INSPIRE Blog
Announcing the Phoenix Open Call Top 20 Winners: Voices Shaping the Future of HIV Service Sustainability
The Phoenix Open Call began with a simple question: how can we sustain HIV services in resource-constrained settings? From 422 submissions across 34 countries, powerful community-driven solutions emerged. Today, we are proud to announce the Top 20 Finalists
Beyond the Clinic Walls: Rethinking HIV Prevention Through Rural Drug Shops
In many rural communities across Uganda, young people rarely walk into hospitals to ask about sexual health products. Instead, they rely on community drug shops and trusted community care providers as their first point of contact for sexual health needs which may include HIV prevention services. Yet these accessible and trusted spaces are often excluded from formal HIV prevention strategies.
The Unseen Scars: Why Family Rejection Fuels Suicide in Adolescents Living with HIV
Family should be an unshakeable source of love, safety, and understanding for young people. After all, it provides the foundation upon which they build the resilience needed to face the world’s challenges. Yet, for far too many adolescents, home becomes the first place of rejection.
Under the Stairs: What One Conversation Taught Us About Invisible Barriers to HIV Care
Guest Authors: Monica Gbuchie, Ah’mad Akande, Fana-Granville Loizy | Team EqualCare, NigeriaWe met Ada during a community outreach program. She was seated underneath the stairs of the community townhall, keeping to herself, her crutches leaning...
Meet the New INSPIRE Youth Advisory Board Leadership Team for Year 2
The CROSS PATC³H-IN Youth Advisory Board is thrilled to begin a new chapter with a vibrant leadership team for Year 2.
Next Gen Leadership: Reflecting on Y1 of the PATC3H-IN Youth Advisory Board
As the PATC3H-IN Youth Advisory Board marks the end of our first year, the co-chairs reflect on their journey so far.
Youth Deserve Better—How We’re Changing HIV Testing Norms in Zambia
Project YouthLink is a youth-led, community-centered initiative designed to bring HIV testing closer to young people through mobile outreach, peer navigation, and digital tools.
Breaking the Silence: Youth-Led Fight Against HIV Stigma in Northern Nigeria
Guest Authors: Favour Christiana Ogbuagu, Abubakar Ismail Zango, Makkiyyah Sulaiman Muhammad, and Abdulmalik Ya’u | Youth Against HIV, Nigeria.This blog post is the second in a series written by teams participating in the 2025 INSPIRE Designathon....
Co-Creating Change: Reflections from INSPIRE Finalists in Montreal
Guest Authors: Jo-Ann Caberoy (Philippines) and William Muthama (Kenya), INSPIRE Youth Co-creation Open Call FinalistsAt the STI & HIV World Congress 2025 in Montreal, Canada, INSPIRE finalists joined a global co-creation workshop that brought...