Education as a Vaccine Against AIDS (EVA) was founded in October 2000 by two young, Nigerian-born women. Fadekemi Agarau (née Akinfaderin) and Damilola Adebiyi went to the United States during childhood, where they remained through the completion of their undergraduate education at Wesleyan University. After learning, toward the end of their college careers, about the AIDS epidemic affecting... read moreEducation as a Vaccine Against AIDS (EVA) was founded in October 2000 by two young, Nigerian-born women. Fadekemi Agarau (née Akinfaderin) and Damilola Adebiyi went to the United States during childhood, where they remained through the completion of their undergraduate education at Wesleyan University. After learning, toward the end of their college careers, about the AIDS epidemic affecting their homeland, the women joined forces to combat the disease and the socio-cultural misconceptions surrounding it. read less