Kimberly Springer, Chair of the Y+ Global Board and NGO Delegation to the @unaidsglobal PCB Delegate for Latin America and the Caribbean, delivered a compelling intervention at the Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing ahead of the 2026 @unitednations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS.
“Community systems cannot continue operating on passion and volunteerism alone. Meaningful community leadership requires sustainable investment, flexible funding, and safe spaces for communities to organise and lead.”
Speaking on behalf of the NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS PCB, Kimberly highlighted the urgent need to protect and finance community-led responses and to ensure that the next Political Declaration translates commitments into concrete action.
Rewatch Kimberly’s intervention 👉🏼 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1pbelqnp0
Ikka Noviyanti, Executive Director of Y+ Global and her intervention at the Multistakeholder Hearing in the lead up to the High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS @unaidsglobal
Ikka Noviyanti, Executive Director of Y+ Global, delivered a powerful message at the Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing ahead of the 2026 @unitednations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS. @unaidsglobal
“True country ownership does not mean governments working alone. It means young people and communities at the centre of decision-making, service delivery, and accountability.”
As preparations continue for the 2026 High-Level Meeting, Ikka reminds us that community leadership must be protected, institutionalised, and sustainably financed to safeguard decades of hard-won progress in the HIV response.
Rewatch Ikka’s intervention on UN Web TV 👉🏼 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1pbelqnp0
Young leaders and community advocates are helping shape the road to the 2026 @unitednations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS.
This week, the Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing brought together civil society, NGOs, and community representatives to contribute directly to the process leading up to the High-Level Meeting, which will take place on 22–23 June 2026.
Representing Y+ Global at the Hearing in New York are Ikka Noviyanti, Executive Director of Y+ Global, and Kimberly Springer, Chair of the Y+ Global Board and PCB NGO Delegate for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Their voices are joined by Jeremy Tan, Regional Coordinator of Youth LEAD and PCB NGO Delegate for Asia Pacific, and Priscilla Ama Addo, Junior Project Officer at Y+ Global and Co-chair of the Multistakeholder Task Force for the 2026 High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS.
Together, they highlight the priorities that young people and communities want to see reflected in the next Political Declaration, from meaningful youth engagement and sustainable financing to human rights and community leadership.
Young people and communities are not just participating in the HIV response. They are helping shape its future.
Watch the Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing via UN Web TV 📺
Advocacy is a journey, one that requires patience, engagement and commitment.
In our latest READYCAST Episode, young advocates reflect on their advocacy journey for health in their communities.
Listen 🎧 their empowering stories through the link our bio now.
#WeAreREADY #READYMovement
Y+ Global is seeking a consultant to design and develop an interactive HIV-prevention risk-assessment card game for adolescent girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa, funded by the #EmpowHER Fund.
Working alongside young women and consortium partners, the consultant will co-create a tool that helps users explore real-life scenarios, understand HIV prevention options, and make informed decisions about their health and rights.
If you have experience in HIV and SRHR programming, participatory design, and developing innovative educational tools for social impact, this might be for you.
Applications close on 30 May 2026. For more 👉🏼 scan the QR code or follow the link in the bio.
Youth-led & youth-serving organisations are invited to endorse the U=U Youth Manifesto, a global advocacy document co-created by young people living with and affected by #HIV. 📃
The Manifesto calls for universal access to treatment and viral load testing, mental health and psychosocial support, stigma-free healthcare, policy reform, and meaningful youth leadership in HIV responses.
Endorsements will help strengthen and promote this collective youth-led call at #AIDS2026. We welcome organisations to review the Manifesto, provide feedback, and sign on in support by 22 May 2026 👉🏼 forms.gle/cVeevqA3HkG55HkM8 or scan the QR code/link in bio.
As the process for Grant Cycle 8 has begun, the Y2Y (Youth 2 (to) Youth) Consortium—Youth LEAD, Y+ Global, and YODA, developed the Grant Cycle 8 Youth Engagement Guideline for Youth-Led Organizations in Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Eastern Europe to help youth leaders and/or youth-led organizations and their engagement in the process of GC8, securing youth representation in both decision making process and project implementation.
Access the document through the link in our bio now!
We bring you three remarkable stories from the seed grant winners of READY Academy 2025. 🔥🔥🔥
After receiving a $2000 seed grant for their innovative proposals, these young leaders set out to create change in healthcare they wanted to see in their communities.
Discover how Frazer, Nikiwe, and Jacinto made an impact! 👏🏾
Link to the spotlight stories in our bio 🔗 #WeAreREADY #READYMovement
Social media and AI are changing how advocates connect, share, and be heard.
Last week at the @saswaalliance SRH Capacity Strengthening Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦 organised with support from @aidsfonds and the Kingdom of the Netherlands in South Africa, participants explored ways to strengthen their digital advocacy skills.
Tawanda Chibonore, Graphic Designer & ICT Officer at Y+ Global, led an interactive session focused on building confidence in using digital tools, from social media and AI to online safety and content creation.
Through practical activities, participants gained new ways to use digital platforms for storytelling, networking, and community engagement.
Last week at the #WHS2026, Eddy Rudram, Communications and Advocacy Manager at Y+ Global, contributed to a panel on the changing HIV treatment landscape and its impact on hepatitis B.
Drawing on the Living Positively with HIV and Hepatitis: A Digital Toolkit for Young People, developed with the World Hepatitis Alliance, the discussion reflected a critical gap.
While progress in youth-led HIV advocacy continues, co-infections such as hepatitis B remain largely absent from conversations and services. Many young people are not routinely offered testing, have limited awareness, and are not supported to understand co-infections, resulting in many slipping through the cracks in health systems.
As the treatment landscape evolves, an important question remains: who is that progress really reaching and who is still being left behind?
Young people play a critical role in shaping the future of global health, but too often face barriers to meaningful engagement.
Join us for the launch of the Grant Cycle 8 Youth Engagement Guideline, developed by the Y2Y Consortium and designed to support youth-led organisations in engaging with The Global Fund’s processes across Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Eastern Europe.
This webinar (previously rescheduled) will introduce the guideline, share practical tools, and feature real experiences from young leaders involved in GC8.
📅 Thursday, 30 April 2026
🔗 Register 👉🏼 follow the link in the bio!
