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Published: 21 Oct 2025
Calling all young innovators. Are you creative and innovative with an interest in youth health? Here's a chance to change the world. We are looking for ideas from young people on the question, "How might we persist in providing youth-friendly HIV self-testing and prevention services?"
Join in persisting! We’re excited to announce a new contest that puts (YOU)th at the front and center of public health. This is your chance to lead your own solutions and make a real impact.
As we approach World AIDS Day 2025 on December 1st, we are calling on all youth to help us find out how to support the workforce in persisting through hurdles in providing youth-friendly HIV self-testing and prevention services. Since 2018, the 4 Youth by Youth (4YBY) team has partnered with young people, communities, and health professionals to co-create HIV prevention services that work for you. Now, we want to see how we can persist in supporting the workforce to overcome the ongoing challenges in public health.
We want to hear from you! Share your creativity through writing, art, music, videos, storytelling, poetry, or mixed media. Show us how you think we can support the workforce to persist and overcome challenges.
Theme: Persistence
Question: How might we persist in providing youth-friendly HIV self-testing and prevention services?
| Application Deadline | November 17, 2025 |
| Type | Contest |
| Sponsor | 4 Youth by Youth |
Awards:
The top three entries will receive:
Additional Benefits:
Judging Process:
After all submissions are received, a panel of expert judges from diverse and relevant backgrounds will review the entries based on the judging criteria outlined below.
Judging Criteria for the Contest:
Timeline:
Contest Rules:
All submissions will be evaluated anonymously. Please do not include any identifying information, like names or organisation names, in your entry.
Submissions that have been submitted elsewhere, previously published, or accepted for publication are not eligible (even if revised or excerpted). This includes any appearance in print or online, such as in newspapers, newsletters, magazines, anthologies, books, websites, blogs, or social media. This rule applies regardless of print run size or circulation.
By participating, you grant us permission to use parts or all of your submission in publications, promotional materials, social media, and other platforms related to the program.
Noncompliance will result in disqualification at any stage of the review process.
Submissions must have less than 10% artificial intelligence (AI) detection.
Check also:
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship (How to Apply)
Submission Types:
We welcome all forms of creative submissions:
If you are interested, you can apply in one of the following ways by November 17, 2025, at 11:59 PM WAT
Instructions:
Method 1: Online form submission
Method 2: WhatsApp submission
Please note that each team only needs to complete one application form. For individual submissions, only one submission per person is allowed.
For additional information about this contest, please call or text +234 909 049 6884, or email [email protected]
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