Kennedy Mupeli
Botswana
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Kennedy Mupeli, from Botswana, is a long-time renowned advocate and educator within the HIV community. In 2017, as an AVAC Advocacy Fellow, Kennedy spearheaded a critical PrEP initiative in Botswana aimed at bolstering education, advocacy, and crucial partnerships with local civil society organizations to streamline PrEP delivery. By 2019, Kennedy’s dedication to the fight against HIV deepened as he was selected as the International AIDS Society (IAS) Cure Advocacy Fellow. He is the co-founder of the U=U Africa Forum. This initiative, led by people living with HIV, leverages the power of U=U science to reduce stigma and broaden access to treatment throughout Africa. In his current role as the Community Engagement Lead for the IMPRINT Project, Kennedy is at the forefront of translating innovative fungal treatment findings from the ACTA and AMBITIONcm studies into actionable, real-world applications. His enthusiasm for HIV community education shines through his work as the principal HIV science literacy trainer in his network, where he has played a critical role in the education and empowerment of individuals living with HIV. Kennedy is also the visionary behind the Botswana Media Science Café and a crucial figure on the U=U Global Community Board for the Prevention Access Campaign, demonstrating his relentless pursuit to make science and research literacy accessible to all. As the 2023 IAS/AVAC HIV Cure Alumni Grantee, he is also focusing on a project that aims to elevate community-based Cure education and advocacy training for long-term HIV survivors in Botswana, underscoring his ongoing commitment to the HIV community.
Sekgabo Seselamarumo
Botswana
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Sekgabo Seselamarumo is a dynamic HIV advocate, educator, and media influencer from Botswana, dedicated to transforming the landscape of health and wellness for young people, particularly those living with HIV. Her unwavering dedication to advancing HIV awareness and advocacy has made her a leading voice in the global fight against the epidemic. Sekgabo has made a profound impact as a Youth Advocate with Sentebale Charity, playing a pivotal role in the Let Youth Lead (LYL) Program. She is a powerful voice for young people living with HIV, reaching over 90,000 listeners as a content contributor and presenter on Radio Positive by Sentebale. Her innovative campaigns, including viral TikTok initiatives on Long-Acting Injectables (LAIs) that garnered over 1 million views, underscore her ability to mobilize and inspire change. Sekgabo’s influence extends far beyond Botswana. She is a 2024 Fellow of the prestigious HIV Cure Advocacy-for-Cure Academy, a program organized by the International AIDS Society (IAS) and AVAC. This academy empowers global advocates with the knowledge and skills to advocate and advance HIV cure research, and Sekgabo’s selection as a Fellow is a testament to her dedication and leadership in this critical field. Additionally, she is a 2024 Mentee in the IAS Vaccine Enterprise Mentorship Program, where she receives guidance from experienced professionals to further enhance her advocacy efforts, particularly in HIV vaccine research and public health communication. Her work as an AIDS2024 Media Fellow with the International Community of Women Living with HIV (ICW) has allowed her to amplify the voices of young people and women living with HIV, ensuring their stories and challenges are heard on global platforms. Through these prestigious programs, Sekgabo continues to strengthen her role as a global advocate, contributing to the advancement of HIV prevention, treatment, cure research and vaccine development.
Simon Ondiek
Kenya
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Simon Odiwuor Ondiek is a dedicated public health specialist with over a decade of experience in research, evaluation, and advocacy. Holding a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science & Technology and currently pursuing a Master of Public Health at the University of Manchester, Simon’s academic background is rich in epidemiology, health policy, implementation science and research methodologies, which have been instrumental in his work across diverse global health initiatives. Simon’s expertise lies in designing, implementing, and evaluating public health programs, where he excels in translating research into evidence-based strategies. He has led and contributed to several key projects, advocating for the uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), microbicides, HIV vaccines, conducting comprehensive evaluations and landscape analyses in areas like sexually transmitted infections (STI) and digital health. His work in these domains not only informs policy development but also strengthens advocacy efforts by leveraging data to influence decision-making. In the realm of advocacy, Simon has actively engaged in promoting global health rights and fostering stakeholder collaboration. His work with organizations such as AVAC has focused on STI and HIV prevention advocacy, particularly in policy reforms and community engagement. Simon’s ability to combine research-driven insights with targeted advocacy strategies has made him a pivotal figure in efforts to advance health equity and improve health outcomes in Africa. Through his advocacy efforts, Simon has successfully mobilized communities, influenced stakeholders, and contributed to global health dialogues. With extensive experience in program evaluation and a passion for driving health policy reforms, Simon continues to advocate for health improvements through rigorous research, thoughtful evaluation, and strategic advocacy.
