Special Youth Programme Fellow
Geneva, Switzerland/ Nairobi, Kenya
I worked with UNAIDS Special Youth Programme in Geneva, Switzerland, which helped me with opportunities at UNAIDS to engage with health, HIV, and policy development issues related to programming. I was supported by UNAIDS Special Youth Programme and learned to build my capacity as a young person with direct experience working with an HIV-related NGO and to strengthen my leadership skills to contribute to the AIDS response, especially at the country level in Kenya. I supported the UNAIDS secretariat's efforts to address issues regarding HIV-related stigma. I sensitized young people and UNAIDS staff on various modalities of working together to address issues related to HIV, particularly investment framework, youth concerns, gender and human rights, and greater involvement of people living with HIV.With the program's help, I created a desk report and researched information on HIV prevention efforts, prevalence, and incidences for young people in Kenya. A report was a deliverable work on the continuation to work in the UNAIDS office.