In Tanzania, HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), ages 15-19. In sub-Saharan Africa, six in seven new HIV infections among adolescents (aged 15 to 19 years) are among girls, and young women (aged 15 to 24 years) who are twice more likely to be living with HIV than men. Gender inequalities are slowing progress in reducing HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women. They rob women and girls of their fundamental rights to education, health and economic autonomy. Gender inequalities, similarly they deprive them of control over their sexual lives with gender-based violence a perennial threat. Wadada Kazini Project (WKP) is aiming at reducing new HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW)) by implementing evidence-based interventions to mitigate the wide overlapping vulnerabilities AGYW face, including social isolation, economic disadvantage, discriminatory cultural norms, orphan status, and high rates of school dropout.
