Women’s issues.
Specific actions are increasing, innovative prevention and support projects are being developed.
Helping HIV positive women to speak openly enables us to draw attention to their specific needs.
And so we begin to see testimonials where women put forward their claims in a fight to change the social reality which does not take into account their particular prevention and medical care needs.
AIDES supports women by organising and facilitating focus groups, sociable get-togethers, workshops on prevention, treatment, nutrition, sexuality and beauty.
We continue to strengthen the recognition of women’s needs regarding HIV and HCV in the AIDES network
All these opportunities allow women to put an end to isolation and to discuss the physical, moral and professional consequences of HIV and Hepatitis.
“Battery charging” weekends are organised and attended by HIV positive women. In pleasant and friendly surroundings, women have the opportunity to acquire specific knowledge on gynaecology, pregnancy, treatment etc, to work on self esteem, to discuss life experiences and find collective or individual responses for living well with HIV.
We continue in our endeavours to fight for a more affordable female condom and to raise the awareness of researchers and politicians on the interest of financing research on microbicides.