We dream of a world where people living with HIV are healthy citizens free from stigma. Fighting inequities 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.
Eliane Becks-Nininahazwe
Our contribution to breaking to stigma is by sharing our message of setback, faith and ultimately hope with as many people as possible. We want people to improve their understanding about what HIV is, how to prevent HIV, what to do if you have HIV and how to build a future free of stigma. We do this through individual conversations with people living with HIV, by raising awarenes at public occasions, and by speaking out. This must be done at the local and global level at the same time. Only together we can break the stigma surrounding HIV!
To have maximum impact on reducing HIV stigma, we are actively engaging with the global HIV community. We are here to help you! Here are some great community organisations working hard to fight HIV stigma, to share information and to support people in need:
We proudly support and work with BAWA (Burundian Association for Women in Action). We support them to identify barriers to PrEP access, remove these by developing and providing training modules on PrEP, and guide them through the health system towards regular PrEP access. We also work with BAWA on youth leadership by supporting their youth members to design, promote and implement peer-to-peer HIV awareness-, prevention- and stigma reduction actions.
We are co-founders of the youth association Inyambo STARS in Gihanga, Burundi. Their aim is for young people to self-organise to develop their talent, making them agents of change in their community while applying their talents. We support the youth members of Inyambo STARS to develop their talents and reach out to youth in their community on issues such as HIV stigma reduction and PrEp awareness. Their highlight of the year is the “Gihanga Talent show” which is a major yearly cultural event in Giganga since 2020.
Hiv Vereniging represents equality for people living with HIV in the Netherlands. People living with HIV are central to the association. Hiv Vereniging provides information, organises exchanges, represents interests and offers support. For any questions or concerns about HIV and health, PrEP, stigma, medication, love or sex, hiv vereniging can be contacted.
Aidsfonds assists anyone with questions or concerns related to HIV and AIDS. Regardless of who you love or what you do, how you live, the color of your skin, whether you are man, woman or child. Because everyone has the right to healthcare. Fighting HIV and AIDS requires courage and persistence. Aidsfonds supports people who are most affected, in the Netherlands and abroad.
ShivA stands for Spirituality, HIV & Aids. When you live with HIV it makes you reconsider life and love, what is really important, who is really important to you, your future, responsibility and enjoyment, and how you want to and could live your life. ShivA offers people with HIV and AIDS, their partners, friends and family guidance and activities and all these issues and more.
Het Rode Lint provides assistance that is tailored to the needs of people. Het Rode Lint works on a range of themes through local projects in different countries. These include provision of information on HIV/ AIDS, training on HIV/ AIDS, peer counselling and establishing contacts between people living with HIV, food assistance, etc.
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