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Hivos at AIDS 2022

This year, besides our exhibition space, Hivos is privileged to be part of Youth Force, a global platform for young people to take part in the AIDS conference. Youth Force is a collective of youth-led and youth-serving organizations that strive to create safe spaces for young people, as well as organize joint advocacy activities.

Montréal Youth Force

Hivos is a proud partner of the Montréal Youth Force. The Youth Force is a global platform for young people to take part in the International Aids Conference. Not only as delegates but also as activity organizers, youth advocates and leaders. It is a collective of youth-led and youth-serving organizations that are committed to creating a safe space for young people at the conference. Please come and find us and our partners at:

July 28: Youth Pre-Conference – Youth leadership and strategic advocacy in the context of HIV and AIDS and a young activists guide to navigating AIDS 2022
Time: 2 – 5.30 PM
Location: Room 510/ Channel 8
About: Youth leadership is a central element of equitable and transformative HIV and AIDS response. Young people’s needs, priorities, and knowledge is often overlooked when it comes to HIV and AIDS policy, undermining their agency and the effectiveness of programmatic solutions. In preparation for the AIDS 2022 conference, the goal of this panel is to highlight the critical components of the conference platform, speaking with intergenerational activists on how best to support the amplification of youth and adolescent voices amidst the conference. 

July 30: Learning how to use Media for Advocacy
Location: Youth Pavillion in the Global Village

July 30: Youth Force Advocacy March
Time: 2.30 – 3.30 PM
Location: Youth Pavillion in the Global Village

July 31: Youth Leaders Panel Session
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Youth Pavillion in the Global Village

August 1: Showcasing Youth-Led Organizations
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Location: Youth Pavillion in the Global Village

Hivos booth

Hivos will be at Exhibition Booth 1014 to share more about our work, our partners and our messaging. We are hosting the following gatherings in the booth:

August 1, 2.30 PM
Café Latino – Exchange with technical partners and civil society organizations, to learn about the scope of advocacy for the region and share lessons learned.

August 2, 10 AM – noon
Café Latino – Reception of proposals for a political statement from the Café Latino (ALEPPC, and other community based organizations attending from LATAM).

August 2, 2.30 – 3.30 PM
Café Latino (LIVE) – Session on the political statement from the ALEPPC delegation and strategic allies in AIDS 2022.

Partner sessions

July 30: Strategic litigation SHR in women with HIV
Hosted by our We Lead partner LLAVES from Honduras
Time: 4.30 PM
Location: Global village room 2

July 30: Dialogues LATAM: Am Diálogo con la comunidades de LAC(In dialogue with communicaties from LAC). Hosted by our We Lead partner LLAVES from Honduras
Time: 10.30 – 11.30 AM
Location: Global village booth GFAN NWZ