▁pre val ence ▁of ▁H IV ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁which ▁stands ▁at ▁ 1 0 . 9 % ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁( Add itional ▁sources : ▁U NA ID S , ▁H S RC , ▁see ▁also ▁H IV / A ID S ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ) ▁Consider ing ▁that ▁a ▁high ▁number ▁of ▁new ▁in fe ctions ▁are ▁among ▁ 1 5 - ▁to ▁ 2 4 - year - olds , ▁love Life ▁targets ▁people ▁below ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁ensure ▁they ▁remain ▁H IV ▁negative ▁and ▁youth ▁above ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁recogn ise ▁and ▁tack le ▁their ▁elev ated ▁risk ▁of ▁in fection . ▁ ▁love Life ' s ▁compreh ensive ▁strategy ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁specific s ▁of ▁the ▁ep ide mic ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁resources ▁and ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁infrastr ucture . ▁It ▁see ks ▁to ▁achieve ▁sust ained ▁eng agement ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁generation ▁of ▁young ▁people ▁growing ▁up ▁in ▁post - ap art heid ▁South ▁Africa ▁( the ▁so - called ▁‘ born - fre es ’ ) ▁who ▁are ▁exposed ▁to ▁greater ▁benefits ▁than ▁their ▁parents ▁but ▁still ▁face ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁leg a cies ▁of ▁apart heid , ▁such ▁as ▁pover ty ▁and ▁un emp loyment . ▁ ▁love Life ▁eng ages ▁with ▁South ▁African ▁youth ▁through ▁out re ach ▁and ▁support ▁program mes ▁which ▁are ▁implemented ▁by