As part of commemorating Youth Day, CIDRZ, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and health facilities Implementing the Adolescent Boys and Young men in Lusaka District  conducted community outreach activities in George, Chilenje, Chainda,Chawama,Kanyama, Kanyama west and Matero compounds.

The activities included community sensitisation, VMMC Mobilisation and HIV testing, and the promotion of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

The initiative aims to address persistent gaps in HIV prevention among the adolescent boys and young men, who remain underserved by many traditional HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) programmes in Zambia..

The Anchoring Young Men through Strengthened Community-Driven HIV and SRHR Integration Programme for Adolescent Boys and Young Men (A-Men SHIP) project is implemented by CIDRZ in partnership with the Ministry of Health, with funding from ViiV Healthcare through its Positive Action initiative.