Youth take the lead in HIV fight

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Partners: Members of Bokamoso Jwa Rona’s executive committee with representatives of UN agencies, Sentebale, NAHPA and Ministry of Health PIC: UNICEF FACEBOOK

In a powerful display of youth leadership, the Bokamoso Jwa Rona network launched recently, uniting young people living with HIV in Botswana to drive change and shape the national HIV response. The launch was a significant milestone in Botswana's HIV response, with young people at the forefront. NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE writes

Tlotlo Lilian Moilwa, Bokamoso Jwa Rona (BJR) Network Secretary, feels passionately about the importance of youth involvement in the HIV response.

"When we speak about youth at the centre of the HIV response, I do not hear statistics, I do not see graphs, I do not see policy documents. I see faces, I see stories, I see resilience and I see myself," she said.

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