUNO, HASAN MUSOBYA, BAKARI KAIRUGALA, HAMUZA KALOGO,HUSSENI MAHATI, SULAITI WALUSIMBI, ISMAIL KIREVU, ZUBAIRI BULUNGU, SULAIMAN MULYANGULE, AMINSI WAISWA, AMUZA KEMBA, AMUZA LUGOBAMBAGO, ABDU WALUGYO, SHABAN MUTAKUBWA, MUHAMMAD KIYEMBA, ABUBAKARI KIWANUKA, ABDU WAHAB JUMA, SHEIKH M. WAISWA, MUHAMMAD ISIKI, SHEIKH ABUDU KHAMIS, HAJI MUSA KAWESA, AMULI NKUME, SHEIKH ABUBAKARI M., ISMAIL GWAIVU, SHEIKH AMUZA GWAIVU, BADRU MPAGI, YUSUFU MWANDHA, ERISA NSADHU, MUYINDA ISIKO, JAMADA WAISWA, SHABAN KISWAKIITA, JUMA MUKEMBO, ASUMAN BOYI, JAMADA WAISWA, SILIMANI WATUUKE, JUMA MWONDHA, SADIKI MUSOBYA, ASANI MUKWAYA, KULUSENI OLWITA, SIRAJI MUKWAYA, HABIBU YUSUFU, ABDU RAHAMAN M., JAFARI ABDALLAH, MASUDI MUTUMBA, BUMALI MUKOSE, MUHAMMADI MULONGO,SULAIMAN BAZIBU, IDI ISIKO, ABDALLAH NSUMBA, AMINSI MATYAMIRE, MUTWALIBI GATA, MUHAMMAD DHABASADHA, BUDHALA BUYINZA, AMINSI BANAKIITA, ZUBAIRI MUSUSWA, AMINSI MAGOLA, ABDU NKUTU, ASUMAN ADAMU WAMBOYA, IDDI ZIRABAMUZAALE, HUSSEIN IGUULU, YAHAYA KIBESI, IBRAHIM GWAITA, ALAMANZANI MPALA, AHAMADA MUSANA, ISSA WAKOOBE, KASSIM WAKITOYI, MUHAMMAD KYEFUULA, ISMAIL NKWANGA, HUSSEIN MAKOOMA, SINANI MUWANIKA, SADIKI WAISWA, MUHAMMAD MUGEMULE, A. MWONDHA, SULAIMAN MUGUMBU, SHABAN ABDU KAKUMA, ERIASA GWAIVU AND NABONGHO ABDUNUULU. JINJA DISTRICT: MOHAMMAD BATAAKU, JUMA KATEGA, ALI KABULUKU, AHAMAD BUKYANGO, SULEIMAN KASUBI, AHAMAD BATEGANYA, HASSAN KAYE, ARAMADHAN KAZUNGU, EDIRISA BASALA, HAMUDAN WAGUMA, HUSSEIN MATANGI, SIRAJI KEZAALA, HAMISI IZIZINGA, JOWALI BATWAULA, ASUMAN MWANJE, BADRU ZINGA, YUSUF SOWOBI, ADAMU BWAMIKI, MUTWALIB KIWANUKA, SWALEHE SAJAKAMBWE, JUMA NAKUWA, MOHAMMAD KABI, HAMID TEGWAMADU, BADIRU KATEGA, KARIM BALYEJJUSA, AHAMAD MUWANGA, BRUHAN TEBUGWA, MUSA MAGUMBA, MUZAMIRU TIBENKANA, EDIRISA WAISWA, BADIRU BAZIRA, ABASI TIRUSASIRA, MOHAMMAD MUTAGAYA, MOHAMMAD KISUBI, ZUBAIRI MUWALU, YUSUF KIGANDA, SOWEDI KALEMA, MOHAMMAD KUDI, ZIYADI MAKAAYO, JUMA BUYONJO, ASUMAN ZIRABA, HAMIISI MUWEREZA, ISMAIL KASOMBA, BADIRU MUGOYA, DANIRI WAISWA, SALIM MUGOYA, HAMID WANKYA, ABUBAKAR MUKAAYA, AYASI KIIRO, MOHAMMAD KYAMALIRE, MUTWALIB ALIMANSI, RAJAB MUGANZA, ASADU MWIMA, MUGIRATU MBULAMBAGO, SHABAN WAGALUKA, HARUNA MUGABA, HAMUZA DITIZAALA, MOHAMMAD MUMBYA, SIRAJI MUGOMA, SHABAN TAGI, HASSAN DAUDA, ISA MAWAZI, ALAMADHAN GALYANA, RUKUMAN MALINGA, HAMUDAN BYANGUWA, SIRAJI MAGUMBA, YUSUF HAMYA, ABUBAKALI ISABIRYE, ZAKARIA KEZAALA, HAMUZA BALAMYA, AHAMAD BATEGANYA, DAUDA KISUBI, TWAUSI ALI, ALI OCHWA, ISA MABUBIRA, H. NYABENDA, OMBIA ABUBAKAR, AMINSI KASADHA, MUNILU MWANJA, MUSA EZAIRWA, ZIYADA NALUMANSI, BADRU SOWOBI, SULAITI TATISA, MUSA MEGAILEWO, MUSA NGOBI, GADARA KAYEYERA, MOHAMMAD BOGERE, ALI