In January 2010, MACS paid for the training of 68 volunteers. These local people are recruited by several community organizations in the vicinity.   The main objective of the training is to equip these caregivers with the necessary knowledge and skills on how to provide effective care for the chronically sick in their own homes. Topics covered include facts about sexually transmitted diseases and HIV; Human rights, infection prevention and control in the home.

HBC volunteers doing practical on  Bed bath.  One of the topics covered is patient care  and the volunteers were taken to skills lab(nursing school) where they had  practical on  all aspects  of patient care.

Trainees are taught basic care skills and encouraged to offer psycho-social support and to reduce stigma and discrimination. A second group of volunteers were  trained this year.    The objective of the volunteer training is to support the communities as they deal with the burden of AIDS and associated illnesses, to reduce stigma, to support caregivers and provide understanding for those taking anti-retroviral drugs, encouraging adherence.

Marching  and  singing songs on stigma and care for the sick at the market place