We’ve created a new section on Avert.org that talks you through everything you need to know about the new coronavirus (COVID-19) and what it means for people living with HIV.

“You guys really gave me important information that I'll carry with me throughout my life. Thank you, continue the great work.”

Great to hear this feedback from one of our Instagram followers! Why not check out our page: www.instagram.com/avertaids

Did you know our Boost Facebook group has over 50 members so far? If you're a community health worker, then it's the place for you! Join the conversation on HIV and sexual health with your peers.

At the end of last year we ran a survey on Avert.org to see what people thought about our website and if they could find everything they were looking for. We had over 6,000 responses and received some great comments!

Did you know we developed Boost with community health workers in Southern Africa? They have been helping us to create the content and testing the app's functionality. Here’s what some of them have said about using Boost so far…

You can see more quotes from the community health workers we've been working with on our Facebook page.

Great feedback on our HIV basics video series. A series of five explainer videos that help people to understand key information about HIV.

Are you a community health worker or peer educator? We’ve launched a new Facebook group for you to share your knowledge on HIV and sexual health with other peers. Check it out!

We're excited to announce that Boost has officially launched! Our new mobile resource for community health workers. Providing easy, up-to-date, visual and interactive materials on HIV and sexual health.

Boost is:

• Free to download
• Usable offline
• Regularly updated

Find out more at: www.avert.org/boost

We’ve partnered with Cricket without Boundaries (CWB) to create a series of myth-busting infographics on HIV and sexual health, designed to be used in game play with young people in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda.

You can find out more about the project and see some of the infographics on our CWB project page.

Our Young Voices project continues to receive a great response, with adolescents across Southern Africa discussing the character-driven ‘dilemma’ stories around sex, relationships and HIV.

“A guy who loves you will not pressure you to do what is not right and what you are not comfortable with. He will respect you and wait.” – Comment on Young Voices animation

Over the last 3 months we have seen a record amount of traffic to Avert.org, with over 3.3 million people visiting Avert.org in October-December 2019.

That’s 27% more than July–September 2019!

Did you know? HIV is still the second biggest killer of young people globally. Without the right information and support a whole new generation of young people are at risk.

We're working to change that, by providing essential knowledge and resources on HIV and sexual health to millions of people around the world.

Throughout the year we run numerous campaigns across our social media channels, but one we were particularly proud of in 2019 was our 'Know your HIV basics' World AIDS Day campaign.

For this, we created a series of five explainer videos to help people understand the key information about HIV. The campaign reached over 1.6 million people on Facebook and Instagram, with over 450,000 engagements.

Did you know? In 2019 we provided HIV information through Avert.org to over 10.7 million people.

Thank you for your support!

Here at Avert we're ready to start the holiday season, and would like to wish all our users a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We just partnered with DontSendMeACard.com, a platform that offers the most sustainable way to send Christmas cards while making a donation to your chosen charity!

This Christmas, you can send e-cards instead of paper and use the cost of cards and stamps to support our work!

Together with the Centre for Infectious Diseases Research Zambia (CIDRZ), we’ve started work on an impact evaluation of our Young Voices materials.

We’ll look at what impact the Young Voices content has on the young people who watch and engage with it – online and in face-to-face peer education groups. Does it have an effect on their sexual health choices? Does it successfully influence attitudes and intention to act? And to what extent? Findings from this research will inform and improve our work and that of others working in digital health and behaviour change.

Are you working with community health workers? Are you looking for new ways to support and understand their ongoing learning? Then look no further than Boost.

Boost is a mobile phone app and website designed and developed in collaboration with community health workers and peer educators in Southern Africa. Check out our new Boost page for everything you need to know!

This World AIDS Day hear from three community health workers in southern Africa as they share their experiences of the job and the challenges they face in their work.

Are you looking for resources to use and share this World AIDS Day? Then look no further. Help us spread the facts about HIV with our HIV Basics video series.