ICRH Kenya receives amfAR MSM Community Initiative Award | ICRH

The International Centre for Reproductive Health – Kenya (ICRHK) was recently awarded an MSM Initiative Community Award by amfAR. With this award ICRH – K intends to train 60 MSM peer educators in Mombasa, Ukunda and Lamu Districts, Coast Province, Kenya in basic counseling skills on STI and HIV AIDS prevention, in referral and in peer support. Moreover, the project will provide refresher training to 100 peer educators in the same skills and knowledge.. It is expected that the MSM peer educators’ basic counseling and refresher training will result in reduction of new HIV infections and in effective support system through:  

• Increased uptake of HIV prevention and related services
• Increased/refreshed skills in peer education
• Capacity for effective basic counseling
• Increased effective referral and follow-up