South African Youth taking centre stage at AIDS 2024 (speaking on youth advocacy, activism and community work)
Description
With the #PUTPEOPLEFIRST being the call to action here at the International Aids Society Conference 2024, youth advocate Sinentlantla Gogela catches up with Y-isha Raphael about the work she has been doing at the conference, her views on the current state of youth activism and advocacy.
Sinentlantla Gogela is one of the current APHA CHAMPIONS based in South Africa, passionate about uplifting her community, keeping young girls period positive and taking all the haters to task be it in meeting rooms or on social media. She is a student at UWC pursuing her BA in physiotherapy and psychology and hoping to use that education to further her community work and advocacy.
Together they delve into the complexities of young African people taking on these big issues, keeping up with their mental health and standing up for their peers.
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