HIV PREVENTION IN YOUNG GIRLS AND WOMEN IN

WE HAVE A GOOD STORY TO TELL ANNUAL NUMBER OF NEW HIV INFECTIONS, GLOBAL

CURRENT CHALLENGE • Increased incidence of HIV in Adolescent girls and young women •

UNDERSTANDING RISK Meet Larissa, 19 Structural: No postschool opportunity Social: Gender norms Personal: Low

INTRODUCING Bumb’ingomso We know that: • Having a multifaceted approach is the best way

INTRODUCING Bumb’ingomso Shaping attitudes & challenging norms Facilitating economic participation for young women Combating

Implementation Timelines 2016 Jun Jul Aug Sep 2016 Oct 6/1/2016 9/1/2016 10/10/2016 Secondary data

Our Vision • Young people can mold their own future • Create and cease

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS • Kf. W - German Development Bank • DG Murray Trust 9

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HIV PREVENTION IN YOUNG GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SOUTH AFRICA Satellite Symposium proposal for the 21 st International AIDS Conference Dr. Babalwa Dunga (DGMT) 1

WE HAVE A GOOD STORY TO TELL ANNUAL NUMBER OF NEW HIV INFECTIONS, GLOBAL • Our successes in biomedical interventions 3. 1 million in 2000 2. 7 million in 2005 • Improvement in quality of life of people living with HIV 2. 0 million in 2014 • Increase life expectancy Source: UNAIDS 2014 estimates 2

CURRENT CHALLENGE • Increased incidence of HIV in Adolescent girls and young women • Young women 15– 24 years old are up to eight times more likely to be living with HIV than their male peers • SA (2014), highest incidence of HIV among 15– 24 year old lived in KZN, GP and EC 3

UNDERSTANDING RISK Meet Larissa, 19 Structural: No postschool opportunity Social: Gender norms Personal: Low selfesteem “Arguably, the most compelling reason to change is a sense of real and imminent possibility in life – and that means being as much concerned about their pathways to education and employment as we are about their sexual behaviour. ”- Dr. David Harrison, DGMT CEO 4

INTRODUCING Bumb’ingomso We know that: • Having a multifaceted approach is the best way for effective intervention to reduce new infections • Pilot a project that : • Brings together four interventions in one geographical area • Intensifies prevention efforts to decrease incidence 5

INTRODUCING Bumb’ingomso Shaping attitudes & challenging norms Facilitating economic participation for young women Combating gender-based violence Supporting health services for young people 6

Implementation Timelines 2016 Jun Jul Aug Sep 2016 Oct 6/1/2016 9/1/2016 10/10/2016 Secondary data analysis Household survey Intervention 4: Expand access to economic opportunities 10/3/2016 Intervention 1: Behavioural changes and communication 10/3/2016 Intervention 2: Health services intervention 10/3/2016 Intervention 3: Systemic strategies to address GBV 7

Our Vision • Young people can mold their own future • Create and cease opportunities for themselves Bakhe elabo Ingomso (Moulding their own future) 8

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS • Kf. W - German Development Bank • DG Murray Trust 9

THANK YOU 10