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Economic Crisis threatens lifesaving AIDS treatment of 3.8 million Africans
STOP AIDS NOW! raises alarm in a report launched today on World AIDS Day
As a result of the economic crisis there is considerably less money available in Africa to fight the AIDS epidemic. This is either due to decreased government revenues, household incomes and donor funding. 3.8 million HIV-positive Africans who need treatment right now, will have to wait even longer. The threat exists that this waiting list will turn into a death list. Especially in a time of economic recession, wealthy countries need to live up to their commitment. If they fail to do so, they are breaking their promise to provide more HIV positive people in developing countries with AIDS treatment. This is stated by STOP AIDS NOW! in their report ‘The Real Victims of the Economic Crisis live in Africa’. Starting today, the organization commences a nationwide campaign calling on the Dutch public to support the AIDS response, especially in this time of crisis. Read more...
Working with Youth and Children
New tool to design more effective SRHR/HIV Prevention interventions
World Population Foundation and STOP AIDS NOW! have recently published the revised version of the ‘Evidence and rights based Planning and Support Tool for SRHR/HIV Prevention interventions for young people.’ This user-friendly tool provides a checklist of 28 characteristics with very practical questions that can guide project planners and implementers in making SRHR/HIV prevention programmes for young people more effective. Furthermore the tool provides information on behaviour change and systematic project planning. It is available in English, French and Portuguese. Local partners in Pakistan, Mali, South-Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe have been trained by STOP AIDS NOW! partner ICCO in using the tool.
Useful Products of project ‘Choices for Children’
Recently STOP AIDS NOW! finalised its 5-year project ‘Choices for Children’ in South Africa. Among other things this project has resulted in useful products for organisations working with children and young people affected by HIV. Two products are readily available; others will follow soon!
What's new?
Epidemic Update
According to new data in the 2009 AIDS epidemic update, new HIV infections have been reduced by 17% over the past eight years. UNAIDS reports that the number of people living with HIV worldwide continued to grow in 2008, reaching an estimated 33.4 million. In 2008, the estimated number of new HIV infections was 2.7 million, which signals that the epidemic appears to have stabilised in most regions. The continuing rise in the population of people living with HIV reflects the combined effects of continued high rates of new HIV infections and the beneficial impact of antiretroviral therapy. With five new people becoming infected for every two put on antiretroviral treatment, the report calls for strengthened prevention efforts that are based on evidence and embedded in treatment programmes and other health and social services. For the UNAIDS press release and the report click here.
Research - Effects of Managing HIV and AIDS in the Workplace
The STOP AIDS NOW! pilot project ‘Managing HIV and AIDS in the workplace’ in Uganda has been finalised. The end of the applied research report elaborates on important themes for HIV and AIDS workplace policy development and implementation. Important effects of internally mainstreaming HIV and AIDS in Ugandan organisations are a reduction of actual and feared stigma and discrimination, active involvement of people living with HIV and AIDS, an increase in disclosure of one’s status; and more access to and uptake of services. Download the complete research report...
Meet and greet..
 Meet Youth Facilitator Mandla Daba from South Africa!
My name is Mandla Daba. I am from the city Johannesburg in South Africa. I work as a youth facilitator for Twilight Children in Hebrow, a town in South Africa. My own life story has motivated me to become a youth facilitator. After losing my parents, I ended up living in the streets. I was even involved in crime and drugs. Twilight Children has helped me to get out and really change my life. By being a youth facilitator, I can help out and make difference in someone else’s life. Doing so I can pay something back to the community. Read the complete interview including some useful tips to better reach youth...
“Involving Youth is all about making learning fun. You want to offer them a nice day and educate them at the same time”.
Resources
- Factsheet on how to involve People living with HIV/AIDS. “A World to involve”. The factsheet summarises the main challenges encountered while implementing the principle of Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GIPA) within STOP AIDS NOW! partners and development projects. The study "a world to involve" regarded in particular how organisations and networks of PLHIV contribute to achieving GIPA. Also available in Spanish...
- Download the STOP AIDS NOW! Strategic Plan 2010-2015
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