Deputy Secretary General visits SPLN to review programme impact

A visit from the Deputy Secretary General brought together community members, county leadership and our team to review what's working — and what still needs support.

Our programme welcomed a visit from the Deputy Secretary General this month, who came to review progress, hear directly from the community, and identify where the Principal Recipient could offer further support. The visit included a community dialogue alongside a boardroom meeting with county leadership.

Several results stood out during the presentation — evidence of what two decades of community-led work can look like when it's tracked properly and taken seriously by partners.

• 01Line-listing defaulters and assigning them to peer champions has reduced duplication of data and helped reach out to defaulters earlier, improving retention.
• 02Community-based defaulter tracing through peer champions has directly improved the county's second-95 treatment target.
• 03Our "Know Your Rights" campaign has enlightened people living with HIV on the legal protections available to them.
• 04Linking community paralegals with duty bearers has resolved human rights cases at community level and reduced stigma and discrimination.
• 05Engaging mentor and expert mothers has led to a reduction in positivity rates among HIV-exposed infants.
• 06WLHIV support groups and comprehensive community outreaches have increased knowledge, demand and service uptake.
• 07Performance-based payment has improved paralegal performance in cases reported and referred to pro bono lawyers.
• 08Close coordination with community leaders through quarterly advocacy forums keeps referral pathways to paralegals and lawyers active.

Photo — the DSG addressing mothers during the community dialogue.