Peer education

Our Peer Education Programme is the cornerstone of all our community health and outreach endeavours. As the title indicates, peer educators live in the communities where they work and therefore have an intimate knowledge of local customs, traditions and daily community events. As they are already a part of the community, educational and counselling efforts are much more readily accepted by the community and are often times more effective than efforts run solely by hospital staff.

The peer educators have an important role in informing people about the importance of knowing their HIV status. They disseminate information about HIV/AIDS prevention and control using flash cards, dramas, songs, role-plays and other interactive educational techniques. They also visit patients, orphans and vulnerable children.