A Few Beads Can Create a Lifetime of HIV Safe™ for Millions.
For less than you think, you can help 1.5 million South Africans living with HIV achieve viral suppression and take lifetime control of their health.
For less than you think, you can help 1.5 million South Africans living with HIV
For less than you think, you can help 1.5 million South Africans living with HIV
THE CHALLENGE:
Bridging the Gap in HIV Treatment Understanding.
Can Three Bead Bottles Revolutionize HIV Treatment and Adherence?
Studies show the language of science doesn’t always connect with patients. That’s why we created the B-OK Bead Bottles—a simple, powerful, and visual way to illustrate how HIV treatment works.
Bottle 1
Red beads represent HIV overwhelming the body.
Bottle 2
As ARVs take effect, black beads (healthy cells) increase, reducing HIV levels.
Bottle 3
When patient’s take their ART pill every day, HIV is effectively defeated (only one red bead remains). Science calls this stage viral suppression. To the patient it means they no longer risk infecting anyone else and their body is healthy. This is HIV Safe™.
This simple, interactive tool helps healthcare professionals understand and communicate the power of ART in seconds, transforming patient understanding and engagement.
Modern HIV Treatment Works—But Does everybody Understand It?
Viral suppression is ART’s superpower. But scientific terms like “antiretroviral,” “undetectable,” and “viral load” create barriers to understanding—especially when overworked public healthcare workers can spend only minutes per patient.
Even among healthcare professionals, misconceptions about HIV treatment persist. B-OK Beads change that.
PROVEN RESULTS:
Transforming HIV Education and Treatment Adherence.
A University of Pennsylvania study on B-OK Bottles found:
Understanding of U=U jumped from 6% to 99%.
Understanding of viral suppression increased from 20% to 99%.
Confidence in ART’s protective effects rose from 64% to 100% for personal health.
Confidence in ART’s protective effects rose from 58% to 94% for transmission prevention.
Patients who agreed that viral suppression prevents transmission—even without condoms—rose from 14% to 93%.
B-OK Beads are a part of South Africa’s PEPFAR Country Action Plan and are successfully in use in South Africa, Senegal, Malawi, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Namibia, Lesotho, and Mozambique.
One Kit. A Lifetime of Impact.
Each B-OK Kit empowers healthcare professionals and HIV patients with an easy-to-understand, visual tool that:
Explains how HIV affects the body to thousands of clinic patients
Demonstrates how ART works
Defines viral load and viral suppression
Reinforces the importance of daily medication
Encourages testing, treatment, and long-term adherence
In just 90 seconds, B-OK Beads break through communication barriers, engage patients in counseling, and drive life-saving treatment adherence.
Your support puts this proven tool into clinics, helping millions achieve HIV safety.
1 B-OK Box Set in Every South African Public Health Facility Treating HIV Patients
OUR GOAL:
By equipping every HIV treatment facility in South Africa with a B-OK Clinic Box, we can reach 1.5 million virally unsuppressed individuals with a proven tool to improve treatment adherence and viral suppression.
What’s Inside a B-OK Clinic Box?
3 x B-OK Individual Pouch Kits
Small, portable kits with bead bottles packed in handmade African fabric bags (crafted by women’s collectives). Ideal for one-on-one clinic consultations or field visits by health workers.
1 x XL Desk Kit
Three 1-foot-tall (31cm) bead bottles for use in clinics, waiting areas, or support groups to educate and empower patients.
B-OK Healthcare Training Videos
Available in seven languages to ensure healthcare professionals can confidently use B-OK bottles to educate and engage patients.
For less than you think, you can help 1.5 million South Africans living with HIV
For less than you think, you can help 1.5 million South Africans living with HIV
Every Box Makes an Impact. Here’s How You Can Help:
Equip 1 000 Clinics in the 27 PEPFAR Priority Districts. Reaches 80% of all South Africans with HIV.
Equip All 3 500 Clinics & Primary Health Facilities Across South Africa.