HIV, children and young people
From the effect under-resourced hospitals have on child health to what life is like for families affected by HIV, Key Correspondents document the experiences of children and young people living in their communities.
They also report the day-to-day experiences of children and young people living with HIV as well as the everyday reality of early pregnancy, sexual exploitation and forced marriage.
Young people must play active role in new global development goals
As UN member states meet to discuss the post-2015 sustainable development goals is there a danger that young people most at risk from HIV will be left behind by the new agenda? more
Life after HIV status disclosure: good or bad?
Samantha Nyamayedenga explores how disclosing one’s HIV status to others, whether family, close friends or the community can benefit a young person living with HIV. more
How young people in Burundi are tackling HIV
On World Sexual Health Day (4 September), HIV youth advocates are highlighting the fact that the disease is the number one cause of adolescent deaths in Africa. more
Young people lead on HIV response in Burundi
Around the world many young people remain unaware of their HIV status, which is the second biggest cause of adolescent deaths. But in Burundi, young people are leading the way to address this issue. more
Towards a sustainable future: creating room for youths
A new global plan for sustainable development will take centre stage at this year’s United Nation’s General Assembly, but the role that young people will play is still unclear. more
Adolescents on HIV: our time to be heard
On International Youth Day, read about the challenges young people are facing in the context of the HIV epidemic and their call to be involved in global decision making. more
Susiku’s passion for HIV mitigation and education
Susiku Mwana’gombe has led an extraordinary life since embarking on a programme to help people living with HIV and orphaned children in Zambia’s tourist city, Livingstone. more
The HIV epidemic: a glass half empty?
Now I’ve had time to reflect on what I heard at the International AIDS Conference, held in Vancouver last month, I have a glass half empty feeling. more
Uganda’s vulnerable children have brighter future thanks to SUNRISE
Uganda’s SUNRISE project, managed by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, has helped more than 374,000 orphans and vulnerable children over the last five years. more
My story: standing strong with HIV
My name is Sungano Bondayi, I was born in 1989 in Zimbabwe, and I was born with HIV. This is a digitial media story I made about my life. more
Bangladesh: Photo Voice helps young people tell their stories
Listening to the voices of young people is one of the major themes of the post-2015 development agenda, but does this include a diversity of voices? more
Video: campaign for medical outreach to school for the deaf
In Imo State, Nigeria, a local organisation is campaigning for funds to bring a free medical mission to a school for the deaf, to provide eye screenings as well as sexual health information. more
The cost of living: young Burundians pay for friend’s surgery
As an orphan living with HIV Alberic had no one to help him with his emergency hospital fees, but then his friends stepped in. more
Key Correspondent receives Malawi media award
Key Correspondent Owen Nyaka has been awarded ‘Best Paediatric and HIV Journalist of the Year’ by the Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA). more
Hearing impaired adolescents excluded from sexual health education
Around 14 per cent of adolescents in Nigeria are hearing impaired, yet their specific sexual health needs have long been ignored. more
Zambia: traditional tales support sex education
A new book, published by Zambia’s National Museums Board, uses traditional stories and indigenous knowledge to educate young people about HIV and AIDS. more
Parental advice can fill gap in HIV response
At the age of 27 Tatenda* is a successful business entrepreneur, but he regrets the fact he never got to discuss sex and sexuality issues with his parents when growing up. more
Thousands of students reached with life-saving HIV information
TemariNet, a higher education project, is tackling HIV and unintended pregnancy in universities and colleges across Ethiopia. more
Blame game doesn’t help address sexual vulnerability of girls
Kanze was raped when she was 13, leaving her pregnant and infected with HIV. To end adolescent AIDS governments and civil society groups must work together to address the sexual vulnerability of young people. more
Born with HIV, grappling with adolescence
Due to the success of antiretroviral programmes in Malawi, many more children born with HIV are not only reaching, but also thriving in adolescence. more
Nalia’s story: adolescents who sell sex in Ethiopia
When Nalia left her village for Addis Ababa, she expected to find a job and send money home to her family. Aged just 13, her choices were limited and she started selling sex. more
How the HIV response is failing teens across Southern Africa
Adolescents across Southern Africa face barriers to HIV prevention and treatment, contributing to increasing AIDS-related deaths in this age group. more
Are adolescents an invisible generation in HIV response?
As UNICEF and UNAIDS launch the All In to end Adolescent AIDS campaign, Owen Nyaka asks will it make a difference to the invisible generation of adolescents living with HIV? more
How poverty and stigma are hindering HIV treatment for Uganda’s adolescents
Stigma, poverty and lack of opportunities is creating a vicious cycle in Uganda, blighting the chances of young people and putting the health of the next generation at risk. more
Indian school takes a stand against HIV discrimination
In a rural school in India, 32 children living with HIV have faced devastating discrimination from their community, fortunately the school’s prinicpal is protecting their right to education. more
Youth must be central to new campaign to end AIDS
Leaders from around the world met in Nairobi on 17 February, to launch a new global campaign to tackle adolescent AIDS, the second leading cause of death among teens globally. more
New platform for action on adolescent AIDS must tackle disclosure
As leaders from around the world gather in Nairobi to launch ‘All In’ to end adolescent AIDS, Lucy Maroncha explores the issue of HIV disclosure, a key issue this initiative must tackle. more
“Why I am not scared of knowing my HIV status”
As UNAIDS and UNICEF launch All In! on 17 February, a global initiative to reduce the unnecessary deaths of adolescents living with HIV, this is the first in a series of stories on this issue. more
Youth at risk of HIV: whose responsibility anyway?
Young people often lack information on sexual health, and when you see this impacting teens in your neighbourhood it’s time to take action. more
Ethiopia: coffee ceremony used to educate on HIV
The Ethiopian coffee ceremony tradition helps strengthen community bonds - health workers are also discovering it is a perfect opportunity to discuss difficult topics. more
Young people must ‘rise up and be counted’ in HIV response
A Zambian government minister is raising awareness of the urgent need to include young people living with HIV in the response to the epidemic. more
Adolescents born with HIV must be told their status
Petronella Sampa Nsomfwa was born with HIV, but wasn’t told of her status by her parents before they died. On the launch of a new report she calls on families to be open with their adolescent children about their HIV status. more
Our correspondents are writing for change on HIV issues relating to young people, as well as drug use.