Disabled Refugee Student Neema Kamaali Learns HIV Prevention from Shared Action Africa Training.
Neema Kamaali, a 17-year-old student with a disability from Oruchinga Refugee Settlement, was born with a lame leg, making it difficult for her to walk straight. Her left leg is affected. Despite this challenge, she expressed happiness for attending the Shared Action Africa training sessions on sexual and reproductive health for people with disabilities. The health team organized the program to educate the disabled refugee community on how to fit into society and address the challenges they face.
Neema shared her experience with Shared Action Africa, saying:
“I have learned in this training how to protect myself from acquiring HIV/AIDS. Before, I did not know the ways it spreads from one person to another. Today, the Shared Action Africa health team has explained in detail how HIV is spread among us youth. I have learned that it can be transmitted through unprotected sex and sharing sharp objects with an infected person.
I am now safe. I tested negative after the team offered free HIV testing and counseling to us disabled people in the refugee community. I will continue protecting myself from the disease and I will teach my fellow girls what I have learned from this training. I have also learned about safe sex, the importance of using condoms, avoiding multiple partners, and not sharing sharp objects. I really appreciate Shared Action Africa for its support. “She said.