THE NAZ PROJECT(LONDON)

towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a counselling service for ethnically minoritised people with sexual health and mental health challenges across London.

Funding will be used to continue the successful Joyful Noise Choir for people living with HIV. This project aims to support people in the community to find enriching activities to connect with one another find positive coping mechanisms and reduce ....more

Funding will be used to continue the successful Joyful Noise Choir for people living with HIV. This project aims to support people in the community to find enriching activities to connect with one another find positive coping mechanisms and reduce isolation often felt by people in the community.

The funding will be used to fund three new full time senior leadership positions Service Leads for i) HIV and Mental Health ii) Sexual & Reproductive Health Promotion iii) a Business Development Manager & an external consultant for one year ....more

The funding will be used to fund three new full time senior leadership positions Service Leads for i) HIV and Mental Health ii) Sexual & Reproductive Health Promotion iii) a Business Development Manager & an external consultant for one year to support Trustees and Senior Management to develop a new strategic plan and income generation strategy. These positions will strengthen the organisation’s infrastructure long-term financial resilience & evidence their relevance & need in the sexual health space. They specialize in working with intersectionalities around ethnicity gender sexuality religion culture HIV sex work & aim to adopt a bold & intentional approach to support good sexual health outcomes for Black Brown & minoritized communities & reduce the health outcome disparities faced by this demographic across London. They originally requested £350000 over 4 years (TPC of £700K) at stage 1 however after reviewing their budget & conversations with the FO they increased their request to the above to take into account the cost of living rise & to attract the right staff. Naz Project has previously received TNLCF funding to deliver linguistically & culturally appropriate sexual health services to Black Brown & Minoritized communities in London.

The funding will be used to support BAME communities & people living with HIV in London via advocacy & casework services ensuring that delivery is culturally & linguistically appropriate. The project aims to improve psychological health ....more

The funding will be used to support BAME communities & people living with HIV in London via advocacy & casework services ensuring that delivery is culturally & linguistically appropriate. The project aims to improve psychological health reduce isolation& anxiety for BAME LGBTQI+ people living with HIV and other vulnerable marginalized people as well as improving access to community-based HIV screening services.

In 2018 approximately 11,100 women of potentially menopausal age (45-56) attended for HIV care in the UK, a 5-fold increase over 10 years. BAME women make up 79% of women receiving HIV care. HIV+ women are more likely to be at risk of early ....more

In 2018 approximately 11,100 women of potentially menopausal age (45-56) attended for HIV care in the UK, a 5-fold increase over 10 years. BAME women make up 79% of women receiving HIV care. HIV+ women are more likely to be at risk of early menopause than women without HIV and a lower CD4 count can make women living with HIV more vulnerable to early menopause. Goal: To create a body of work that validates, stimulates and educates audiences about the impact of HIV on the Menopause. Innovation: Taking an early intervention, positive psychology and sex positive approach to the menopause. Creating safe spaces to give creative expression to one the most under spoken and under researched areas of womens lives. The creation of eight 2 hour on line writing workshops to develop a body of work for performance, designed to blow the lid of this extraordinary time, leading to myth busting, self-esteem building, research generating, taboo breaking, public and online performance. Impact: Improved awareness of the lived experience of women living with HIV & the menopause. Reduced stigma & increased opportunities to identify recommendations develop evidence to shape wrap around care & support & policy.

Awarded partially from Consortium through core funds repurposed for essential grants. Spoken word events, platforming women and non binary people of colour, and writing workshops for BAME LGBTQI people, to imporve wellbeing and self esteem during ....more

Awarded partially from Consortium through core funds repurposed for essential grants. Spoken word events, platforming women and non binary people of colour, and writing workshops for BAME LGBTQI people, to imporve wellbeing and self esteem during the covid pandemic.

towards three years' project costs of a counselling service for BAME people with sexual health and mental health issues, across London.

To support the most marginalised of our client group by increasing capacity of our food bank advocacy service post lockdown. We seek to ensure we have capacity to respond to increased presentation of hardship and support from BAME HIV/ LGBTQI ....more

To support the most marginalised of our client group by increasing capacity of our food bank advocacy service post lockdown. We seek to ensure we have capacity to respond to increased presentation of hardship and support from BAME HIV/ LGBTQI communities, a significant number who are undocumented and need assistance.

This funding is to increase our free counselling service from 2 days to 4 days a week to support BAME and BAME LGBTQI communities. We want to recruit a 3 LGBTQI sessional staff and a Digital Communications Engagement Officer for the next 6 months.

NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more

NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

The project will use the funding to meet the extra demand for their front-line services build their policy and communications work around the health inequalities faced by BAME communities.

The funding is for casework and supervision costs to increase advice capabilities to BAME HIV/ LGBTQI communities in response to the COVID19 emergency.

The NAZ Project London

Violence against women (VAW) is recognised as a major public health issue and violation of human rights by the WHO, and affects 1 in 3 women globally. Intimate partner violence (IPV) defined as physical, sexual or psychological abuse by a current or ....more

Violence against women (VAW) is recognised as a major public health issue and violation of human rights by the WHO, and affects 1 in 3 women globally. Intimate partner violence (IPV) defined as physical, sexual or psychological abuse by a current or former partner has been experienced by at least 26.6% of women in England & Wales since they were aged 16 (Smith et al.02012). IPV is the leading cause of morbidity for women aged 19-44 years (Home Office).The health consequences of IPV are wide ranging and can last for many years after the abuse has ended. The impact on sexual health (SH) includes increased rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), poor reproductive health outcomes such as unwanted pregnancy and sexual dysfunction.Women who have experienced IPV are 1.5x more likely to acquire HIV and other STIs (Li et al. 2014). Women living with HIV are also at least 2x more likely to have experienced IPV (Dhairyawan et al. 2012) and therefore NICE, BHIVA, BASHH and the FSRH recommend IPV training for staff and IPV screening in sexual health and HIV services.Despite this, there are no national recommendations or specific guidance on SH and HIV awareness training for VAW organisations. NAZ therefore plan to create and deliver a training package on SH and HIV to staff working at 10 VAW organisations in East and South London (e.g. Gaia). This will include the increased risk of acquisition of STIs and HIV, screening and prevention tools such as PrEP. This would be combined with referral pathways for STI/HIV testing at NAZ, Barts Health NHS Trust, signposting to other SH clinics and information on home testing kits.This package will be complemented by promotional material such as leaflets and posters to be used and distributed in VAW agencies and an online at the end of the period, NAZ aim to set up a round table discussion with national VAW organisations to present the projects findings, promote STI/HIV testing and influence national recommendations on training.

The project will deliver choir workshops that are designed to support people who live with the effects of HIV. The aim is to improve wellbeing and reduce isolation.

This project will provide a series of photographic workshops for women living with HIV. This will enable them to explore and share their experiences with peers, improving their health and wellbeing.

The aim of this continuation and development project is to provide multilingual support to Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities living with a positive HIV diagnosis and to increase awareness of HIV/STI within BAME communities.

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the costs of 4 LGBTsupport groups, including sessional facilitation costs, venue hire, refreshments, volunteer expenses, marketing, telephone, stationery and management overheads

The Naz Project, London (Naz) seeks to empower HIV+ communities in London and work to reduce the rates of HIV infection through positive prevention and foster long term engagement, integration and continuity of care for people living with HIV. The ....more

The Naz Project, London (Naz) seeks to empower HIV+ communities in London and work to reduce the rates of HIV infection through positive prevention and foster long term engagement, integration and continuity of care for people living with HIV. The project will provide a support service for newly diagnosed people living with HIV and long term survivors.