Empowering Africa's Young People Initiative
  • Disease area(s): HIV/AIDS
  • Company(ies): Johnson & Johnson
  • Partner(s): International Youth Foundation
  • Since 2006
  • Program type(s): Capacity Building - Support, Education
  • Developing country(ies): Zambia
  • Contact(s):
  • IFPMA ID: 1306

Johnson & Johnson partners with the International Youth Foundation on the HIV/AIDS prevention program Empowering Africa's Young People Initiative in Zambia. Support from Johnson & Johnson enables the International Youth Foundation to expand its services and training, including increasing the number of peer educators who teach other youth in their communities about preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS. Since the partnership began in 2006, more than 1,900 peer educators have been trained.

 

Partners: International Youth Foundation
Countries: Zambia