Kigali Imbereheza Project (KIP)

Kigali Imbereheza Project is a five year research study project that started in 2013. The project is funded by National Institutes For Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and is a collaborative project between WE-ACTx For Hope, which is in charge of operations, Rwanda Bio-medical Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Cook County Health and Hospitals Systems. The research takes place at two sites: WE-ACTx For Hope and CHUK HIV clinic sites.

Project objectives and significance

As Youth with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa face barriers to adherence to ART, the main aim of KIP is to improve adherence to ART among HIV+ youth in Rwanda by using Trauma Informed Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (TI-CBTe). The specific objective of the project is:

Conduct a 2-arm Randomized Clinical Trial to evaluate the impact of TI-CBTe vs. usual care among 350 HIV+ youth in Rwanda,