In photos: Young Women Affected by HIV and Aids in Africa

Two girls play together during sunset on the banks of the Luapula river. Mother-to-child transmission is the most common way in which children become infected with HIV. However, west and central Africa also have high levels of underage and forced marriage. In 2015, 42% of girls in west and central Africa were married before they turned 18

Photographer Karin Schermbrucker spent a decade travelling with Unicef, documenting the courage of such women