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A story of Local Response by Nicholas Mbugua
And from one short visit, truck drivers came to realise that even if you are HIV positive, you still have a life to live. And because of this short visit, truck drives now speak freely about their status. They educate each other even those who are HIV positive.
And my truck drivers could not believe that someone living with HIV and AIDS can talk freely. ‘I am HIV positive.’ Many of them could not believe this.
I would like to discuss SALT visits.
We usually have a SALT visit at the start of a project. And these have often helped us very much. Because in my country (Kenya), we were working together with people living with HIV and so we organised a SALT visit to them.
When we visited the biggest truck stop in Kenya, we met with the truck drivers, we visited the people living with HIV and AIDS and they spoke freely. The truck drives simply could not believe that someone who appeared to be that healthy is HIV positive. They could not believe that.
We have gained lots of benefits from the SALT visit.
When people SEE that something is possible, they believe that it is possible.
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