Actionplus Foundation works at the heart the community to promote HIV health and wellbeing. This includes running a range of community focused actions in the UK and in Ghana.

We are a faith based organisation which began in London in 1997. Our vision is a world where people affected by HIV do not experience poverty, ill health and prejudice. We support people living with HIV/AIDS to play a central role in improving their own lives leading to permanent and lasting solutions. We also address other health conditions in our community. Here in the UK, we work across London and Luton and in Africa we have branches based in Ghana and Uganda

OUR HIV PROJECT IS BASED ON THESE 5 CONCEPTS

Preventing the onward transmission of HIV: We promote condom use and other ways of stopping HIV infection, through the raising of the awareness around prevention campaigns.
Promoting the benefit of early diagnosis: We know that HIV diagnosed early gives you more of an opportunity to manage the virus and can prevent onward transmission.
Challenging prejudice: We tackle HIV stigma through education.
Reducing poverty experienced by people living with HIV: Both in the UK and Africa. People living with HIV are living in poverty due to the disease.
In the UK, Ghana and Uganda, we are leaders in HIV education, including support and empowerment programmes working closely with our partner organisations, every day therefore changing the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS.

Our Programs

Education outreach

Once trained, our HIV Advocates then go out to educate the wider community. This includes churches, shops, bars, markets, community organisation, schools and colleges. Sessions last for about 2 hours and we talk to people about HIV and give out written information.

July 16, 2020

TRAINING COMMUNITY LEADERS

We regularly invite key community leaders into our service to learn about HIV and how it affects our communities. Community leaders include Pastors, Church Elders, Women and Young People. Events usually last for a morning and we discuss ways in which community leaders can promote a better understanding of HIV in churches, education, employment and other social settings.

July 15, 2020

Community based HIV testing

Actionplus Foundation has pioneered the delivery of rapid HIV tests in churches and other community settings in the UK and Ghana. In the UK we have delivered rapid HIV testing clinics in churches in London and in Luton. In Ghana out rapid HIV testing outreach has been delivered in churches, in market places and at truck stops.

July 14, 2020

HIV Advocacy Training

To help us achieve our mission we regularly train people to become HIV advocates. The training lasts for a day and gives participants an insight into HIV in the 21st century focusing on advances in HIV treatment, the benefits of early diagnosis, HIV prevention, issues relating to prejudice, discrimination and HIV related poverty.