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Supporting the health and wellbeing of children and young adults living with HIV
Chiva’s mission is to ensure that children, young people and young adults growing up with HIV become healthier, happier and more in control of their own futures.
Chiva works to ensure young people living with HIV have the treatment and care, knowledge, understanding, skills and wider support needed to live well and achieve their greatest potential.
Our News
Chiva Associates Weekend Inspires New Projects to Connect Young People Living with HIV and Older Peers
Chiva held an ‘Associates Training Weekend’ for 18 young adults who have grown up with HIV. This selected group have… Read More
Chiva Youth Committee Welcomes New Members and Explores HIV Advocacy at London Residential
The Chiva Youth Committee (CYC) recently welcomed eight new members and some of them were able to attend the February… Read More
Life Growing Up
Life Growing Up portrays the lived experiences of young people who have grown up living with HIV.
BSL film to reach the deaf community with HIV information
A short film called Paris is the first youth-friendly British Sign Language resource to make HIV information accessible to the deaf community.
Unlocking young people’s potential
A look back at the 2023 Freedom to Be Camp which brings together up to 100 children and young people living with HIV.
Safe House: How my HIV medication works
In this animation, Andie’s just found out she’s living with HIV, that she has been her whole life. But someone’s here to help explain it to her.
Will there ever be a cure for HIV?
Scientists are working hard to find one. Learn more about the progress being made in this video.
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Support our work
Donations to Chiva are used to directly support our work with children and young people living with HIV and their families. Chiva is solely funded through donations, grants and membership income and receives no statutory funding.
