ABSTRACT
Khuluma Mentors is a flagship programme of the SHM Foundation in Pretoria, South Africa. The programme aims to provide psychosocial support to adolescents and young people aged 13–24 who are living with HIV, a stigmatised condition that evidence shows can have a detrimental impact on mental health. It does this in two ways: first through peer-led digital support groups, and second, through a mentorship programme that provides mental health and employment support. Upon joining, young people answer a questionnaire co-designed by the mentors, which assesses what sorts of information and support would be the most useful to them. We mentors analyse this information and then use it to adapt and structure the curriculum on HIV/AIDS and psychosocial support to the young people’s priorities and interests.
