What’s New – News and events from our network

Ashton Josephs for the Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS

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  • The Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS (CCABA) recently launched a blog: Changing the trajectory of the pediatric HIV response. The blog discusses the turning point in the pediatric HIV response and how CCABA convened at ICASA to reflect on this moment with a renewed sense of purpose to work to end AIDS for children and adolescents. Read the blog here.
  • Frontline AIDS has released its 2026 priorities. The priorities highlight the reality of hard-won progress being reversed, as well as opportunities to respond with clarity, solidarity, and purpose.
  • Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) has released a statement on the Impact of SAMSHA Grant Terminations. Read more here.
  • UNAIDS has launched a press release that strongly welcomes a bold, new US funding package for HIV. Read the press release here.
  • EGPAF has released a new article: Still Fighting: After a year of global aid freezes and disruptions, EGPAF spoke to frontline clinicians, advocates, community volunteers, and people living with HIV to find out what’s been lost, what’s changed, and why progress is still possible. Read it here.
  • Y+ Global are calling experienced leaders and advocates for the LEAP Academy Mentorship Programme. They are seeking mentors to support youth changemakers advancing health and human rights across West & Central Africa. Discover more about the programme here.
  • The Vibrant Young Voices Consortium, which includes The Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS, GNP+, RIATT-ESA, Y+ Global, SWEAT, REPSSI and PATA, with support from Zvandiri have launched an international advovacy network initiative survey. This initiative aims to strengthen youth and community-led advocacy and action by understanding how global funding cuts are affecting children, adolescents, and young people living with or affected by HIV. Advocates can complete the survey here.
  • ViiV Healthcare‑supported research is highlighted in The Lancet HIV, reflecting their commitment to innovation in HIV care for young people. Read more here.

Watch

  • Zvandiri just launched Zvandiri Connect: Transforming Youth-Led Health Services Through Digital Innovation. Zvandiri Connect ia a groundbreaking digital health platform transforming how young people living with HIV are supported across Zimbabwe. Watch the video here.
  • CCABA has released a new video on why sustainable financing matters. Hear from frontline health workers, advocates and leaders on the impact of the funding cuts and what sustainable financing looks like to them. Watch the video here

Events

  • GNP+ recently held a Webinar: HIV Cure Research for Children: Where Do PLHIV Fit? a focused discussion on HIV cure research for children. In this discussion,GNP+ unpacked where paediatric HIV cure science is today, what it means for children and caregivers, and how PLHIV leadership must be strengthened in cure-related work. Watch the recording here.
  • Join Early Childhood Matters 2026 for a series of conversations dedicated to parents, caregivers and their wellbeing in the early years on 12, 19 & 26 February 2026. The upcoming issue asks: What if our most advanced problem-solving system has been with us all along? Explore and register for the launch series here.
  • Join Funders Concerned About AIDS on 19 February 2026 for a webinar launch of Philanthropy’s Response to HIV and AIDS: 2024 Grantmaking – a new analysis of global HIV funding trends, gaps, and opportunities. This webinar will explore what the data reveals about the state of HIV philanthropy, preview early findings from a rapid response survey of funders in 2025, and feature a candid conversation with donors navigating this shifting landscape. Register here.
  • The PATA 2026 Forum takes place on 20 Feb 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa (hybrid). PATA will convene its network of frontline healthcare providers, alongside partners, donors and thought leaders, for a one-day Stakeholder Reflection and Strategic Repositioning Forum. Find out more here.
  • The third edition of the African Workshop on Women & HIV will take place in a hybrid format on 12 – 13 March 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. This is a focused space to advance rights-based, stigma-free care for women and girls living with HIV, with practical insights relevant to frontline service delivery and community support. Register here.
  • The 2026 FCAA Global Philanthropy Summit takes place from July 24-25 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, just before the IAS Conference. Applications for Summit sponsorship are now open, register here.

Listen

  • Nicola Willis from Zvandiri recently joined the Mind the Gap Podcast: “Beyond the Manual: Building Real Systems to Fill the Mental Health Workforce Gap”. She and other leaders discussed how true scale is measured not only in numbers, but in the strength of the support behind them. Listen here.

Add your voice!

Please share any updates you would like to see in our next ‘What’s New?’ feature by contacting me: Ashton.Josephs@childrenandHIV.org

Ashton Josephs, Communications Adviser
The Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS