The eighth edition of the Y+ Beauty Pageant was held last Friday at Kampala Serena Hotel in the most scientific style.
The Y+ beauty pageant campaign which is organized by the Uganda Network of Young People Living with HIV/AIDS (UNYPA) is aimed at fighting stigma and discrimination, ensuring zero new HIV infections and zero AIDS-related deaths.
The Ambassador of the US to Uganda, Natali Brown was the chief guest.
The 2021 beauty pageant was held under the theme, Opening Opportunities. UNYPA Executive Director Nicholas Niwagaba said the best thing about young people is that they are flexible and have quick acceptance to change.
For the last years, the Y+ beauty pageant has raised and empowered over 1000 HIV young ambassadors with skills across the country advocating for the rights of their fellow young women and men in their communities.
Nuwagaba said the campaign is about fighting stigma, building the self-esteem of the young people to be able to overcome the self-stigma.