The African Young Positives Network (AY+) is a regional network for and by young people living with HIV and AIDS. 

across the African Continent that was launched in 2011 during the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa.

AY+ was born out of a pertinent need for a platform to engage young living with HIV to take charge, lead the process and protect their Human Rights and for greater and meaningful involvement. With participation of young men and women living with HIV in Africa in the HIV and AIDS response at the national level specifically in policy and law development processes, programme development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Since its inception in 2011,

AY+ has been driven by an underlying philosophy that young men and women living with HIV are not ‘just beneficiaries but great contributors to the AIDS Success Story”. They refuse to be treated as being ‘Vulnerable’ but rather they demand

that young people living with HIV be recognized and engaged as Key Actors and Partners that are a Solution and Critical Resource to achieve the Zero

Vision

The AY+ vision is an African continent where the rights, welfare and interests of young men and women living with HIV

are assured and protected.

Mission

The AY+ mission is to empower young people living with HIV mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS through building friendship, sharing and social connections.