What LetsStopAIDS does

LetsStopAIDS is a registered Canadian charitable organization (BN 861452639RR0001) founded in 2004 in Toronto by Shamin Mohamed Jr., then aged 15, that operates as Canada's largest youth-led HIV charity. Its core function is delivering HIV prevention education, sexual health awareness, and youth leadership development through a portfolio of programs including Peer to Peer (P2P) youth-designed workshops, the NoTimeToWait annual leadership event, the Sex Lives Report produced with Angus Reid Group, Spread Trees Not AIDS in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa, and the international PrEP the Future bootcamp supported by ViiV Healthcare. The organization also operates Papaya, an e-magazine, LiveLifeLoving, a global digital support platform, and TheWinningSeed, an entrepreneurial competition, building what it describes as a Youth-HIV network spanning 72 countries.

The technology layer supporting these programs is deliberately lightweight and nonprofit-appropriate rather than product-centric. LetsStopAIDS uses Cloudinary for media delivery, Stripe for donation processing, Typeform for survey and consent capture, Salesforce as CRM, and standard productivity tools from Microsoft, Google, and Adobe. There is no proprietary software platform or AI component; the offering is human-delivered peer education, events, content, and research publications, with workshops delivered in-person across schools and community organizations.

The business model is donation-and-grant funded rather than commercial. The organization raises funds from individuals, corporate sponsors (notably ViiV Healthcare), and government grants (including Employment and Social Development Canada), and provides all programs free of charge to youth participants. It is governed by a Board of Directors under Ontario law with no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed funding rounds or M&A activity. Primary beneficiaries are youth aged 15-24 across Canada and 72 countries, with secondary focus on 2SLGBTQI+ youth, Black, Indigenous and racialized communities disproportionately affected by HIV, and international youth leaders engaged in HIV advocacy.

Name

LetsStopAIDS

Legal name

LetsStopAIDS

Website

https://letsstopaids.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

LetsStopAIDS is Canada's largest youth-led HIV charity, founded in 2004, delivering peer-to-peer sexual health education, leadership events, research, and international HIV programs to youth aged 15-24 across 72 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth HIV Prevention and Sexual Health Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL)

Keywords

• Youth HIV prevention
• Sexual health education
• HIV awareness programs
• Youth-led charity
• Peer education workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: LetsStopAIDS operates as a registered Canadian charity (BN: 861452639RR0001) and raises funds through donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. The organization receives support from corporate sponsors and partners including ViiV Healthcare, as well as government grants from Employment and Social Development Canada.
2. Grant Funding: The organization receives grant funding from government agencies and pharmaceutical partners to support its international youth-HIV programming, including initiatives like PrEP the Future bootcamp supported by ViiV Healthcare.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LetsStopAIDS is a youth-led nonprofit that delivers HIV prevention and sexual health education programs for young people worldwide. Its offerings include peer-to-peer HIV education workshops, awareness campaigns (such as NoTimeToWait and Spread Trees Not AIDS), an annual data-driven Sex Lives Report, the Papaya e-magazine, and youth-focused bootcamps such as PrEP the Future, all delivered free of charge to youth participants.

Product overview

LetsStopAIDS is a multi-program charitable organization operating as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization functions as Canada's largest youth-led HIV charity, combining a central focus on HIV prevention with multiple distinct programs. The core portfolio includes Peer to Peer (youth-designed workshops since 2005), NoTimeToWait (annual national leadership event since 2020), Sex Lives Report (annual data-driven survey on Canadian youth since 2022), and Spread Trees Not AIDS (international HIV/climate program since 2009). Supporting modules include Papaya (e-magazine platform), LiveLifeLoving (international digital support), PrEP the Future (international bootcamp), TheWinningSeed (entrepreneurial competition), 24HourWake (awareness events), and HeyCOVID19 (health information). Together these programs create a comprehensive global Youth-HIV network spanning 72 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Peer to Peer (P2P): National youth-led workshop programme providing stigma-free sexual health education through gamified, interactive sessions.
• NoTimeToWait
• Sex Lives Report
• Spread Trees, Not AIDS
• PrEP the Future
• Papaya

Products and services

• Peer to Peer A youth-led HIV prevention workshop program in which trained young volunteers educate their peers about HIV transmission, prevention, and sexual health in schools, universities, and community settings.
• NoTimeToWait A youth-centered awareness campaign and event, typically marked around World AIDS Day, that spotlights the urgency of HIV prevention and amplifies young people's voices on HIV and sexual health.
• Spread Trees, Not AIDS An international program that combines environmental action (tree planting) with HIV awareness and youth engagement, run across multiple countries.
• Sex Lives Report An annual, data-driven report on youth sexual health, providing research and insights that inform LetsStopAIDS' programming and the wider sector.
• PrEP the Future A youth-focused educational bootcamp centered on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), designed to build awareness, knowledge, and confidence around PrEP among young people.
• Papaya A digital e-magazine created by LetsStopAIDS that publishes sexual health and HIV awareness content for young audiences.
• LiveLifeLoving A digital platform associated with LetsStopAIDS for ongoing youth engagement on HIV prevention and sexual health.
• HeyCOVID19 A health information channel operated by LetsStopAIDS to provide youth-friendly information on health issues including COVID-19 and related sexual health topics.
• TheWinningSeed A youth-focused competition program by LetsStopAIDS that engages young people in HIV awareness activities.
• 24HourWake A 24-hour awareness event hosted by LetsStopAIDS to keep HIV in public focus and engage supporters around the clock.

