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Successfully engaged social workers, clinics and other stakeholders in case finding and follow ups
6 out 7 groups formed Women Empowered groups established and has started savings
LESSONS LEARNT
Children of FSW are indeed vulnerable and need help
High risk clients take time before they go for HTS
Clients are largely interested in the ES services
SUCCESS STORY
A 36 year old lady residing in Sefhophe was identified by one the Community Service Provider’s(CSP) Ms through snowballing. is a mother of two adolescent girls aged 12 and 17 years . The mother is HIV positive and not on treatment while a 12 year old adolescent is HIV positive and on treatment. At first the caregiver boldly told the CSP that she is not planning to enrol for ART and was not willing to discuss issues relating to her status .The CSP presented the issue to the case manager. The CSP and Case manager agreed that good rapport should be built before intervention . Home visits were conducted and a good relationship and trust developed
This quarter (Quarter 3) the CSP and the case manager visited the client . A fruitful discussion was held and were the clients was offered HIV/IADS education . She was also made aware of the dangers of not taking ART .The client responded positively and informed the team that due to discussions she had with the ,she made up her mind and will start treatment on the 1st of August 2022 .
A referral was then made and an appointment is set to visit the client on the 5th August 2022 to check progress. The team continue providing psychosocial support to the family .Relationships between our client and her daughters have reportedly improved because they can discuss issues surrounding Hiv/AIDS openly