Jacqueline Wambui
Kenya
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Jacqueline Wambui holds the position of Regional CAB Coordinator at the Afrocab Treatment Access Partnership. She has a strong background in HIV counselling and training. Passionate about advocating for the treatment and prevention of HIV, she focuses particularly on the rights of HIV-positive individuals and AGYW (adolescent girls and young women). With over fifteen years of experience in HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights programs in Kenya, she has spearheaded various advocacy campaigns that have positively impacted people living with HIV and AGYW at national, regional, and global levels. Jacqueline also co-led the FASTER Paediatric and Adolescent CAB and is an AVAC Alumni Fellow as well as a member of the GCAG for the Merck Monthly Pill Trial. Additionally, she serves on the African Women’s Community Prevention Accountability Board (AWCPAB). Jacqueline’s efforts have garnered recognition, including the AIDS 2020 Women, Girls, and HIV Investigator’s Prize.
Jerop Limo
Kenya
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Jerop Limo is an Adolescent HIV Programming Expert and the Executive Director of AYARHEP (Ambassador for Youth and Adolescent Reproductive Health Program). With eight years of experience in the SRHR/HIV space, she has worked at community, national, regional, and global levels, ensuring that adolescents and young people are heard and prioritized. Passionate about youth-led and youth-focused solutions, Jerop actively serves on various boards and advisory groups, using her voice to amplify the needs of young people. She is a Council Member of the Young Women HIV Prevention Council and Chair of the Dual Prevention Pill Advisory Group, both convened by AVAC. She firmly believes that when young people, especially young women, are given the right opportunities and platforms, they can lead, inform, and drive real change in shaping policies and programs that impact their lives.
Ulanda Mtamba
Malawi
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Ulanda Mtamba, the Executive Director of the Generational Empowerment Movement (GEM Organization), supports the equitable development of skills and access to opportunities for girls and young women through mentorship and coaching, leadership development, educational support, social and behavioral change interventions, and services. She is a multi-talented, passionate advocate for health, human rights, gender, and education for adolescent girls and young women, with 20 years of international development experience focusing on health equity, research, and advocacy. Ulanda serves on different boards, including the African Women HIV Prevention Community Accountability Board, EXPreSSIVE-10 GCAG, ViiV CAB, KUHES Ethics Committee, and Social Directorate of the Blantyre Archdiocese. In terms of women’s leadership, she is among the 13 African women named to the BBC’s 100 Women for 2023, alongside Michelle Obama and Melinda French Gates. She holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration, an International Diploma in Project Management, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing.
Grace Kumwenda
Malawi
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Grace Kumwenda is a Public Health Practitioner with over 15 years of experience advancing HIV prevention services, research, and advocacy across Africa and globally. She currently serves as Regional Program Manager at AVAC, where she leads advocacy engagement in clinical trial design and drives advocacy agenda-setting for HIV prevention research and development (R&D). Her work bridges global R&D strategies with community priorities. She previously served as Chief of Party at the Pakachere Institute for Health and Development Communication in Malawi, where she led implementation of PEPFAR-funded initiatives including the Local Endeavors for HIV Prevention and Treatment Intervention and the DREAMS Project. During her leadership, Malawi established its first-ever key population-friendly clinics in partnership with the Ministry of Health, marking a critical milestone in HIV service delivery. She sits on several advisory boards, including the African Women HIV Prevention Community Accountability Board, Generation Empowerment Movement (GEM), and Elevate Her Malawi. At the global level, she is an active member of the CROI Community Liaison Subcommittee and the PrEP Steering Committee at the Forum for Collaborative Research. Grace holds a Master of Science in International Public Health and is widely recognized for her leadership. She is a Perennial Leadership Fellow (2021), Global Change Leader Fellow (2015), and an AVAC Advocacy Fellow (2017). Across all her roles, she champions a people-centered, equity-driven approach to health research, policy and service delivery, working to ensure that science serves the communities most affected.
