HIV and AIDS
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We work in villages, cities and the corridors of power to support groups that are campaigning to reverse the devastating impact of HIV and AIDS on millions of lives.
Since 1987 we’ve been giving practical support to people living with AIDS-related diseases in Kenya.
We want to help poor and excluded people to challenge and influence governments, private corporations and other organisations to ensure their right to free and comprehensive HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support. The most important groups to support are poor and excluded women and girls living with HIV and AIDS. So we do this by trying to ensure:
- An end to sexual violence, one of main reasons why HIV and AIDS levels are increasing so rapidly. It’s proven that if women can chose and manage their sexual relationships, infection rates can be managed.
- That people living with HIV and AIDS have access to anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs, comprehensive prevention information, essential treatment, care, support and livelihood inheritance.
- That their livelihoods are sustainable.
- That global and local policies affecting them work in their favour.
- That organisations run by people living with HIV and AIDS are strengthened.
