Teen Peer Education in Mali

This program seeks to fill the gap in education for adolescents and young people in Bamako, Mali. The project focuses primarily on information regarding HIV, as well as the personal, sexual health of those attending the education sessions.

GAIA is able to achieve this goal by training teen peer educators to lead honest and open conversations regarding HIV prevention, STI awareness, and family planning. Youth leaders are able to facilitate these critical discussions at local partner clinics in Bamako, where they have the opportunity to organize weekly. 

Equipping young people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make informed decisions about their personal and sexual health is crucial to helping them make informed, responsible decisions. When young people have knowledge, they make healthier choices. 

With your support, we can train more teen leaders to reach hundreds of young people with this life-saving knowledge. Our education sessions also provide free condoms and HIV testing. In 2025, we hosted 640 young boys and girls at these sessions. 

• With a donation of $10, you would be sponsoring 2 teens in attending a single program session. 

• With a donation of $20, you would be sponsoring 4 teenagers as they attend one of our weekly discussion meetings. 

• With a generous donation of $50, you would be providing one of our HIV educator’s ENTIRE salary, ensuring they are present and able to support our program and its participants. 

• If you were to donate $75, it would be because of YOU that GAIA Vaccine Foundation is able to host an ENTIRE session, and provide potentially lifesaving information that the participants can take with them as they face the world. 

We thank you for your continued support for GAIA Vaccine Foundation’s Teen Peer Education Program!