Peer educators - making a difference

Peer educators recruited at the factories are central to ALAFA’s prevention programme. Recent research shows that the work done by these peer educators leads to a decrease in risky behaviour by workers and an increase in the consistent use of condoms. ALAFA

New director of policy and prevention joins ALAFA team

ALAFA's new director of policy and prevention, Donna Bawden, comes from Canada but has been living and working in Lesotho for the past four years. “Having worked in Lesotho for a few years in programmes focusing on HIV prevention, I became aware of the work of

Roll-out of ALAFA programme continues

The roll-out of the ALAFA programme continues with peer educators having been trained in three more factories. 92%, or more than 37 000 workers, now have prevention services, and 81% of the workforce have care and treatment services. More than 23 000 workers

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