Youth
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Programme update
Listening to young people in their communities
September visits to youth groups gave the MASYAP team the chance to hear young people’s concerns and offer information and support.
Programme updateYouth groups: guidance, encouragement and peer support
Regular visits to youth groups give young members a supportive place to share concerns and receive mentoring.
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Youth camp 2025: “Safe spaces, strong girls”
Adolescent girls spent four days at Mai Halima Secondary School in Mulanje building confidence, leadership and awareness of their rights.
Programme update
Youth outreach: a safe space to talk
Youth group visits give young members a place to express themselves, share their challenges and support one another.
Event
December 2024 youth camp welcomes 150 girls
Planned for 100, MASYAP’s youth camp welcomed 150 girls for HIV education, life skills and career inspiration during the risky festive season.
Event
Youth chairladies tackle teenage pregnancy and poverty
Youth group leaders discussed teenage pregnancy, the cost of further education and poverty, and agreed an action plan.
Programme update
Why follow-up visits to youth groups matter
MASYAP’s regular visits to youth groups of girls living with or affected by HIV bring emotional support, peer education and help with treatment.
Programme update
Youth groups: friendships that last a lifetime
Support group visits help young members build lasting, trusting friendships where everyone feels safe and supported.
Programme updateYouth group sessions on hygiene and staying safe from HIV
An HIV testing provider talked with schoolgirls and young mothers about personal hygiene and the behaviours that can lead to HIV.
Programme updateYouth sessions on hygiene and HIV prevention
Some youth group sessions included HIV testing, with a provider speaking about personal hygiene and how HIV is transmitted and prevented.
EventYouth self-awareness day: know yourself, know your status
At a youth event on self-awareness, health and education facilitators tackled myths about HIV and urged girls to get educated, talk openly and get te…
EventYouth chairladies’ meeting: young women and HIV risk
Youth chairladies heard from a health facilitator about why young women are most at risk of HIV, and how they can lead their peers towards zero new i…