This webinar is the first of a series of webinars that present the evidence on the effectiveness of social protection for ART adherence and HIV-related outcomes for children and adolescents in Eastern and Southern Africa.

Presented by Lesley Gittings and Elona Toska- AIDS & Society Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Discussant: Dr Tavengwa Nhongo- Africa Platform for Social Protection, Kenya

Click on the link to sign up for the webinar:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1571001282483526148

About RIATT-ESA:

The Regional Inter-Agency Task Team on Children and AIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa (RIATT-ESA) is the only African network of organisations working together with a shared commitment to promote and prioritise children in the HIV&AIDS response.

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About the Award

In East and Southern Africa, 35% of women are married before age 18. Globally, over 650 million women alive today were married as children. Child marriage is rooted in gender inequality and is exacerbated by poverty, insecurity and conflict.

Launched in 2018, RIATT-ESA in partnership with the the African Union and with support from Media Monitoring Africa, launched an award for journalists reporting on Child Marriage. The award was developed in support the African Union Campaign to End Child Marriage Campaign, in an effort to enhance the promotion and protection of the rights of girls and women in Africa. The primary objective of the Award is to promote reporting of child marriage issues; hence raising public awareness, understanding and galvanizing action against child marriage.

The first awards were handed out in 2019 during the during the 3rd STC & SDLE of the African Union.