The Re-Ignite Innovate Sustain and Empower (RISE) program is a five-year (October 2021 – September 2026) program and it is one of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funded programs through USAID that aims to disrupt the main drivers of HIV risk for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Zimbabwe using a proven approach called Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe women (DREAMS). The program goal is to contribute to the reduction of new HIV infections amongst AGYW 10-24 by 2026 in Zimbabwe by strengthening HIV and sexual violence prevention. The program is impelemented in partnership with Family Support Trust (FST), and Umzingwane AIDS Network (UAN). Zimbabwe Health Interventions (ZHI) provides strategic direction and guide program implementation. The program is implemented in eleven districts across 4 provinces namely, Matebelaland South, Bulawayo, Manicaland and Mashonaland Central.
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