READY Movement

Another powerful example of READY Seedgrants!!! 🔥🇿🇼 In Zimbabwe, Beyond the Red Umbrella initiative led by Mitchel and Frazer, created safe spaces for children of sex workers aged 12 to 17 to openly discuss stigma, violence, discrimination, and emotional wellbeing. Wellness sessions, peer support activities, and psychosocial guidance helped strengthen confidence, resilience, and self esteem. The project also supported children’s dignity and education through the provision of dignity kits, school satchels, and essential supplies, helping reduce barriers to school participation. As Zimbabwe’s first sex worker led initiative focused on children of sex workers, the project demonstrates how community led approaches can close critical service gaps and ensure that even the most hidden and underserved children are seen, supported, and protected. This is the impact of READY Seedgrants. 🔥🔥🔥 #WeAreREADY

2025 was a challenging year for us but READY Movement preserved! 🕯️ In our latest article, we highlight the incredible work country networks have done through youth leadership and technical assistance. Young people have proved that they can adapt and they can work to create a system that works! Read all about it here: readymovement.org/ready-2025-ach…

At READY Academy 3.0, seedgrants were awarded to young people as investments in youth-led interventions in health across East and Southern Africa. Jacinto from Mozambique was one of the recipients of this seed grant and he has achieved tremendous success! 🔥🇲🇿. Through his READY+ supported initiative, real community change is happening: ✨ Adolescents and young people who had stopped antiretroviral treatment for over 60 days were successfully re-enrolled and supported with consistent, individualized follow up. ✨ Youth support groups were established and strengthened, creating safe spaces for peer connection, psychosocial support, shared experiences, and renewed motivation to stay on treatment. ✨ Young community leaders were trained as peer supporters, equipping them to mobilize others, provide psychosocial support, and reinforce adherence within their communities. ✨ Stronger coordination was built between community structures and health facilities, ensuring more integrated and sustainable follow up for beneficiaries. This is the power of READY+. We strive to move beyond participation and place young people at the center of solutions. We build leadership, strengthen accountability, and translate youth energy into measurable impact on HIV treatment adherence and SRHR outcomes. READY believes that when young people are trusted with resources, mentorship, and space to lead, they not only implement activities, they transform systems. Congratulations to Jacinto! #WeAreREADY

The READY Academy 3.0 was a monumental moment for young people across East and Southern Africa. It strengthened the capacity of 30 young advocates to hold their leaders accountable to their promises and policies. Access our READY Academy 3.0 Outcome Report and discover how we used innovative approaches to strengthen young people’s minds in advocacy. #READYAcademy3.0 #WeAreREADY #READYMovement

Talking about HIV or SRHR can be very difficult for young people. The realities are different and may seem unreal but they impact the sense of safety and belonging of us. READY developed In Our Own Time, a resource that supports young people, peer educators, healthcare workers, parents and caregivers on providing disclosure information and SRHR information in a clear and honest way. If information is limited, our choices become limited as well. Stigma and discrimination must not hold us back! You can access this guide here: readymovement.org/resources/in-o… #READYMovement #WeAreREADY

Happy New Year!!!! 🔥🔥🔥 We are back! 2025 was a busy year for us but we could not have achieved all these incredible milestones without young people, youth-led networks, partners, our donors and you!!! In 2026, we are coming in hot! 🔥 And we hope you journey with us for this final chapter. We can’t wait to get to work! #WeAreREADY

At #ICASA2025, our young leaders with one voice said “Invest in young people and their leadership” We can’t get tired now! We have so much to lose! The READY Movement continues to bring the realities of young people from different perspectives to light. We believe in meaningful and ethical youth engagement. #WeAreREADY 🔥🔥🔥

At #ICASA2025 🇬🇭 young people and communities took centre stage! From the opening ceremony to youth-led sessions and advocacy spaces, Y+ Global took ownership of the moment and amplified youth leadership in Africa’s #HIV response. Read more 👉🏼 yplusglobal.org/news-icasa-202…

🚨🚨New HER Voice Fund Bulletins🚨🚨 We bring big energy, bold voices, and real impact. 📣🔥 Proud to announce 13 new HER Voice Fund Country Bulletins!!! Incredible work being done across Africa in health and SRHR. Read all about it here! yplusglobal.org/resources-her-…

On this Human Rights Day, upholding human rights is essential for preserving human dignity, equality, and freedom. Together, let us strive to establish a world where these rights are safeguarded, respected, and fulfilled for all. #HumanRightsDay #SRHR #forAll

What a week we’ve had! #ICASA2025 has come to an end. As we fly back home, let us not forget the discussions and conversations we held. We simply cannot end AIDS without youth and community leadership! We must act now! We must protect the future now! #WeAreREADY #READYMovement

Our superstar, Priscilla Ama Addo, @esinam_wins, in action at @icasa2025 🇬🇭 - advocating for the @READY_Movement and encouraging young people to be the FORCE that drives youth-led movements in #HIV & #SRHR responses. #WeAreREADY @READY_Movement

Our Programs Lead presenting "Building Local Capacity to Engage in Advocacy" Empowering local communities with the skills, knowledge, and tools to advocate,When communities lead their own advocacy, movements become unstoppable. #ICASA2025 #Advocacy #CommunityLed

@CharlesTGanza is a team leader @Togetheraliv & board Chairperson @afriyan_uganda, a dedicated changemaker leading impact in the health systems of PWDs. He won't stop resource mobilizing for HIV/SRH funding until his country receives zero HiV infections & stigma.#CantStopWontStop

Y+ Global is now officially accredited to the @frontlineaids Partnership! ⭐️ Announced at #ICASA2025, this milestone recognises our commitment to community-led and youth-driven HIV responses. Read the full announcement and what the accreditation means 👉🏼yplusglobal.org/news-Y+-Global…

#ICASA2025 🔥🔥🔥 At the Women’s Networking Zone we are leading conversations on HIV Cure Research, looking beyond prevention. @YplusMalawi @COWLHA3 and @UNITAID are discussing how communities can access funding to ensure communities remain central to the HIV response particularly to HIV Cure research. Diversity is critical and must not be forgotten as we advance progress in the HIV cure. 🔥 #WeAreREADY #READYMovement