{"id":467,"date":"2013-11-18T17:26:43","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T17:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=467"},"modified":"2013-11-18T17:52:11","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T17:52:11","slug":"jahazi-okoa-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=467","title":{"rendered":"Jahazi Okoa visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 1;\">Eunice took us to meet the Jahazi Okoa support group, women (both HIV positive and negative) \u00a0who work together to support each other (and others in a similar situation). They make a number of products for sale both for themselves and as a group. Baskets from waste plastic bags (strong and malleable):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-468\" alt=\"DSC_0001\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00016-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00016-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00016-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00016.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00033.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-469\" alt=\"DSC_0003\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00033-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00033-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00033-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00033.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00043.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-470\" alt=\"DSC_0004\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00043-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00043-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00043-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00043.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They meet under a tree at Kiembeni hospital, but have no premises from which to work communally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00056.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-471\" alt=\"DSC_0005\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00056-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00056-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00056-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00056.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another product is Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO), which is produced from coconuts, but not even the water goes to waste.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00082.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-472\" alt=\"DSC_0008\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00082-273x300.jpg\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00082-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00082-172x190.jpg 172w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00082.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grinding Coconuts for oil<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00122.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-473\" alt=\"DSC_0012\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00122-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00122-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00122-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00122.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00162.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-474\" alt=\"DSC_0016\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00162-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00162-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00162-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00162.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>VCO has many uses and health benefits (see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.care2.com\/greenliving\/the-amazing-health-benefits-of-virgin-coconut-oil.html\">http:\/\/www.care2.com\/greenliving\/the-amazing-health-benefits-of-virgin-coconut-oil.html<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00171.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-475\" alt=\"DSC_0017\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00171-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00171-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00171-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00171.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The ground coconut is pressed then left in the sun to distil.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00194.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-476\" alt=\"DSC_0019\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00194-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00194-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00194-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00194.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The meeting<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00223.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-477\" alt=\"DSC_0022\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00223-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00223-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00223-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00223.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00232.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-478\" alt=\"DSC_0023\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00232-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00232-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00232-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00232.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00252.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-479\" alt=\"DSC_0025\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00252-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00252-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00252-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00252.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00262.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-480\" alt=\"DSC_0026\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00262-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00262-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00262-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_00262.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A basket in action<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0028.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-481\" alt=\"DSC_0028\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0028-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0028-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0028-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0028.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another products is Aloe Vera soap<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131118_192036.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-482\" alt=\"IMG_20131118_192036\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131118_192036-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131118_192036-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131118_192036-142x190.jpg 142w, https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131118_192036.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other products are washing up liquid and paper jewelry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eunice took us to meet the Jahazi Okoa support group, women (both HIV positive and negative) \u00a0who work 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