HIV Education, Prevention, Care & Support
HIV education, prevention, care and support continues to be a key theme at the core of WHAI’s priority setting for future work.
About HIV Education, Prevention, Care & Support
HIV education, prevention, care and support continues to be a key theme at the core of WHAI’s priority setting for future work. All other areas of collaboration connect to this central theme.
Women identified a need for increased learning and access to HIV self-testing information, noting this as a less stigmatizing testing option. They also discussed resources related to HIV disclosure, especially within the context of criminalization; parenting, infant feeding and care support; and culturally thoughtful, inclusive, and supportive HIV models of care.
What is WHAI doing?
Moving the work forward WHAI is committed to strengthening women’s HIV education, prevention, care and support through actions such as:
- Facilitating community capacity building, knowledge exchange and resource development focussing on women’s needs and experiences
- Cultivating spaces of sharing and learning amongst women living with HIV and community organizations
- Amplifying women’s expertise to improve women’s HIV prevention, care and support
Community Voices
Our work is always informed by the lived experiences of women.
“I think education should never stop. I think it would be helpful to use peers from the community as facilitators. The women can relate to them a lot more than they relate to us. I think we should go into the communities and not wait for them to meet us at the office.”
“U=U completely changed how I think about HIV and wellness. Wish it was more widely taught in high schools and universities, [they] still have incorrect opinions about HIV. Campaigns like U=U are very important in educating people.”
