This curriculum is intended to develop program capacity to involve adolescents living with HIV in providing peer support to other adolescents. It also provides guidance to enable clinics to develop youth-friendly HIV programs and to better support adolescents living with HIV. Finally, this curriculum also provides adolescents willing to become peer educators with a sound foundation of information about HIV infection, prevention, care, and treatment services, as well as other related health conditions. Guidance on communication skills, counseling, support groups, and working within multidisciplinary teams are also provided. The materials are highly interactive and engaging and draw on the knowledge and experiences of the participants. Adolescents completing the training should be well equipped to join the multidisciplinary team and, with close supervision and guidance, begin working with peers, families, and other staff.
