Empowering Adolescents Living with HIV (ALHIV) in Mumbai Under the MITWAA Initiative

Participants during the training (Mumbai)

In collaboration with Mumbai District AIDS Control Society (MDACS), I-TECH India organized a three-day training session for 76 ALHIV in Mumbai. The session’s objectives were to improve skills in effective communication, interpersonal relations, decision-making, and self-management, as well as ART adherence, nutrition, and sexual and reproductive health. A career guidance session was also organized for adolescents aged 15-17 years to provide information on the available options for higher education. A total of 56 adolescents attended the career guidance session.