News & storiesWe are capable of making the right decisions over our own lives
News & storiesWe are capable of making the right decisions over our own lives
We are capable of making the right decisions over our own lives
Last updated on: 28 February 2024
“As young people need to be in charge of our own health because we know what is best for us and we are capable of making the right decisions over our own lives.” Joyce Ouma works for the Global Network of Young People living with HIV, also known as Y+ Global. Young people should take lead when it comes to their sexual and reproductive health and rights. “We have the power.” Period. Check out Joyce’s message to policy makers worldwide in this powerful video below!
“We know our own issues and individual needs that no one else knows of”
“Hello, my name is Joyce Ouma, I work for the Global Network of Young People living with HIV, also known as Y+ Global. I believe that as young people we need to be in charge of our own lives and lead the change because we have the power. We have the autonomy over our own bodies, our own health and our own lives. We know what is best for us and we are capable of making the right decisions over our own lives. Most importantly, we know and understand our own issues and our own individual needs that no one else knows of. Thank you.”
About YouthWise
The YouthWise project aims to amplify the voices of young people living with HIV in Kenya and Malawi to enable them to practice self-care and fulfil their sexual and reproductive health and rights needs. YouthWise is a youth- and women-led project, implemented by Y+ Global, Y+ Kenya and Y+ Malawi which are networks of young people living with HIV, AYARHEP (Ambassador for Youth and Adolescent Reproductive Health Programmes) in Kenya and the Coalition of Women Living with HIV and AIDS (COWLHA) in Malawi.
There is a high need to improve treatment outcomes and quality of life for adolescents and young people living with HIV. YouthWise aims to amplify the voices of young people living with HIV in Kenya and Malawi to enable them to practice self-care and fulfil their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) needs.
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