“I am very thankful to be part of this Community Adherence Group (CAG). One of the strategies we have taken upon ourselves in this group to ensure adherence is to take turns to go and collect our HIV treatment (ART) for one another at the clinic.

This has proven to be helpful as most of us do not have stable jobs; so usually we are held up when it’s time to go for our medication refills and regular check-ups; and you will find that some of us end up missing our appointments, eventually missing treatment and sometimes it may go as far as defaulting on treatment, so it helps a lot when one person collects medication for the whole group while the rest of the group continue with their daily agendas.”

CAGs are a support system which provide adherence support, psychosocial support and also a platform where members share challenges’ they are facing that may affect adherence. “This group gives me courage and hope for the future. We encourage one another to not just take medication on a daily basis, but to take it on time as prescribed and adhere all the time to ensure viral suppression.

We have a small vegetable garden which ensures healthy eating. We have a vision of applying for land and expanding this into a small business where we can sell vegetables”.

“I am very thankful to be part of this Community Adherence Group (CAG). One of the strategies we have
taken upon ourselves in this group to ensure adherence is to take turns to go and collect our HIV treatment
(ART) for one another at the clinic. This has proven to be helpful as most of us do not have stable jobs; so
usually we are held up when it’s time to go for our medication refills and regular check-ups; and you will find
that some of us end up missing our appointments, eventually missing treatment and sometimes it may go as
far as defaulting on treatment, so it helps a lot when one person collects medication for the whole group while
the rest of the group continue with their daily agendas.”

CAGs are a support system which provide adherence support, psychosocial support and also a platform
where members share challenges’ they are facing that may affect adherence.
“This group gives me courage and hope for the future. We encourage one another to not just take medication
on a daily basis, but to take it on time as prescribed and adhere all the time to ensure viral suppression. We
have a small vegetable garden which ensures healthy eating. We have a vision of applying for land and
expanding this into a small business where we can sell vegetables”.

My name is Nelliah Jimu, 19 years of age and I am a proud DREAMS girl. I have been part of the movement for a few months but already enjoying the wide range of benefits the movement offers, all thanks to Humana People to People who introduced me to DREAMS. I enrolled into the movement following a session I attended on DREAMS, where one of the Mentors approached me and ended up enrolling me into the movement after screening me.

I have since been part of the different DREAMS activities including wellness sessions, motivational sessions, ready to work, life skills and many others. Through this movement, I had an opportunity to experience safe spaces, where I opened up to my DREAMS mentor and ended up being introduced to different serviced that I could benefit from. I opted for PrEP, a clinical service for HIV prevention, as I knew I was at risk of contracting HIV because of the multiple sexual partners I was involved with. Through Humana People to People, I received PrEP at Tebelopele Wellness Clinics.

Taking PrEP does not mean you are encouraged to have multiple partners or unsafe sex. I am currently working on reducing my sexual activity with multiple partners, as this on its own is a risk. I however am thankful to Humana People to People for linking me to services which prevented me from contracting HIV.