Since 2017, the Coalition has been running an Ambassador Programme to strengthen the voices of community champions in global HIV/AIDS advocacy. Ambassadors are powerful voices for change that bring the lived experience to advocacy. The Coalition is seeking a young mother to be a global ambassador. If you are:

A young mother, aged 18-21;
Living with or affected by HIV; and
An advocate in your community, working to improve the lives of young mothers and their children.

Click here to find out how to apply to be a Global Ambassador for The Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS!

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.