Working with Community Based Mobilisers (CBMs) to promote HIV testing in a community based intervention trial in rural KwaZulu Natal: Thokozani

Thokozani is a Community Relation and Mobilisation Coordinator at the Human Sciences Research (HSRC), working at Project Accept in Vulindlela. Project Accept is part of a multi-site research trial that is testing the efficacy of providing three strategies- community mobilization, mobile voluntary counseling and testing, and post test support services, in reducing the prevalence of HIV in communities. The major focus of his work involves coordinating the study in implementing the intervention as well as in ensuring that community relations are maintained within the study.