Presenter: Hayden Hawry

Title: No Condoms for Hamas: The true story of Mozambique's Gaza Province, and other lessons from two decades implementing social and behavioral change interventons across the developing world

Bio: BIO: Hayden Hawry is a seasoned global health strategist with 23 years of experience designing and implementing large-scale social and behavioral change programs across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. A former USAID Advisor, Hayden specializes in program optimization and data-driven decision-making. Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, he brings a collaborative, cross-cultural lens to complex health challenges. Now based in Boulder, Hayden is eager to apply his passion and skills to domestic health and social impact initiatives.

Abstract: In early 2025, international headlines mischaracterized the work behind Mozambique’s remarkable HIV epidemic control success in Gaza Province - an achievement built on years of data-driven, behaviorally informed public health programming. In this talk, former USAID Advisor Hayden Hawry offers a rare insider’s account of the real story, using program data and field anecdotes to show how targeted behavioral science interventions can drive population-level change in resource-constrained settings. His talk will move beyond theory to illuminate the messy, creative, and deeply human process of turning behavioral science concepts into large-scale, sustainable impact.