Wakakosha-‘I Am Worth It’ – new evidence from our self stigma intervention with young people
Zvandiri and Beyond Stigma are excited to announce that our paper on the evidence from Wakakosha project has been published by Frontiers. The Wakakosha project has been a multi-year project and intervention to reduce self-stigma in adolescents and young people living with HIV using Inquiry Based Stress Reduction. The research has shown there is potential […]
PROJECT ECHO: Young People in Africa Lead the Fight against HIV through Peer Mentorship
Project ECHO have published a blog about the partnership with Zvandiri, Young People in Africa Lead the Fight against HIV through Peer Mentorship. Collaborating with ECHO has helped us disseminate knowledge and best practice in the care and support of children and young people living with HIV to rural and underserved areas during COVID- 19 […]
Temba’s Journey: Overcoming Barriers to Quality HIV Care
Health outcomes of young people living with HIV often lag behind those of adults due to barriers to quality of care from both the service providers and the caregivers. Such was the story of Temba* (not his real name) a 10-year-old from Makonde district who had been receiving care and support from the Zvandiri programme […]
READY for an AIDS FREE FUTURE
The Zvandiri Regional Programme- A case study of south-south learning.
We are excited to share our new publication documenting the work of Zvandiri. This case study documents the scale-up of the Zvandiri Model from Zimbabwe to nine additional countries in the region. We describe the Zvandiri Model and how it offers a comprehensive and evidence based package of interventions tailored to the holistic needs and […]
Zvandiri in Namibia: Growth and accreditation of the NATS Model
“Having been part of the Namibian Adolescent Treatment Supporters (NATS) programme from the start, I have witnessed young people get a voice, a space in the health care system. Many have made new friends and through that many questions have been brought to light. This does not mean all questions have been answered. Youth friendly […]
Loyce Maturu speaks at UNAIDS event at the United Nations General Assembly in New York
Only half (52%) of the 1.7 million children living with HIV around the world had access to life-saving treatment in 2021, compared to 76% of adults. A recent report by UNAIDS, In Danger showed that every six minutes a child under the age of 15 died of AIDS last year. Too often, children’s voices are not being heard and […]
Mental health needs of adolescents living with HIV
We know there is an increasing recognition of the substantial unmet mental health needs of adolescents living with HIV, who have higher rates of depression and other common mental health problems than their peers who are HIV negative, as well as a connection being made between mental health and wellbeing with adherence and viral load […]
We are ZVANDIRI!
We are delighted to share with you that the Government of Zimbabwe’s Private Voluntary Board has approved our request to change our organisational name from Africaid to Zvandiri. This name change is the result of a series of consultations and strategic planning with our Board, staff and young people. Our journey began in 2004 when […]
Zvandiri- when the medicines alone are not enough.
Zvandiri started in 2004 with six adolescents living with HIV in Harare who wanted more than Antiretroviral medicines. They wanted another form of treatment – a treatment for the fear, loneliness and anxiety in their lives. Since its inception, Zvandiri has integrated mental health within HIV testing, treatment and care, led by young people living […]
