The ‘HIV Prevention for Women and Girls’ report cards are a joint initiative by IPPF, UNFPA and Young Positives, under the umbrella of the Global Coalition of Women and AIDS.

Between 2006 and 2009, the initiative developed 25 advocacy report cards that summarize the situation of HIV prevention strategies and services for girls and young women in different countries and provide recommendations for key stakeholders.

The report cards have been widely disseminated among the national partners (IPPF Member Associations, UNFPA country offices and UNAIDS country offices) and key stakeholders.

They have been used in advocacy events and follow-up activities by the national partners and target populations which led to:

• Policy makers and national decision making bodies approaching and addressing issues around HIV prevention for young women and girls
• Programme managers and service providers adapting their HIV prevention strategies and programmes for young women and girls
• Young people being empowered to become more involved in decision making processes that affect their lives

Many of the report cards have been translated and printed into local languages to improve their reach.

Please follow the links below to the report cards and their translations from the 9 countries from the IPPF Africa region:

Ethiopia
Malawi
Kenya
Uganda
Rwanda
Cameroon
Nigeria
Swaziland
Mozambique

Malawi
The cards build on global policy commitments, particularly those outlined in the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS from the 2 June 2006 High-Level Meeting, to follow up on the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on AIDS (UNGASS).

Nearly half of Malawi's population is under 15 years old. In 2005, prevalence among females aged 15-24 was four times that of males. The many factors that increase girls' and young women's vulnerability include a lack of knowledge about prevention methods (with only 57.3% stating that condoms can help prevent HIV).