What we did

Early research work

Avert funded important early HIV research in response to government inaction in the 1980s

Early information services

Avert's early information services addressed a lack of information about HIV and AIDS that was driving infections

Supporting civil society

Avert supported civil society by filling the gaps that other funders wouldn’t or couldn’t address

Group of young people smiling in Johannesburg, South Africa

Be in the KNOW

Avert created the Be in the KNOW brand across web and social to provide trusted, evidence-based content on sex and sexual health

Boost

The digital job aide Boost was created to give community health workers the up-to-date information and resources they need on HIV, sexual health, FGS and COVID-19

Young Africa Live in South Africa

Young Africa Live enabled young people across South Africa to gain knowledge and confidence around their sexuality, relationships, sexual and reproductive health and mental health

Avert.org

From 1995 to 2022, Avert.org reached over 330 million people across every country in the world - the biggest HIV and AIDS information and education site worldwide.

Yaya

This digital life skills and sexual health resource engaged out-of-school, low literacy girls in Mozambique

Young Voices

The Young Voices character-led animation series on sex and relationships engaged young people across East and Southern Africa

Young people in Zambia smiling on their phones

Be in the know Zambia

This story-driven mobile app was co-created with young people in Zambia, with a research component to understand its impact on condom-related knowledge and communication about sexual health

Other work

Highlights of other Avert digital work carried out between 2016 and 2024

Read Avert's legacy report

Our legacy report ‘An independent voice' documents and celebrates Avert’s impressive range of work over its 38-year lifetime.