Traditional Leadership Championing HIV and Gender-based Violence Prevention!

Traditional Leadership Championing HIV and Gender-based Violence Prevention!: Referral Tool for Traditional Leaders working to Prevent HIV and Gender-based Violence in their Communities

The Role of Traditional Leaders in making Referrals

 
This Referral Tool for Traditional Leaders has been prepared for you to assist you to make decisions on good referrals that provide your community members with the HIV and GBV support and services they need. In order to make good referrals, Traditional Leaders should have an effective referral network. An effective referral network means that you:

• Are aware of all support services that exist in your area related to HIV, GBV and women’s rights. See more on this in the “Where to Make Referrals” section of this Tool.
• Have personal contacts (for example, the name and phone number) where possible, of people working in the services you will refer community members to. See more on this in the “Where to Make Referrals” section of this Tool.
• Know where to refer people for specific problems so that they receive the help they need. By becoming familiar with and adapting the “If…Then…” scenarios in the “When to Make Referrals” section of this Tool.
• Document your referrals and provide follow up. You should document every referral you make in your Leadership Diary for Prevention Action, or another notebook which you can call your ‘Referral Notebook’ and try and follow up with community members to find out if they received the help they needed.

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