About us
We are an international charity using digital communications to build health literacy on HIV and sexual health.
Our story
We use digital communications to build health literacy on HIV and sexual health. As a non-profit with over 30 years’ experience, we are a trusted provider of accessible, accurate and actionable content and resources that support informed choices.
Our work supports global efforts to end AIDS and achieve the Sustainable Development Goal for Health.
Every year, we engage with millions of individuals, community health workers and primary health practitioners living in areas of greatest need. We use our understanding of HIV and sexual health; our expertise in digital marketing, communications and behaviour change; and our network of partnerships, to increase their knowledge, skills and confidence and their ability to act.
Our vision, mission and values
Our vision is a world with no new HIV infections, where people make empowered sexual health choices, and where those living with HIV do so with dignity, good health and equality.
Our mission is to increase health literacy on HIV and sexual health, among those most affected in areas of greatest need, in order to reduce new infections and improve health and well-being.
We believe in individuals’ inalienable right to health, and their right to make informed choices around their sexual health. We aim for everything we do, and how we do it, to be underpinned by our set of core values.
Our transition strategy
Avert took the bold decision at the end of 2023 to take a new strategic direction that will see the core brands of the organisation, Boost and Be in the KNOW, transition to new locally-led organisations in sub-Saharan Africa, where they will be owned and managed from the end of 2024 onwards. This will support sustainability and growth and increase local ownership and leadership. Read more about these plans in our news blog.
Our core values
Evidence-based
We are committed to providing reliable, accurate, and high-quality information on HIV and sexual health. We use the latest evidence to inform our content and programmatic priorities.
Responsive
We adapt our approach to respond to changing trends in the HIV epidemic and in how our target audiences access and consume information.
Trustworthy
We have more than 30 years’ experience of working in the HIV response. We are recognised and accredited as a provider of accurate and reliable information.
Creative
We understand the power of new approaches to bring about change. We focus on solutions and think creatively to continually improve our work and bring new insights to the sector.
People-oriented
We put people at the centre of what we do and how we do it – supporting, valuing, engaging and involving them. We aim to be accessible, inclusive and friendly in everything we do.
Collaborative
We believe by working in partnership we can pool skills and resources, share learning, and have greater impact.
Sex-positive
We believe in a sex-positive approach to sexual health and rights that recognises and celebrates sexual pleasure and sexual and gender diversity, prioritises personal agency, and is free of judgment.
Partner with us
Work with us to give more people the knowledge they need to support their own and their communities' sexual health.