Did you know you can now support our work via Thinking of You?
Thinking of You is a mobile app that helps you to let people know that you’re thinking of them, by sending them a ‘thought’ with an optional donation to your chosen charity. Brighten someone’s day while supporting a good cause, click here to download the app.
We love hearing your comments! This Avert.org user learnt more about HIV transmission. What HIV facts have you learnt?
“I learn a lot and now I know the facts about HIV and how it transferred to others.”
We're happy to announce that we've teamed up with DrugStars! Their innovative new app is helping thousands of people to remember to take their medication, while raising money for charity.
The app allows you to track your meds and every time you take them you’ll earn stars that you can then donate to support our work. Download the app today and start collecting your stars!
Check out the latest in our HIV explainer series!
There are lots of HIV myths around, but the facts of how you can get HIV, and how you can protect yourself, are very simple. Our HIV explainer video gives you five facts to fight the myths.
Our latest Annual Report for 2018-19 is now out! Why not download a copy and find out what we've been getting up to over the last year.
You can now watch the Young Voices series on our IGTV channel.
Stay tuned for more video updates on Instagram!
We've recently updated our infographic hub with the latest HIV stats from around the world - check it out!
In June we started work on an exciting new pilot project in partnership with the Praekelt Foundation - developing virtual support groups on WhatsApp for young people living with HIV.
The project will further the understanding of how technology can help improve adherence to treatment and support overall health and wellbeing. More on this soon!
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.”