AKALI, YAKUBU DARAKA, REHEMA WATONGOLA, AMINA BABALANDA AND SAFINA MUGABA. MBALE DISTRICT: MUNIRU NABENDE, ALIMANSI WANABWAGA, HASSAN NAMUNANE, MUHAMMAD SUO, ABDULAI MASAABA, ABUBAKAR WEBISA, ABDU NABENDE, MIISI MAFABI, HUSSEIN MUSUBI, SIRAJE WANDEREMA, ALIYI MUDUDU, IDDI MABABO, HUZAIMA KIVUMBI, AYUBU SHABAN, SAADI WALIMBWA, BADRU KALANDA, YUSUF KAMYA, ALLI JUMA, ALIMIA MUKASA, ALI MABYALE, MUTWALIBI WAYABA, AYUBU WALIMBWA, ABDU WAKOWU, ISMAIL S. MADOI, HAKIMU NANDAKA, ABUBAKAR MUBOOLO, ASADI MUSA, MUBARAK MURIJANI, MUSA WALUMULI, BURUHAN MASABA, SOWEDI TAIMWA, JUMA WANINDE, MUHAMMAD WASUKIIRA, MUHAMMAD BWETE, SULAIMAN MAJEME, ZUBAIRI LYADDA, FAZILI MUJUSA, SOWEDI GIDUDU, BADRU KALUBA, MUHAMMAD WERE, MUHAMMAD WANGADYA, MUDATHIR BUBI, HUSSEIN BUMBA, SULAIMAN MANITA, ABDALLAH MASABA, AHAMADA WADALA, MUSA, MAKUMBI, AUSI KASSIM, BIRALI MANANA, ABDU RAHMAN UTHUMAN, MUBARAK MUGOYA, ABDU NOOR KAKAIRE, IBRAHIM WAMANGA, SAIBU WANJA, ABUBAKAR NABENDE, ISMAIL NAMUNZU, HABIBU KADOGO, ALI WADADA, SWAIBU WAMBEDE, ADINANI NAMAISI, ALI MWERU, MUHAMMAD WAMBEDE, NOOR MUTHIR, MUHAMMAD MUTUSA, MUZAMIL JUMA, ZUBAIR WANYAKALA, JUMA WEPUKHULU, MUTWALIBI WANGOLO, SULAIMAN MANITA, AHAMAD MULEME, MUHAMMAD MAFABI, EDIRISA GIDUDU, BADIRU GIZUNGA, MUHAMMAD WAMANGA, EDIRISA WANGOLO, ABUBAKAR KAHEMBA, MAWAZI SHABAN, HASSAN NAMUNANE, ABASSI WAGOOGO, SIRAJE WANDERA, TAIBU MUBIRU, ABDU WASIIKA, ABDU KADAMBI, AHAMAD WAYABA, SHAFI A. BBOSA, ISMAIL KAMYA,ABDALLAH RAJABU, RAJABU WABOMBA, YUSUFU WATABA AND SHABANI MUBAJJE. KAMPALA DISTRICT - KAWEMPE DIVISION: MOSES MUTEBI, PAUL KIYEMBA, JUSTINE LUMAL, KASIRIBIITI, BWABYE, TEO SEKIWUNGA, SAMUEL MAGONA, PHILIP WANYAMA, MOHAMMED JA-AFAR, MOHAMMED D., J. NATEMBO, J. LUBOYERA, ENOCH KAWAASE, ISRAEL JOMBWE, B. KATUMBA, MOHAMMED LUBWAMA, ALI MUBIRU, MOHAMMED MAYANJA, BETTY MUJUZI, FARIJALA, MOHAMMED WALAKIRA, MUGOYA, AHMED BADAWI, ALICE SSEBBAALE, SSEMAKULA MUSOKE, TOM WABWIRE, KALEGE JOSEPPH, PROSCOVIA KASIBANTE, KIKONYOGO, MOHAMMED BUKENYA, BBOSA, JOHN BUKENYA, SSEWANYANA, NSUBUGA, ABDU BBUYE AND MUKYALA MUWANGA. KAMPALA DISTRICT - MAKINDYE DIVISION: SADDAT KALUNGI, NURIAT KAKANDE, SULAIMAN LUYIMBAAZI, GALIWANGO, JONATHAN KITANDWE, HOPE KOBUSINGYE, JOHN KIZITO, ISHAK LWASA, SULAIMAN KAWOOYA, RICHARD MUTEBI, DEO SEWAGUDDE, MUZAMMIL KIBEESI, KIGOZI, JOHN MALE, YUSUF MUYISE, RAJAB KYEYUNE, HERBERT MUKASA, CHRISTOPHER KYAMBADDE, AHMED NTEGE, SARAH SEKITENDE, MARJORIE NAKIMUNI, MUSA KYAMBADDE, KIYITA, KAGOLO ERIAS, KIWANUKA FREDRICK, NALWADDA, NSUBUGA PETER, REHEMA KIZZA, SHEDRACH KAMULEGEYA, MOHAMMED KIZZA, PROSCOVIA MAYANJA, YUSUF MUKALAKAASA, MAARIQ BIVANJU, ABILIA LAWRENCE, MICAH BWAMI, SEKAMWA JOYE AND SOLOME MUKASA.