From Information to Knowledge.
From Knowledge to Action.
LUMA exists to transform HIV information into HIV knowledge among Nigerian university students. We take what students already know and make it something they can use, act on, and live by.
The Problem Nobody Named
The gap LUMA fills
Nigeria has over 1.9 million people living with HIV. University campuses have no dedicated HIV support, no anti-discrimination policies, and no peer community for students navigating a positive status.
But the deeper problem is not a lack of information. Research shows 96.85% of students already have high HIV knowledge. The problem is that information is not translating into action. Students are not accessing PrEP. Not exercising their rights. Not challenging stigma even when they know it is wrong.
LUMA is the organisation that closes that gap.
Dedicated HIV platforms for Nigerian university students before LUMA
AS OF JUNE 2026
How We Think About HIV
The status neutral foundation
LUMA is built on the status neutral approach, a modern HIV framework that puts the person ahead of their HIV status. It means we do not run separate programs for positive and negative students. We build one space, one curriculum, one community.
Because the divide between positive and negative is exactly where stigma lives, and LUMA refuses to replicate it.
The Founder
Adebare Hammed
Adebare Hammed is a Youth Advocate, Peer Mentor, and researcher whose work sits at the intersection of HIV advocacy, campus health policy, and youth rights in Nigeria.
He founded LUMA after years of observing a gap no organisation was addressing: Nigerian university students have HIV information but lack the tools, community, and confidence to act on it.
His research spans PrEP awareness at KWASU and HIV stigma and mental health across Nigerian youth HIV networks.
UNESCO Nigeria Youth Network · Kectil Global Leadership Program · Aspire Leadership Program
Our Evidence Base
Our research
PrEP Awareness at Kwara State University
Examining PrEP knowledge, barriers to access, and the role of campus health services in PrEP education among KWASU students.
HIV Stigma and Mental Health Across APYIN Branches
A multi-site study on the relationship between HIV-related stigma and mental health outcomes among young people living with HIV across Nigeria.