Mitch Mirichi Matoga
Malawi
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Mitch is a physician-scientist at the University of North Carolina Project Malawi. His current roles include Director of HIV prevention and STI Research and Clinical Services and he is the lead for the Implementation Science Research Unit. Mitch’s research focus includes HIV and STI prevention and treatment research, cure research and vaccine trials. He has been conducting clinical trials and epidemiological studies since 2011 with clinical trial networks such as the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Groups, HIV Vaccine Trial Network, HIV Prevention Trials Network and the STI Clinical Trials Group.
Adaobi Olisa
Nigeria
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Adaobi Lisa Olisa is a global health advocate and youth leader with expertise in HIV prevention, gender-responsive policy, and research translation. As a member of AVAC’s Clinical Trial Design Academy, she brings a strong track record of advancing youth engagement and multi-stakeholder collaboration to expand access to PrEP choice across Africa. Adaobi currently serves on the Board of Root to Rise, a nonprofit organization working to ensure lifesaving health innovations reach the communities that need them the most. She previously co-led the global youth engagement strategy for the USAID-funded MOSAIC project, supporting work across 10 African countries and contributing to Nigeria’s rollout of biomedical HIV prevention tools, including long-acting cabotegravir for PrEP. Her global leadership includes roles as an IAS Vaccine and Cure Advocacy Fellow, CROI Community Scholar, and MOSAIC NextGen Squad member. A passionate champion for youth-led innovation, Adaobi is helping reimagine intergenerational collaboration in global health, elevating young people (especially AGYW) as co-creators of sustainable, equitable systems.
Osadebamwen N. Eghaghe
Nigeria
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Osadebamwen N. Eghaghe is a dedicated public health practitioner by profession with a focus on Infectious Diseases (HIV/AIDS, TB, Hepatitis) and NCDs, SRHR, Trials Design, and Methodology in Behavioural and Public Health Interventions affecting Vulnerable populations, Marginalized populations, and key populations, especially young women and adolescent girls. Throughout her career, she has amassed progressive experience in SRHR, project management, research coordination, administration, volunteering, and the deployment of process improvement initiatives to achieve project goals with non-governmental organizations.
Nandi Sikwana
South Africa
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Nandisile is Regional Stakeholder Engagement Manager at AVAC, where she provides technical, content-focused support to AVAC’s research engagement activities, with a focus on activities in East and Southern Africa. In this role, Nandisile implements community, civil society and stakeholder engagement efforts in various AVAC led and supported projects, as well as works with different global, regional and country-based advisory mechanisms and structures to provide guidance and advance the biomedical HIV prevention research field, including actively working and supporting AGYW and women-focused advocacy projects and structures in the East and Southern Africa. Since joining AVAC, Nandisile has developed, led and supported advisory structures and mechanisms that are instrumental in amplifying the voices of AGYW and women in Africa and has vastly contributed in the implementation of various HIV prevention and product introduction projects that are being implemented in the sub-Saharan region. Prior to joining AVAC, Nandisile was the lead Community Engagement Project Manager for sub-Saharan sites at the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN), where she led the HVTN’s community and stakeholder engagement programs and efforts of 3 large efficacy vaccine and bNAb trials conducted in the sub-Saharan region, including HVTN 702, HVTN 703 and HVTN 705 amongst others. Nandisile joined AVAC in 2019, bringing with her a wealth of knowledge and experience managing community and stakeholder engagement programs in the biomedical HIV prevention research field. In 2016, Nandi was one of the recipients of the Omololu Falobi Award for Excellence in HIV Prevention Research Community Advocacy. Nandisile currently resides in Klerksdorp, South Africa and enjoys travelling.
Catherine M Slack
South Africa
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Cathy is a clinical psychologist and Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Law University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Honorary Specialist Scientist at the South African Medical Research Council (SA MRC). She is head of the HIV AIDS Vaccines Ethics Group (HAVEG) (www.saavi.org.za.haveg/htm), which undertakes reviews of ethics guidance, empirical research and resource development for HIV prevention trials. She was a member of a DSMB for several vaccine trials and was a member of a council that sets standards for health research ethics in South Africa (the National Health Research Ethics Council) for 3 terms (2007-2016). Her interests include community/stakeholder engagement, ancillary care, informed consent, adolescent enrolment, and ethics review. She is especially interested in how empirical data might best inform normative guidance.
