Reaching adolescents with HTS Information using peer to peer mobile discourse
Africaid, in collaboration with UNICEF, have embarked on an innovative project with the aim of reaching out to adolescents in all ten provinces in Zimbabwe with HIV Testing Services (HTS) information including HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support through an innovative methodology (U-Report).
CATS demonstrating how they use the U-Report platform to UNICEF Chief of Communication, Victor Chinyama, at Zvandiri House ICT Lab in Avondale, Harare.
In March, Community Adolescents Treatment Supporters (CATS), managed to respond to 1 209 cases. U-report is a free SMS social monitoring tool for community participation, designed to address issues that the population cares about. Currently, the system has registered more than 10 648 adolescents and young people including girls and young women across Zimbabwe including those who are in remote areas.