When thinking about health access, it is important to keep in mind youth health access. The mission of 4 Youth By Youth (4YBY) is for youth to be active engagers in their health and understand that their voice matters in health decisions. This is why understanding what the Nigerian National Standards and Minimum Service Package […]
When you picture your future, what do you see? “Are you a leader or a follower?” – the question written in my “Q&A a day” journal in which I wrote, “I think I’m a good mix of both, but I’d like to become even more of a leader.” –Alexis Engelhart, Research Assistant Education is powerful. […]
Closing a year is a principal time to reflect on the past and set goals for the future. This year was a little different for us. All of us. It brought many challenges, uncertainties, and grievances as well as collections of trials, much growth, and a great deal of motivation. 2020 is a year to […]
To say the #ENDSARS protests were limited in their power to change things is an understatement. What was seen by young Nigerians and others during the #ENDSARS protests in October, and those previously, was power in collaboration and remembering that every person has a right to a free and just system. Putting an end to […]
Wake up. Clock in. Check emails. “Fired.” “Furloughed.” “Laid off.” “Reduction in paychecks.” “Close of business.” Reason: COVID-19. COVID-19 has greatly affected economies worldwide, creating high global unemployment rates. The impact of the pandemic on the workforce is much more drastic than originally anticipated, and though the job loss was quick, Director-General of the International […]

Every year on December 1st, World AIDS Day is a worldwide commemoration to remember those who have died from AIDS and honor those currently living with HIV. As a global community, it is our duty to unite to support those affected by HIV/AIDS and seek to foster innovation and research to improve the health of […]

In 1983, Chinua Achebe wrote a very short book entitled ‘The Trouble with Nigeria.’ In it he suggested that the trouble with Nigeria then was ‘simply and squarely a failure of leadership…the unwillingness or inability of its leaders to rise to the responsibility which are the hallmarks of true leadership.’ A student asked one day, […]
4YBY Youth Teams will be presenting on lessons learned from their experience as co-creators and implementers of HIV self-testing delivery strategies for Nigerian Youths on Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 at 10:00am Nigerian time/4:00am CDT. These group of young people typify that if Nigerian youth are provided the support and enabling environment they can develop and […]

We are counting down to our 2nd Annual World AIDS Day Event on December 1st, 2019. While you think through your ideas for submission to the open challenge contest, we wanted to share a #throwbackvideo of some members of team demonstration use an oral HIV self-test kit. We hope you find it helpful and we […]

World AIDS Day 2019, 1 December, is an opportunity to harness the power of young people to lead the fight against HIV. Today, more effective HIV prevention strategies have transformed what it means to know your status. However, progress for young Nigerians still lags behind such that one in five young people have never tested […]