GHC conducted two trainings in August and September in Pemba and in Inhambane for community leaders on the topics of behavior change, working with most-at-risk-groups, and participatory communication/training skills. In Pemba, a total of 55 people from 21 organizations were in attendance, and in Inhambane 27 people from 22 organizations were in attendance. Participants showed great interest and motivation toward the training content.
As part of GHC’s terms of reference with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), these sessions will be followed up with a additional modules and several practicums that will be observed by GHC staff over the next year.
As part of the training on most-at-risk groups, members of LAMBDA, a local organization that works with men who have sex with men (MSM), were invited to share personal stories with the training participants. In both provinces, members of LAMBDA talked about what it was like to grow up MSM, how they first realized they were MSM, and how being MSM affects their day-to-day lives. This session was very well...