HIV ACTIVISM

We dream of a world where people living with HIV are healthy citizens free from stigma. Fighting inequalities together, we can help them to achieve universal access to health services and empower them to express their needs, break taboos and create a HIV stigma free society.

Since 2014 we speak out on behalf of the global HIV community to fight HIV stigma and discrimination through three connected priority areas:

  1. Healthy living: There is no cure for HIV. However, ensuring good access to HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care, makes HIV a manageable chronic health condition and will enable people living with HIV to lead long and healthy lives.
  2. Diversity & inclusion: Diversity in HIV response is about addressing discrimination and marginalisation of people living with HIV. Inclusion means actively working within the HIV community to understand the different needs, risks and capacities.
  3. Empowering people: When people living with HIV are being heard in decision-making and HIV service delivery, new infections decline and more people living with HIV gain access to treatment. When people living with HIV have the power to choose, to know, to thrive, to demand and to work together, lives are saved, injustices prevented and dignity restored.

Key initiatives

HIV stigmafighter writes regular blogs to share latest insights and opinions on HIV-related topics

We want to accelerate creating an inclusive society free from stigma and discrimination, where everyone can contribute to shaping healthy and thriving communities

HIV stigmafighter promotes PrEP diversity to increase awareness about PrEP and its availability as a life-saving measure for HIV prevention and stigma reduction

HIV stigmafighter addresses HIV stigma, PrEP access and other key issues as an HIV dragtivist through performances as Eric the Dragking

HIV stigmafighter was part of the ‘Stop the tears 2019’ campaign launched by the AIDS fonds

‘Face’ of the 2018 AIDS conference in Amsterdam

Featuring on human size posters all over Amsterdam for the hivuitdekast campaign in 2015

Contact us!

If you are a person living with HIV or an advocate for the HIV community and would like to share your experiences with us, get in touch with us!

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