Ntando Yola
South Africa
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Ntando Yola is the Stakeholder and Community Engagement Lead at the University of Cape Town Clinical Trials Unit and the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation in Cape Town. His vast experience of HIV, TB, and related clinical research demonstrated his dedication to mobilising and facilitating an enabling environment for diverse stakeholders to have a meaningful role in health research and development. He cofounded Advocates for Prevention of HIV in Africa (APHA) with a mission to strengthen community-driven, collaborative empowerment and advocacy initiatives that directly respond to the needs of communities in health research, development, and lasting impact. He is a national leader at the South African National AIDS Council – Civil Society Forum within the Research Sector. Ntando has served in various national, regional, and international platforms as part of the collaborative collective in health research and development. Serves as the chair of the HIV Prevention Trials Network – Community Working Group. He has contributed to published literature on HIV and general health research, stakeholder engagement, and advocacy.
Francis Luwole
Tanzania
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Francis Luwole is a Country Coordinator for COMPASS Coalition in Tanzania, under leadership of Pangaea Zimbabwe, and Board Chairperson of Focus for the Future Generation Organization (2FG). He is a public health specialist with skills and experience in project planning, monitoring, coordination and advocacy. He is experienced in HIV, SRHR and other aspects of community health response among children, youth, AGYW, Vulnerable Populations and People Living with HIV (PLHIV). He is an ardent advocate of combination prevention, differentiated service delivery, and addressing structural barriers that hinder some population groups from accessing health services. Through COMPASS Tanzania and Focus for the Future Generation, he has participated in leading advocacy endeavors involving PEPFAR, Global Fund and the government of Tanzania since 2018.
Catherine Madebe
Tanzania
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Catherine has seven years of practical experience assisting young people in understanding various issues concerning SRHR and HIV/AIDS. She believes pursuing activism in an unusual business style could push Tanzania to achieve significant milestones in addressing SRHR and improving the HIV response among AGYW. With her outstanding performance in leading and championing SRHR and HIV agendas among youth, she was awarded the Southern African AIDS Trust (SAT) as the Best Celebrity on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights in Eastern and Southern Africa. Catherine is also an AVAC Fellow alumni 2022/2023; done a project on strengthening AGYW engagement in HIV prevention response and advocates for new prevention technologies, i.e. Dapivirine Vaginal Ring and Injectable PrEP.
Nsubuga Supercharger
Uganda
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Moses Supercharger is an artist, radio DJ, and a person openly and positively living with HIV since 1994. He represents the global family of PLWH on several networks, namely ACTG, INSIGHT, IAS Cure board, and ASLM, and he is the ambassador of AIGHD in Africa. He heads JABASA, a CBO in Uganda, promoting HIV prevention, treatment and research literacy. He is the founder of the Stigmaless band, a music group of youth born and living with HIV. Moses Supercharger is the proprietor of the first global HIV ARTseum under construction in Uganda, and he leads the committee that organizes the annual HIV cure community conference in Uganda. He is a warrior and proud AVAC Alumni fellow, the first one ever to do an HIV cure research-related fellowship. Moses Supercharger’s hobbies are listening to loud music, making presentations to lively audiences, eating junk food and break dancing.
Ruth Akulu
Uganda
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Ruth Akulu is an economist, award-winning HIV prevention advocate, and founder of HopeStone Insight Uganda, an organization advancing health justice through creative advocacy, community-driven solutions, and health economics. Openly living with HIV, Ruth brings both lived experience and professional expertise to her work. She continues to champion the meaningful inclusion of Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in HIV prevention, building on her work as an AVAC Fellow (2022/23) and through the ongoing Prevention Forward project funded under the DPP Civil Society Advisory Group. Ruth serves on several national and global platforms, including the DPP Civil Society Advisory Group, the Young Women HIV Prevention Council, and the African HIV Control Working Group. She is also the Youth Representative on Uganda’s Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) for the Global Fund, and a member of Uganda National HIV Prevention Committee, MOH PrEP and AGYW Technical Working Groups, and the National Task Force on the HIV and AIDS Policy Review. Through HopeStone Insight Uganda, she works to ensure that HIV prevention efforts are evidence-based, economically sustainable, and grounded in community realities.
