Our work extends beyond the clinic compound thanks to the help of our community health workers. They conduct weekly outreaches, meet with clients at their homes, and sensitize the broader community to the challenges of HIV/AIDS. Community health workers serve as a link between AMS and the community, spreading health messages and returning with feedback and observations about AMS’ services and support. The community health workers are also trained in home-based care, allowing them to provide anti-malarial medication to clients.

AMS is a community-based education and service site for medical students from Makerere University College of Health Sciences, an attachment site for non-medical students from Uganda Christian University and Makerere University Faculty of Social Sciences, and a training/internship site for students involved in HIV counselling. Medical students assist our community health workers on outreaches in conducting community diagnosis.

Youth Peer Educators

AMS youth peer educators serve a similar role to the adult peer educators, supporting young clients in their home communities. Youth peer educators also meet with youth who are newly diagnosed to offer encouragement and extend an invitation to join the Victor’s Club. As of November 2017, AMS has trained 30 young people to become peer educators.