I realized this afternoon that the world has nothing new on prevention. Last conference we were talking about VMMC – voluntary medical male circumcision – I felt then that we were kind of grasping at straws. Now it is more of the same, and an acknowledgement that we have to go back to communities. We need to know where and why there are higher rates of HIV incidence (new cases of HIV) and start tackling the social issues that drive it. In Uganda this may be fishing communities and truck drivers. Migrancy in general is highlighted in the UNAIDS Gap Report. Adolescents too. As deaths due to AIDS are declining in other age groups they are still increasing in adolescents.

RIATT-ESA is seeking to improve understanding and build the evidence base around the kinds of interventions which are most effective in improving outcomes for children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS in the family.

In 2011, children from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Uganda used disposable cameras to take pictures that illustrate the role they play in their home and community, and the kind of support that they receive from their communities.

Entitled "What I do for my community, what my community does for me", the photo exhibition emphasises the importance of community-level action in the care and support for children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS.