Dear Advocate,
AVAC’s Advocacy Fellows Program, currently accepting applications through October 2 for the 2024 program, has launched a generation of leaders in HIV prevention and global health equity. Recently, we looked back on the program and the accomplishments of the alumni Fellows over 14 years of the program. Check out our summary, A Legacy of Impact: The power and reach of AVAC’s Fellows, which rounds up the depth and breadth of advocacy that AVAC fellows have advanced since 2009, with a spotlight on three exemplary alumni fellows who have gone on to prominent leadership positions in global health. (For a comprehensive understanding of the impact of the Fellows program in its first decade, please see the AVAC Advocacy Fellows Program Evaluation.)
Founded in 2009, the Advocacy Fellows program offers technical and financial support to individuals— especially in African countries where HIV incidence is high— who have an interest in improving the HIV response in their communities. The program pairs individuals with a community-based host organization where they pursue an 18-month advocacy project. Both the individual fellow and the host organization develop expertise and advocacy skills, gain access to influential stakeholders and networks, receive intensive mentoring during the program, and are connected to the alumni network and AVAC resources for years to come.
Nearly 100 advocates from 70+ partner organizations across 15 countries have participated in the program. In that time, Fellows have:
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