Adolescents and young adults
(ASPPH) Columbia: ICAP Empowers Young Women Through Access to HIV Testing and Peer Support
Since October 2018, with funding from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ICAP’s DREAMS project has been active in Muleba District Council in the western Tanzanian region of Kagera....
Shining a Light on a DREAMS Girl in Kagera, Tanzania
Hilda,* 16, didn’t know she was HIV-positive when she joined the DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-Free, Mentored, and Safe) peer group in her home village of Kitoko in Tanzania. “The first DREAMS sessions were exciting. We learned about HIV and...
Young Mothers Living with HIV Find Mutual Support and Empowerment through Adolescent HOPE Project
At the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) in Kisumu, a port city on Lake Victoria and the hub of western Kenya, a group of 16 young mothers gathered on August 30, 2018, to mark a momentous occasion. Although they themselves are all...