Baylor Eswatini

In partnership with SeriousFun Children’s Network, an NGO that provides camps for children with severe illnesses, Baylor Swaziland runs a yearly, five-day residential camp for teenagers living with HIV. We choose these participants from among our patients facing chronic challenges adhering to treatment. Primarily, the camp is meant to let the kids have some carefree fun and experience suc-cess in a supportive and safe environment. The teens engage in such activities as mapping out their dream books which inspire them to live healthy lives, adherence sessions and skits on living with HIV and consequences of poor adherence. As a result, the teens learn how to thrive despite living with HIV, their self-esteem grow, and they tend to pay more attention to their health.