Patricia Humura
Uganda
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Patricia Humura is an aspiring bioethicist with a background in ethics and human rights. She is currently completing a Master of Health Sciences in Bioethics at Makerere University. Patricia began her advocacy journey at a young age, focusing on youth and women’s rights. She has a strong research interest and serves on various advisory boards, including the Global Community Advisory Board of the EXPRESSIVE-10 study, the Community Advisory Board for Baylor College of Medicine and the Children’s Foundation, and the Adolescent and Youth Sub-Community Advisory Board (Sub-CAB). Patricia is also a member of the Vibrant Young Voices Consortium by Y+ Global and previously served as a HER Voice Fund Mentor, supporting two ambassadors from Uganda and Kenya. She was an Inside My Purse Ambassador, a campaign that creates a safe and informative space for adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa to engage with content on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), including HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence. She recently joined the Forum for Collaborative Research as a Community Advisory Member, further deepening her commitment to inclusive, community-engaged research.
Stacey Hannah
United States
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Stacey is a global public health professional with over twenty years of experience in clinical research in the developing world, including advocacy through local, national and international stakeholder outreach; technical support provision for the conduct of HIV prevention and tuberculosis treatment clinical trials; knowledge transfer and partnership building through innovative education and training mechanisms; and operational management. Since 2011, she has led AVAC’s influential Good Participatory Practice program, which governs stakeholder engagement in research processes. Since its inception in 2016, she has directed AVAC’s Coalition to Accelerate and Support Prevention Research Project, which builds Africa-based and led advocacy for the development of new HIV prevention interventions.
Harry Tembo
Zambia
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Harry is a dedicated HIV and other retroviral diseases community educator in Zambia who is dedicated to community health and biomedical research. He has held various roles, including chairperson of the Zambia Community Advisory Platform, and chairperson of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group Community Advisory Board. Harry has been instrumental in developing a network of treatment and prevention advocates, providing expert training, and facilitating community engagement with doctors, researchers, and pharmaceutical companies. He has also been instrumental in developing community representation in clinical trials and setting the standard of care. Harry’s work continues to impact the lives of many, fostering better health outcomes and more robust community engagement in clinical research. Chairperson, AIDS Clinical Trials Group Community Advisory Board, Center for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia. In this role, Harry shared information with and educated the community about the value of research. He developed tools to provide researchers with monthly feedback on the study’s impact on the community and advised on improving outreach to the local target population. Harry also identified and facilitated communication pathways with the local site target populations, addressed myths and misconceptions about trials, and educated the community about the importance of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and Data and Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs). Harry is actively involved in several community initiatives. He volunteers with the Kwacha-Ngwee Home-Based Care Project Management Team and the Kalingalinga Clinic Community Advisory Board (CAB) of the Multicenter Trial of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) under CIDRZ. Harry’s dedication to community health and his extensive experience in advisory roles have made him a respected figure in his field. His work continues to impact the lives of many, fostering better health outcomes and more robust community engagement in clinical research.
Natasha Mwila
Zambia
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Natasha is a passionate HIV prevention advocate committed to advancing health equity and the implementation of cutting-edge biomedical strategies for HIV prevention. Her ultimate goal is to witness the emergence of a new generation entirely free from new HIV infections by ensuring that Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) have more choices for HIV prevention and no child is born with the virus, given that women are most vulnerable to HIV. Natasha draws her passion from a personal connection to the cause, having grown up in environments heavily burdened by HIV, which continues to affect numerous vulnerable populations. Natasha Mwila holds an MSc in Analytical Epidemiology and a BA in Economics, Marketing, and Psychology. She is an AVAC 2022 alumni and an IVLP 2024 alumni. Natasha currently serves as a Global Alliance Champion. Her work is centered on advancing health equity and ensuring access to essential HIV prevention services through advocating for the introduction of new HIV products, research, policy development and community engagement.
