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attitudes about HIV and AIDS and towards groups of people who may be associated with HIV
or AIDS.
6. Fighting stigma and discrimination
Have people think about how they have been stigmatized or discriminated against in their lives due
to race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, economic status, education,
HIV status or other reason. Then have them write on cards how such stigma and discrimination
made them feel. Collect the cards and cluster them into grounds of discrimination. Briefly discuss
the effects of stigma and discrimination. Then discuss what can be done in the sports body to
eliminate stigma and discrimination of any kind, including stigma and discrimination related to HIV.
7. Other activities
● formally commit to creating and promoting an environment sensitive to HIV and AIDS in your
organization;
● develop and implement a HIV and AIDS in the workplace policy;
● encourage and support research on stigmatization and discrimination within the sports
setting, and use the findings to design actions and policies to promote openness and
acceptance;
● involve sportsmen and women living with or affected by HIV and AIDS as resource persons
in your sports programs and activities;
● ensure that sport coaches are AIDS competent by including HIV and AIDS related issues in
their coaching education;
● display posters on HIV prevention;
● provide basic HIV education for employees and their families;
● distribute educational brochures about HIV transmission and prevention;
● invite outside organizations to present or distribute HIV and AIDS information;
● integrate HIV transmission and prevention information into your day-to-day activities and
programmes;
● familiarize yourself with HIV and AIDS service organizations such as voluntary testing and
counselling centres, people living with HIV and AIDS organizations and AIDS service
organizations in your neighbourhood;
● raise awareness so that players and communities can access services such as care and support
services or mother to child HIV transmission prevention services as they become available, or
hold authorities accountable if these are not available;
● include articles about HIV and AIDS in your newsletter and on your internet and intranet
sites; or
● make condoms and lubricant available.
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