HIV Awareness
Manchester Voices of Faith Project
Working towards a generation free of HIV
HIV awareness training for faith and community leaders working with African communities
Manchester Voices of Faith Project's (MVFP) goal is to advance HIV prevention efforts in the migrant African communities that are hardest-hit by the HIV epidemic. The project targets hard to engage groups of Christians and Muslims of African origin, above 18 years of age, who live in Manchester. Faith leaders can play a pivotal role in delivering HIV prevention interventions to these communities. This is because they are highly trusted by African immigrants. We will facilitate faith and community leader's understanding of HIV and the development action plans that based on the needs of their communities. The project will start in January 2017 and will run for ten months.
HIV training day: Wednesday 12th July 2017
Longsight Library, 519 Stockport Road, Manchester M12 4NE
Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Refreshments and lunch are provided : Training is on first floor with lift access
Aim: To equip faith and community leaders with the suitable attitudes, knowledge, and skills which they can use to give congregations the information and support they need; enabling their communities to be HIV capable.
What's covered?
- Advocacy
- HIV treatment
- HIV infection routes
- Action plan development
- Support available for people living with HIV in Manchester
- The prevalence of HIV among migrant communities in Britain
- Testing of HIV and barriers to testing for migrant communities
- People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and faith/community leader relationships
- Barriers to good PLHIV & faith/community leader relationships for migrant communities
