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NYG currently implements a project focusing more on provision of Biomedical and behavioral services. This includes counseling and testing for HIV, STIs, and TB. Additionally, NYG engages in behavior change activities, mainly group level intervention, peer education, and outreach to help promote safer and healthy behaviors among key populations. Behavior change models like the Health Belief model as well as Socio-Cognitive Theory are used to guide these interventions.

We haves an ongoing outreach program targeting female sex workers, truck drivers, and men in general. NYG distributes condoms to local community members frequenting these places, including truck drivers at the border gate. To strengthen NYG’s condom distribution campaign, NYG has trained bar owners and tenders on condom distribution and the importance of availability at all times.

The organisation promotes key behaviors, including correct and consistent use of condoms during all sexual encounters, reduction in alcohol consumption, early treatment for STIs, HIV and TB as well as adherence to treatment. The organisation has a membership of around 12 peer educators and 5 staff members being the Programme Coordinator, Monitoring and Evaluation offfivcer, Project officer, Finance officer and an Administration officer.