Quantifiable outcome

• 72% of students understood HIV and prevention after P2P workshops (up from less than one-third before)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Angus Reid GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for annual Sex Lives Report. Conducts surveys of 1000+ young Canadians to produce data-driven analysis of youth sexual health trends.
• Y Plus Global (Global Network of Young People Living With HIV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner representing young people living with HIV, supporting global youth-HIV advocacy network.
• UNAIDScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLetsStopAIDS participates in UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board meetings. CEO Shamin Mohamed Jr. serves as North America NGO delegate representing civil society perspectives.
• People with AIDS (PWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaking a positive difference for people living with HIV, aligned partner in HIV response advocacy.
• Toronto HIV AIDS NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Toronto network supporting HIV/AIDS organizations in coordinating services and advocacy.
• Ontario AIDS NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial network for AIDS service organizations across Ontario, supporting learning, leadership and advocacy.
• Pride TorontocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual Pride Toronto event partner. LetsStopAIDS hosts events and distributes resources at Pride celebrations.
• Toronto District School BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner for delivering P2P workshops in Toronto schools.
• United Nations Associations in CanadaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting international HIV response and global health advocacy efforts.
• Casey HouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerToronto hospital specializing in HIV/AIDS care, HIV awareness partner.
• Humber CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partner for student involvement and programme delivery.
• Toronto Metropolitan UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partner for student engagement.
• Centennial CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partner for student involvement.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT): Toronto-based HIV/AIDS service organization delivering prevention education, support and advocacy to people living with and affected by HIV. Directly comparable to LetsStopAIDS by city, mission and beneficiary focus on marginalized populations in the same metropolitan market.
• CATIE: Canada's source for HIV and hepatitis C information, providing education resources, knowledge exchange and frontline support. Comparable as a Canadian HIV-focused educational and information dissemination organization with similar knowledge-product and capacity-building functions.
• YouthCO HIV & Hep C Society of BC: Youth-led Canadian organization focused on HIV and hepatitis C peer support, education and harm reduction. Directly comparable by youth-led governance, HIV education focus, and similar scale of programs and target population.
• Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP): Toronto-based organization serving African, Caribbean and Black communities disproportionately affected by HIV through prevention education, outreach and support. Comparable in city, HIV-prevention focus and explicit focus on racialized communities — a segment also prioritized by LetsStopAIDS.
• Canadian AIDS Society: National coalition of Canadian AIDS service organizations providing advocacy, knowledge translation and program support. Comparable as a Canadian umbrella body working on HIV education, policy advocacy and member-organization capacity building relevant to LetsStopAIDS' national strategy.

Broad incumbents

• Terrence Higgins Trust: The UK's largest HIV charity providing prevention services, support and policy advocacy. Comparable as a larger-scale HIV charity with education, testing and advocacy programming, but with a much broader service portfolio and longer institutional history than LetsStopAIDS.
• National AIDS Trust (UK): UK HIV policy and campaigning charity focused on government advocacy and rights-based work. Comparable in HIV-policy focus (LetStopAIDS' UNAIDS PCB seat is analogous to NAT's UK government engagement), though geographically UK-focused and broader in scope.
• Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation: Large global organization dedicated to ending pediatric HIV/AIDS through prevention, treatment and research programs in 15+ countries. Comparable in HIV-international programming and pharmaceutical-funder relationships, though focused on pediatric transmission rather than youth education.
• amfAR (Foundation for AIDS Research): Well-established global nonprofit supporting HIV/AIDS research, advocacy and education. Comparable as an HIV charity ecosystem player with research, education and advocacy pillars, though it operates at significantly greater scale and emphasizes biomedical research over peer education.
• (RED): Global HIV/AIDS awareness and fundraising brand partnering with consumer companies. Comparable in HIV/AIDS awareness focus and corporate partnership-driven model (akin to LetsStopAIDS' ViiV and tech partnerships), but oriented toward consumer goods cause-marketing rather than direct service delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LetsStopAIDS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTkxmYJZ-IgIosZhlguNtFg
• Facebookfacebook.com/LetsStopAIDS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/letsstopaids
• Instagraminstagram.com/letsstopaids/?hl=en
• TikToktiktok.com/@letsstopaids

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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M&A

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