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To read more about the 2024 United Nations General Assembly, read our blog post.
To read more about the 2024 International AIDS Society Conference, read our blog post.
We will be hosting a special side event on Joining the dots: Breaking silos to create gender equality by 2030, will take place on Wednesday 19th of July, at 7:00am in the Auditorium Hall at the Kigali Serena Hotel, and hope to see you there!
We have a range of benefits available—including access to a host of inspiring speakers—and a number of ways we can support you to make your endeavor a success.
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We are proud to host a selection of Mother’s Day events in the U.K. and the U.S..
To find out more about our Mother’s Day events, please contact us.
We are finalising the itinerary for our 2024 Minutes for Mentor Mothers adventure. If you would like to be notified when this is available, please complete the form below. Learn more about the 2022 adventure here!
If you would like to find out more about future series, please contact us.
Your period is nothing to be ashamed of—it’s a normal part of growing up.
Multiple sex partners doesn’t mean you’re trending. It means you are gambling with your health.
Spiritual sobolo won’t protect you from HIV. Be safe, use a condom.
Contraceptive injectables can’t stop you getting an STI. That’s a myth.
Drinking ice-cold water after sex can’t stop you getting pregnant. Don’t buy it!
If you are told you’re too young and beautiful to get pregnant, don’t buy it!
Squatting or urinating after sex can’t stop you getting pregnant.
There is no wrong time to test for HIV. Knowledge is power—get tested today.
No herbal medicine can prevent or cure HIV. Don’t buy it! Visit a clinic instead.
If he tells you to show him you love him with sex, tell him it’s up to you to decide.
Domestic violence is not a private family matter. Don’t cover it up. Tell the police or a crisis centre.
If you were told a shower after sex cleans off HIV, it’s a lie.
27.2M
The number of internally displaced people in sub-Saharan Africa in 2021—almost half of the global total.1
11 times greater risk
That’s how much greater the risk is for gay men and men who have sex with men to acquire HIV compared to adult men aged 15-49 in the general population.2
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3,300
out of the 4,000 new global infections a week among adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 years occur in sub-Saharan Africa.1
Defunded
Already sparse prevention services for young people, especially adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa, are even more difficult to access.2
1 out of 14 children
born in sub-Saharan Africa in 2021 died before age 5—the same as the global average rate achieved two decades ago in 2001.1
Almost 300 children a day
became infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, with the vast majority of infections due to mothers not receiving antiretroviral treatment, not being able to remain on treatment, or contracting HIV during pregnancy or breastfeeding.2
Around 80% of all malaria deaths
in the WHO Africa region in 2020 were among children. Malaria is a treatable and preventable disease, yet children continue to bear the brunt.3
2 out of 3 mothers
who die during pregnancy or birth are located in sub-Saharan Africa. Most of these deaths are preventable.1
6 times
The number of times more likely that a woman living with HIV will develop cervical cancer compared to a woman who is HIV-free.2
Noncommunicable diseases
are on track to become the main cause of mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for 37% of deaths in 2019.3
UNAIDS says: The growing burden of noncommunicable diseases disproportionately affects people living with HIV.4