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The National Association of Young People Living with HIV (NAYPLHIV) also known as Y+, was established in 2014

31/10/2025

Agulu kayedzeseni HIV lero ndikusankha njira yoyenera yozitetezera 🔥🔥

23/10/2025

The 2025 AVAC Fellow and National Coordinator for the Association of Young People Living with HIV (Y Plus), Elina Mwasinga, says the fellowship has been a transformative experience in her advocacy journey to fight HIV among young people.

Mwasinga said the fellowship, which she was doing through COWLA, enabled her to bridge the gap between community voices and policy-making, ensuring the needs of those most affected are addressed. She added that it also equipped her with skills to analyse policy implementation, identify gaps, and develop effective advocacy strategies.

She highlighted the importance of centring communities in decision-making and building a strong personal brand as an advocate. Mwasinga noted that the AVAC Fellowship deepened her understanding of the global HIV prevention landscape and its connection to local realities in Malawi.

AVAC Fellowship supports emerging and mid-career advocates in low- and middle-income countries to implement advocacy projects focused on HIV prevention and broader health issues.

By Meclina Chirwa

19/08/2025

in June 2025 two dynamic young leaders from Y+ Malawi READY Movement proudly represented at the READY Academy held in South Africa by Y+ Global and Frontline AIDS. This regional platform brought together over 30 passionate youth advocates from across East and Southern Africa countries under the theme Beyond Funding Crisis with a key objective of empowering young leaders to hold their national governments accountable in strengthening health systems

From learning the value of using data and evidence in advocacy work to learning how to bring different ideas together on paper to create a concept and plan how it will be done,we are happy that they emerged as winners of a competitive seed grant, which will support them to implement a youth-led, community-driven project right here in Malawi

This achievement is not just a win for Y+ Malawi, but a bold reminder that when young people are trusted, trained, and resourced they lead change.
We celebrate their resilience and leadership as young advocates.

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Introduction

The National Association of Young People Living with HIV (NAYPLHIV) also known as Y+, was established in 2014 and it was formally launched on 2nd May, 2014 at T.A. Kabudula in Lilongwe with the aim of mobilizing young people living with the virus to come up with one voice to address issues that affect them.

The Association was registered on World AIDS Day 1st December 2017 and can legally operate under the laws of Malawi.

The NAYPLHIV is a member of the Malawi Network of people living with HIV and AIDS (MANET+). Currently Y+ has a Board of Trustees comprising of 7 young people of which 3 are young men and 4 are young women. In addition there are four ex-officio board members namely Coalition of Women Living with HIV (COWLHA), Southern African AIDS Trust (SAT), MANET+ and National AIDS Commission. MANET+ is the secretariat for the Association until Y Plus secretariat with a substantive staff complement is established and is functional.

Y+ recognizes that young people living with HIV can be categorized into four distinct categories of early adolescents (11-14 years), middle adolescents (15-17 years) late adolescents (18-21 years) and young adults of 22-35 years. Most early adolescents are in primary schools, most middle adolescents are in secondary education while those in the late adolescent’s stage are either in college or doing tertiary education. Many are also out of school although the association believes that most of its members should be in school. It is also important to note the high unemployment rate among young adults. Its Plan is aligned to the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II (MGDS II) and is expected to form the foundation upon which all future planning programs for the Association will be based. Previously, NAYPLHIV has relied on the direction given by MANET+ as a coordinating body and financier for its operations.

Mandate

NAYPLHIV was established to:

· Ensure that issues that affect young people living with HIV are addressed

· Ensure that all HIV and AIDS programmes are adequately funded, and the availability of medicines and appropriate drugs to all young people living with HIV AND AIDS

· Educate both the infected and the non-infected young people on the importance of good nutrition and behavioral change for long-term survival

· Conduct HIV tests and counseling amongst young people

· Bring the message of HIV and AIDS to young people across the country in the shortest possible time

· To promote, organize and arrange for the awareness of the impact of HIV and AIDS epidemic on young people across the country to leave positively

· To assist the disadvantaged young people living with HIV with moral support, financial and material for their self-sustainable

· To provide service and support to the young people living with HIV country wide by offering them counseling, visitation and psychological empowerment.

Vision

A zero HIV and AIDS and stigma free generation

Mission

NAYPLHIV exists to ensure the welfare of young people living with HIV by addressing issues that affect them in order to promote an HIV and AIDS free generation.

Core Values

The Core Values or guiding principles that will shape the behaviour standards and be followed by everybody in NAYPLHIV are:

· Professionalism

· Integrity

· Transparency and Accountability

· Teamwork

· Networking

· Equity and Equality

· Inclusiveness

· Innovation