Chilufya Kasanda
Zambia
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Chilufya Kasanda currently serves as the Executive Director for the Ascend Futures Foundation. She is a social development professional with extensive experience in HIV programming, advocacy, community mobilization, gender transformative programming, and stakeholder coordination. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Development Studies and master’s in Human rights, governance and development from the University of Zambia. Chilufya serves as a resource for advocacy and Community Engagement to advance advocacy. She has successfully contributed to HIV prevention and PrEP integration advocacy, especially for adolescent girls and young women in Zambia and Globally, through engagements on different platforms advancing Choice in HIV Prevention and advocacy on access for new HIV prevention options through professional working groups that interface with donors/funders, pharmaceutical companies and the Medicines Patent Pool to ensure there is technology transfer through generic manufacturing. She contributed to the development of the Women’s HIV Prevention Choice Manifesto as a member of the AWPCAB. Chilufya is passionate about social justice, health equity, empowerment, and mentorship. She actively engages in professional networks like the Expressive study Global Community Advisory Group, Long-Acting PrEP Coalition Caucus as CS Rep, ViiV Healthcare Africa HIV Prevention Community Advisory Board, the African Women Prevention Community Accountability Board, member of the Guideline Development under the WHO and the Young Women’s HIV Prevention Council. Chilufya continues to make a significant impact on the HIV response through her dedication to advancing knowledge, driving innovation and mentorship of young people.
Idah Mulala
Zambia
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Idah Mulala is an HIV Prevention Programs Assistant at the Treatment Advocacy and Literacy Campaign (TALC). In this role, she supports the Coalition to Accelerate and Support Prevention Research (CASPR) by assisting in the implementation of project activities aimed at advocating for new biomedical HIV prevention products for adolescents and young people in Zambia. Idah is also involved in mentoring adolescents and young people in career development and advocacy. Since joining TALC in 2022, Idah has played a key role in establishing an active youth participation platform, engaging over 42 active youths in the implementation of the CASPR project. She has also contributed to the growth of the organization’s social media presence and community mobilization efforts. Idah brings valuable experience in community engagement, youth participation in healthcare provision, and advocacy.
Definate Nhamo
Zimbabwe
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Definate Nhamo, PhD candidate, is a Programmes Director at Pangaea Zimbabwe, where she provides oversight of the HIV prevention research, programming, advocacy initiatives that are conducted as part of the broader work aimed evidence generation, increasing women’s access to HIV prevention and SRH services. and policy advocacy work. She is responsible for stakeholder engagement, demand creation and marketing, research utilization and knowledge management. She overseas the business development team as the organization continues to foster new collaboration across the globe. Definate previously served as the Project Lead and Deputy Lead for MATRIX, CASPR and MOSAIC Implementation Science Project. Definate has been with Pangaea Zimbabwe since its inception in 2013, bringing a wealth of experience in research, implementation science, policy advocacy, and stakeholder engagement.
Cleopatra Mpaso
Zimbabwe
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Cleopatra Mpaso is an HIV prevention advocate, sexual and reproductive health champion, and PhD candidate in Psychology. With a strong background in biomedical HIV prevention research, community engagement, and program implementation, she is passionate about ensuring accessible HIV prevention options for young people and key populations. Cleopatra has led initiatives to reduce HIV infections among pregnant and lactating women and conducted HIV prevention literacy sessions for adolescent girls and young women. Trained in counselling psychology, she brings a unique blend of psychosocial support and advocacy expertise, along with a strong commitment to stakeholder coordination and community-driven solutions. A former AVAC Fellow, Cleopatra continues to advance HIV prevention advocacy while pursuing her doctoral studies.
Dr. Lillian Benjamin
Tanzania
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Lilian Benjamin Mwakyosi is a highly accomplished healthcare advocate and leader based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. She earned her Doctor of Medicine Degree (M.D.) from the Hubert Kairuki Memorial University in 2017, and since then has dedicated her career to improving access to healthcare services for young people and communities living and affected with HIV in East Africa. Lilian is the Executive Director and founder of DARE organization, a young women-led NGO that focuses on promoting young peoples’ leadership and involvement in designing and implementing innovative approaches to enhance access to differentiated sexual and reproductive health services.