Set up in 1984, AIDES is the leading HIV/Aids organisation and one of the most important in Europe.
AIDES was state approved in 1990.
AIDES supports HIV positive people and their family circle.
AIDES informs the public about Aids.
AIDES brings Aids to the attention of the authorities.
AIDES mobilises hundreds of volunteers who enable the organisation to effectively achieve results in the field.
Decision-making
AIDES is an organisation governed by the 1901 law of associations. It is administered by a board of trustees consisting of 24 members who are elected every two years during the annual general meeting. This board then elects the committee for a term of two years. The task of the committee and the board is to define the strategic and political orientations of AIDES actions.
A regional, national and departmental organisation.
The AIDES network is structured on three levels: departmental, regional and national. The departmental offices are grouped together within the big regions.
What does “AIDES” mean?
This word includes the French word “AIDE” meaning support and the English word “AIDS”.