HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

Financial Headlines

2022 income: £4.55m (2021: £3.13m)

2022 charitable activities: £2.77m (2021: £2.53m)

Programme Highlights

The Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria awarded us a new two-year grant of a £2 .5million to address underlying causes of the HIV pandemic, as well as preventing new infections and improving HIV literacy

As part of our Global Fund grant, we delivered HIV/TB prevention programmes to 27,789 adolescent girls and young women across Lesotho contributing the UN targets on reducing new HIV infections

A three-year study of our Clubs and Camps programme for children and young people was published showing evidence of improved wellbeing for 10 to 19-year-olds

living with HIV

Through the DREAMS programme, 3,377 adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 24-years-old were screened for HIV testing and counselling services with 608 referred for follow up post screening

Our Let Youth Lead advocates received feedback from 3,333 young people on improvements to be made in healthcare facilities to support their peers

We received a US$1.5million donation from our Co-Founding Patron, Prince Harry, enabling us to rebuild our programmes following COVID-19 and improve the quality and reach of our work supporting children and young people to thrive

Research Shows Successful Outcomes For Young People With Hiv

Professor Michael Evangeli, from the Clinical Psychology Department at Royal Holloway University, in collaboration with partners in Botswana assessed the experience of our package of people living with HIV and their caregivers in Botswana.

Professor Evangeli said; “The results not only show positive outcomes for those in Botswana but also have implications for young people with HIV globally. This gives us a greater understanding of how young people and their caregivers are coping and how the support from Sentebale translates into improved wellbeing. Many young people who are diagnosed with HIV feel very alone with their condition and may have only recently been told they are HIV-positive. Sentebale helps them to interact with others who understand the concerns they face. Many times, young people with HIV are told not to talk about HIV to others in their community, so start to feel isolated. This is where projects like this really can change the lives of

For more information on the report, go to sentebale.org/researchsuccess-young-people-with-hiv