Check out the latest in our HIV explainer series! In this video, we look at what’s involved in HIV testing.

Testing for HIV is quick, easy and confidential, and it’s the only way to know for sure if you have HIV. 

We recently undertook an initial analysis of the comments on our Young Voices campaign on social media (Facebook and Instagram).

59% of people participating in online discussions showed deeper engagement with the issues covered in the animations, by, for example, expressing that they have gained knowledge; changed their perspective; or related the issue back to their own experience.

We love hearing that our information is helping answer your questions!

“Very knowledgeable and answered my questions and had a lot more information to give! I love the vocabulary you use.”

Did you know? We’re developing two new Young Voices animations, on the themes of using condoms and consent.

We’re hoping to launch these at the end of summer – so watch out for them!

"Well done Avert on creating such a visually interesting and informative short video explaining how HIV can be transmitted from one person to another.”

We’ve had some great feedback on our ‘How do you get HIV?’ animation so far!

And in case you haven't seen it yet, you can check it out here! 

Big thumbs up for the great feedback!

“Informative, fully researched and clearly presented. Thumbs up!!!!!! Keep on updating.”

Our Young Voices project continues to perform really well! 

As of the beginning of July, there had been over 385,000 views (viewing 50% or more) on Facebook and Instagram, as well as over 1.03 million post engagements and a total reach of 2.07 million.

We love getting feedback from our users! Which is why we’ve added a feedback tool to all our pages. Simply click on the ‘feedback’ button on the side of the page and let us know how your visit to Avert.org has been.

Have you seen our latest Talking HIV? Shamal Waraich and Thobe Bandama talk about what it's like to live with HIV in their communities and why it's time to lift the taboo of talking about sex and sexual health.

We’ve just launched the third video in our new HIV explainer series. ‘How does HIV treatment work?’ tells you exactly what antiretroviral treatment does and what to expect from it. Check it out!

Ever wondered what HIV looks like? Or how it works? We’ve put together a new series of infographics explaining the structure and lifecycle of HIV.

Great to see our myths infographics in action! Being used by Cricket Without Boundaries in their coaching sessions to educate children about HIV.

“Avert’s online resources have been invaluable for Cricket Without Boundaries – for training our volunteers the website is a great source of accessible information sheets and online quizzes, and the simple, clear and engaging infographics have been brilliant for printing out, laminating, and using as part of games in our coaching sessions with children. They’re a great way to get conversations started about HIV - we’ve used the resources with thousands of children now and they’ve definitely helped our coaches make sure that the right messages are being taken away from the session.”

We’ve just launched the second video in our new HIV explainer series. ‘How do you get HIV?’ tells you exactly how HIV gets transmitted from one person to another, and how to protect yourself.

If you know how you get HIV, you’ll know how to protect yourself.

Great to hear this feedback about our Facebook page!

“Such a great page thank you!! I was diagnosed HIV positive 6 months ago. I have just stumbled across your page and the 15 minutes of reading I have done has been such a help!”

In Zambia, young people with HIV often struggle to complete school due to stigma, illness and hospital visits making their prospects for economic security challenging. Our partner in Zambia, BISO, has been working to change that, by providing entrepreneurship skills training for young people living with HIV.

Corrie Wingate

One of their members, Emmanuel, said this of his time in the programme:

‘I really want to thank BISO for introducing this training for us. Many times people think that being HIV+ is the end of the world and that PLHIV are not viable and productive anymore. Ever since I got these skills, we worked with my colleagues to establish a business which has helped me become more economically independent in the future.’

Did you know we’re on Give as you Live? So you can raise money for us just by doing your regular online shop!

Simply sign up to the Give as you Live, choose us as your charity and for every online purchase you make from one of the thousands of shops listed, we will receive a donation.

We’ve been revamping our fact sheets: updating the information and giving them a fresh new look. From HIV testing and treatment, to pregnancy and breastfeeding, we cover a range of topics to help you know the facts about HIV.

Great to hear this feedback about our HIV quizzes! We agree, learning about HIV and sex should be fun, interactive and enjoyable.

“As an HIV/AIDS Health Educator, I think this is a great tool to engage people in learning about HIV in a fun and interesting way. The memes accompanying the quiz questions were clever and entertaining, and made the whole process less intimidating and more approachable. I have copied down this link to your quizzes to refer to for people who want to learn more and test their knowledge.”

We have started to get some data back from organisations using our Young Voices materials via online surveys.

86% of respondents said the materials were ‘very useful’, with the same percentage saying they had enhanced their training/sessions ‘a lot’.

Did you know? Since May 2018 we’ve been supporting the WHO HIV and Hepatitis department on its news and newsletter communications.

Todd Brown/WHO

Find out more about our partnership here.