Tchova Tchova Histórias de Vida (TTHV) is a unique methodology designed for the Mozambican context to promote gender equity, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment adherence, participatory development and collective action. TTHV was adapted from an earlier model developed by JHU in Africa (“African Transformation”) and the Middle East (“Arab Women Speak Out”). TTHV applies a transformational approach to facilitate social and behavioral change through a process of community dialogue, in which women and men discuss and explore risk factors and critically examine how social and gender norms operate in their own lives, their families and communities.

The TTHV tool kit included 10 video and written profiles of Mozambican “positive deviant” men, women and couples telling their stories of how they overcame gender, cultural and social barriers to make positive changes in their lives with a specific focus on HIV treatment and prevention. An 11th session, “Building a cohesive community to solve problems” was created aimed at developing group action plans to advocate for new social/gender norms and HIV preventive behaviors among community members.

View the video profiles on YouTube:
Tchova Tchova Profiles: Social Roles: What Men Can Do
Tchova Tchova Profiles: Tradition and Cultural Norms
Tchova Tchova Profiles: Social Roles: What Women Can Do
Tchova Tchova Profiles: How to Overcome Domestic Violence
Tchova Tchova Profiles: Dialogue on Condom Use
Tchova Tchova Profiles: Serodiscordant Couples

Media Links

Links to this media are given below.

• Field Activities Monitoring and Supervision Guide.pdf
• Tchova Tchova Success Stories.pdf
• Tchova Tchova Key Points (Lembrancas).pdf
• Tchova Tchova Session Facilitation Guide Part I.pdf
• Tchova Tchova Session Facilitation Guide Part II.pdf
• Tchova Tchova Session Facilitation Guide Part III.pdf
• Tchova Tchova Written Profiles 1-3.pdf
• Tchova Tchova Written Profiles 4-6.pdf
• Tchova Tchova Written Profiles 7-10.pdf
• MOZ_TchovaTchovaHistorias_de_Vida_JHU-CCP_April-11.pdf