DOES HIV LOOK LIKE ME? USA

The DOES HIV LOOK LIKE ME? campaign was initiated in the USA, as an off-shoot to Hope’s Voice International speakers bureau(see our history for me info on this).

Through their works as peer educators, young people living with HIV/AIDS in USA continued to see a lack of representation. They initiated the Does HIV Look Like Me? campaign to provide a platform for young people living with HIV/AIDS to share their stories and experiences, increasing the visibility of young people living with the virus and challenging stigma and discrimination. The USA ambassadors are dynamic and diverse, and truly show that there is no single representation of HIV as it relates to young people. Some of the ambassadors were born with HIV, some infected as infants and others as adolescents and young adults. Together, they challenge assumptions and stereotypes, and have inspired a global movement of young people speaking their truth. The USA Ambassadors have spoken in hundreds schools across 48 states.