Youth at Risk

Save the Children addresses the prevention of HIV among youth through programming in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Malawi, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Georgia while taking youth prevention to a national scale in Bangladesh.

Our youth prevention approach is based on an understanding of local epidemics and the factors increasing vulnerability and driving the spread of the disease. In concentrated epidemics (primarily Asia), our work focuses on young people at greatest risk based on geographic, demographic and behavioral considerations. In high prevalence settings, we target all youth, with particular attention to older orphans and vulnerable children. Save the Children is working to expand access to quality information and services, establish peer support networks, and ensure that services are youth friendly so young people can make healthy decisions and adopt protective practices. Mobilizing peers and influential adults such as parents, teachers, and traditional religious leaders, Save the Children is able to work with young people and their communities to increase knowledge and information, create livelihood opportunities, increase healthy behaviors, and reduce vulnerability.