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Rebuilding HIV Prevention for Women and Young People Through Integrated Community-Led and Gender-Responsive Action

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2026 HIV Dialogue and Prevention Design Lab

HACEY invites policymakers, public health experts, civil society actors, youth leaders, women-led organisations, researchers, development partners, community representatives and media professionals to a two-part HIV prevention engagement designed to move from conversation to practical action.

This event will explore how HIV prevention for women, adolescent girls, young people and vulnerable communities can be strengthened through integrated, community-led and gender-responsive approaches.

About the Event

Despite major progress in the HIV response, women and young people continue to face overlapping barriers that increase vulnerability to HIV. These include stigma, gender inequality, poverty, gender-based violence, limited access to youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services, weak referral systems, poor treatment literacy and declining investment in community-led prevention.

The 2026 HIV Dialogue and Prevention Design Lab will create a practical space for evidence-sharing, policy reflection, community voices and solution design. Rather than hosting another conventional panel, the event will combine expert insights with a participatory prevention lab where stakeholders will map real barriers, identify service gaps and co-create practical actions for strengthening HIV prevention in Nigeria and beyond.

Why This Convening Matters

This is not only a discussion. It is a solution-building session.

Participants will engage in a structured design-thinking process to examine the full HIV prevention journey, from awareness and risk perception to testing, prevention choices, referral, care, retention and community support. The session will help translate lived experience, technical evidence and policy priorities into clear recommendations for action.

Objectives

Participants will:

  • Understand the structural and social drivers of HIV vulnerability among women and young people.
  • Explore practical models for integrating HIV prevention with SRHR, GBV response, mental health, referral systems and social support.
  • Engage with experts from government, healthcare, civil society, academia, affected communities and development partners.
  • Co-design community-led actions that can improve prevention demand, service access, referral completion and treatment literacy.
  • Contribute to an action brief that will inform future HIV policy, programming and partnerships.

Event Structure

Virtual HIV Dialogue

Date: Friday, 24 July 2026
Time: 11:00am to 12:30pm WAT
Platform: Zoom

The virtual dialogue will set the foundation for the physical lab by bringing together national and international voices on HIV prevention, SRHR, GBV, youth leadership and community systems. It will feature expert framing, policy perspectives, community insights and interactive discussions.

Physical HIV Prevention Design Lab

Date: Thursday, 30 July 2026
Time: 10:00am WAT
Venue: To be shared with confirmed participants
Cost: Free

The physical lab will be an interactive, solution-focused session. Participants will work through guided design stations to identify barriers, map the prevention journey, design practical fixes and agree priority actions.

Agenda Highlights

The programme will include a rapid HIV prevention evidence brief, a Nigerian policy and systems reflection, lived-experience insights from youth and community voices, prevention journey mapping, small-group solution design, three-minute community action pitches, expert feedback, participant voting and agreement on priority recommendations.

Speakers and Contributors

The event will feature HIV prevention experts, Nigerian policy and programme actors, healthcare professionals, youth advocates, women-led SRHR leaders, networks of people living with HIV, community-based organisations, digital health actors, researchers and development partners.

Who Should Attend

This event is designed for:

  • Government officials and policymakers
  • Healthcare professionals and public health practitioners
  • HIV, SRHR, GBV and youth programme implementers
  • Civil society and community-based organisations
  • Youth-led and women-led organisations
  • Networks of people living with HIV
  • Development partners and donors
  • Researchers, academics and students
  • Journalists and media professionals
  • Digital health and social innovation actors

 

Why You Should Attend

You will gain practical insight into current HIV prevention gaps affecting women and young people.

You will hear from policy, technical, youth and community voices.

You will participate in a practical design lab focused on real solutions.

You will connect with stakeholders working across HIV, SRHR, GBV, youth health and community systems.

You will contribute to recommendations that can shape future HIV prevention programming.

 

Expected Outcomes

The event will contribute to the development of an HIV Prevention Action Brief documenting priority barriers, community-led prevention models, referral pathway improvements, partnership opportunities and policy recommendations for integrated, youth-centred and gender-responsive HIV prevention.

Registration

Participation is free, but registration is required.

Confirmed participants will receive the virtual meeting link and physical event details by email.