What is HIV and AIDS?

We get support from professional
HIV organizations to help brief
and or train our staff and
volunteers.
We link staff, volunteers and
beneficiaries with local Centres
for Diseases Control and/or HIV
organizations for information and
support.
We need to invest in developing a
lot of HIV resources for the info of
staff, volunteers and
stakeholders.
We need to train volunteers to
become professional HIV and
AIDS workers.
We involve people living with HIV
and AIDS in planning, monitoring
and evaluation of projects.
We include HIV briefing info into
volunteer orientation/training.
HIV Mainstreaming Networking and relationship
building is very important.
Mainstreaming does not require
people to become HIV experts.
Looking for external support to
provide technical assistance
Integration
and resources is necessary.
Providing local referral services
is very important. Providing
information is the first step – a
starting point. Making it part of a
workplace policy and having
continuous engagement with
the local CDC and HIV
organisations
mainstreaming.
would be
HIV Focused Work This would be the role of a HIV
focused organisation. There is
no need for organisations to
develop their own resources;
they can use what other
organisations have produced.
However, they may wish to
tailor the messages to their own
context.
HIV Focused work Becoming HIV and AIDS
HIV Mainstreaming
experts is not the aim of
mainstreaming. Being equipped
with knowledge and skills to
protect yourself is important as
well as understanding the wider
impacts of HIV.
The GIPA principle (Greater
Involvement of People living
with HIV and AIDS). It reduces
stigma and discrimination as
well as recognizing the valuable
contribution PLWHAs have.
HIV Mainstreaming Including HIV as part of a
health, safety and security
session is useful for volunteers
to learn about the risks and
impacts of HIV and how this
might affect them in their
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