Since its inception in 2014, the Y+ Beauty Pageant has grown from 10 contestants to over 1,000 ambassadors by 2022, shattering stigma and redefining what it means to live positively with HIV. These changemakers are leaders, not just survivors, using platforms like school outreaches and community dialogues to inspire…
REPORT ON THE 2020 Y+ BEAUTY PAGEANT CAMPAIGN
An annual campaign that breeds a generation of YPLHIV youth advocates that is energetic, creative, empowered, and productive to attain a stigma- free Uganda. The campaign uses music, fashion, dance, drama and edutainment to challenge stigma and discrimination targeting young people living with and affected by HIV.
Y+ SUMMIT REPORT 2020
The 4th annual Yplus summit was held on 16th- 18th March 2020, in Kampala, Uganda. It attracted over 500 participants including 150 representatives from CSOs, line ministries, health facilities, clinics where young people access services, government, 350 young people; 260 young people living with HIV/AIDS, 10 young people living with…
ANNUAL REPORT 2019
The year 2019 has been one of learning and progressing not only for the fight against HIV but UNYPA as an organization has seen a tremendous ”“positive shift in her operations, strategies and even staffing mechanisms; we have re- positioned ourselves to fully integrate SRHR, TB and mental health into…