HIV
Breakthrough ACTION provides HIV prevention and testing services through community workers and peer navigators as well as partners with governments to improve HIV social and behavior change activities.
The program has implemented robust HIV prevention and treatment initiatives in Southern, Eastern and West Africa, achieving significant outreach and impact. In Botswana, Breakthrough ACTION launched HIV testing and treatment messages via a national toll-free information line; In Côte d’Ivoire the program successfully engaged 273,223 adolescent girls and women through Super Go and Super Tata initiatives, and reached 210,021 young men through Brothers for Life, educating community members on HIV prevention as well as linking them to testing and care. Additionally, the project identified 9,375 people living with HIV through mobile and index testing, linked 6,095 newly diagnosed individuals to antiretroviral treatment (with a 96% linkage rate), and distributed over 13,000 self-testing kits. Breakthrough ACTION has also used SBC to promote pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) by providing technical assistance to PEPFAR partners in multiple countries, adapting communication materials, and conducting evaluations to gauge perceptions of PrEP among priority populations.
Featured Resources
Adolescent Health Club Discussion Guide and Booklet
The adolescent health club facilitator guide and health booklet for youth cover topics such as puberty, family planning, and self-esteem.
Empathways Adaptations
This page contains information about adapting Empathways, a card activity, for use in a variety of health areas to build provider-client trust.
Training Health Advocacy Committees in Liberia
These facilitator guides are designed to train stakeholders and leaders in SMART advocacy with the aim of advocating for issues affecting health outcomes.
Focus On
Integrated Programs
In Zambia, Breakthrough ACTION implemented an integrated social and behavior change (SBC) project designed to support the increased adoption and maintenance of healthy behaviors among Zambian individuals, families, and communities in five health areas: HIV, maternal and child health, family planning, malaria, and nutrition.
Blog Posts
Easier Access to PrEP Needed for Adolescent Girls and Young Women
February 5, 2024
An HIV Peer Navigator Saves Lives in Côte d’Ivoire
November 30, 2023
Pandemic Brings Special Delivery for People Living with HIV
August 10, 2020
