Our story began in 2001 with the formation of an initiative group of people living with HIV (PLHIV). At that time, prevention programs and treatment methods were not as advanced as they are today, so concerned Kyiv residents diagnosed with HIV infection came together to help other PLHIV learn to live with the disease, create a stigma-free environment around them, fight discrimination, and monitor Western mechanisms for working with PLHIV with a view to implementing them in our country.

Within two years, a charitable organization was officially registered with the goal of helping all PLHIV—the Kyiv City Branch of the All-Ukrainian Network of People Living with HIV. Over the years, the team grew, the organization received more and more funding, which helped it reach a more professional level, successfully implement numerous programs and projects, expand to the regional level, and introduce new areas of activity. Eventually, the organization could no longer be called an HIV service organization, and a decision was made to radically change its concept. In 2016, the organization was renamed “100 Percent Life. Kyiv Region.”

From then on, not only PLHIV could become employees of the organization, but anyone who met the selection criteria for a vacant position. The areas of activity covered the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of socially dangerous diseases (HIV infection, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, other STIs, and COVID-19), care and support for PLHIV who found themselves in difficult life circumstances, palliative care for terminally ill PLHIV, support programs for HIV-positive women, and a project to support HIV-positive children under the age of 18.

Thanks to innovative programs from foreign partners, we’ve been able to successfully carry out a bunch of studies that have laid the groundwork for improving medical and social services in the region, as well as information campaigns to prevent socially dangerous diseases. It is worth noting a new area of activity – education. Over the past five years, thanks to more than 600 training sessions on 10 medical, social, and sociocultural topics, more than 5,000 medical professionals in the region, hundreds of police officers, students from local universities, and ordinary clients of the organization have improved their skills and gained new knowledge.

Areas of activity

• Medical, social, and psychological support for HIV-positive adults.
• Medical, social, and psychological support for HIV-positive children and children affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
• Ensuring access to tuberculosis diagnosis for HIV-infected patients.
• Care and support for HIV-positive prisoners in correctional facilities.
• HIV prevention activities in penitentiary institutions.
• Activities to reduce HIV-related stigma and discrimination against members of high-risk groups in medical institutions.