NATIONAL AIDS TRUST

This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-02.02.2022-9478

The project is using funding to support people living with HIV/AIDS tackle the root discrimination they face and create sustainable change through policy and systems change. The aims is to stop new HIV infections champion the needs of people whose ....more

The project is using funding to support people living with HIV/AIDS tackle the root discrimination they face and create sustainable change through policy and systems change. The aims is to stop new HIV infections champion the needs of people whose voices and experiences are too often ignored protect the rights of everyone living with and at risk of HIV and drive engagement and activism to change attitudes to HIV.

The funding is for its policy work to improve the rights of people living with HIV in London thereby reducing poverty and overcoming inequity. It will also help develop a more current strategic communications work to reframe the narratives around ....more

The funding is for its policy work to improve the rights of people living with HIV in London thereby reducing poverty and overcoming inequity. It will also help develop a more current strategic communications work to reframe the narratives around HIV.

To support the practicalities of working from home in relation to equipment.

£47,000 over two years (£23,400; £23,600) towards the costs of piloting the London Activists’ Network, including salary and on-costs of a pt (12.25 hpw) Community Engagement Officer, associated project costs, and a contribution to overheads.

The funding will be used to coordinate this network and supporting actions for NAT that arise and their bi-monthly Network briefings which they will write and disseminate to all members of the network and also make freely available on their website.

To respond to the spike in demand we are receiving from other HIV organisations to support people living with HIV in relation to COVID-19 issues.

National Aids Trust (NAT)

To reduce HIV stigma by using up to date knowledge of HIV to ensure the correct application of the law.

The funding is for policy work to reframe the narratives on HIV and migration; improve the lives of migrants living with HIV; and to challenge current practice in relation migrants with HIV and their access to welfare and other entitlements.

This proposal will support effective community HIV prevention activities and promote the prompt diagnosis, especially through frequent testing, of both HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.HIV testing in sexual health clinics doesnt reach ....more

This proposal will support effective community HIV prevention activities and promote the prompt diagnosis, especially through frequent testing, of both HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.HIV testing in sexual health clinics doesnt reach everyone so community testing is a key opportunity for diagnosing HIV more widely, including in harder-to-reach groups. Community groups and commissioners agree on the value of community testing, but this term represents a broad range of different interventions. Theres no guidance on good practice to enable effective provision, and no standardised way to evaluate interventions. Its hard for organisations to demonstrate impact and for commissioners to commission effective services locally or nationally.The project is an innovative new set of resources which will meet this need. NAT will produce a Community testing intervention design toolkit highlighting policy, evidence and good practice. This is aimed at providers to help them develop effective services, and commissioners to help them understand the value of community testing and be able to commission high-quality testing interventions. NAT will also produce a Community testing evaluation toolkit with standardised key metrics and categories which will support providers to evaluate and demonstrate impact, help PHE in national data collection, and enable cross-sector learning about what works. NAT will work with testing providers, commissioners, PHE HIV data monitoring teams and HPE to understand current practice and effectiveness, stakeholder needs, and ensure future use. NAT will then draft and pilot the resources before rolling them out widely. NAT have 30 years experience in successful delivery of projects and have a clear project plan to ensure this is achievable. The resources will be written by month 6 before being piloted, updated and disseminated by month 12.

The funding is to support NAT who will campaign against unlawful practice by providers and recruitment agencies (specifically the use of pre-employment health questions, outlawed by the Equality Act 2010) affecting people living with HIV. We will ....more

The funding is to support NAT who will campaign against unlawful practice by providers and recruitment agencies (specifically the use of pre-employment health questions, outlawed by the Equality Act 2010) affecting people living with HIV. We will focus on the care sector as a case study which could become a model approach for other industries.

This is a new tech service to tackle stigma faced by people with HIV. It will empower people living with HIV to notify that they have faced prejudice or discrimination. This can be done confidentially or by someone on their behalf. Particular focus ....more

This is a new tech service to tackle stigma faced by people with HIV. It will empower people living with HIV to notify that they have faced prejudice or discrimination. This can be done confidentially or by someone on their behalf. Particular focus in the first iteration will be on employers, the NHS, and other public services. An email will be sent explaining that someone living with HIV has had a bad experience related to their status. The recipient will be taken to a conversational interface such as a Q & A, chatbot, videos, or training details. This will be non-confrontational and will clearly protect anonymity though noting complainants also have the right not to stay anonymous. Through this interaction, services will become more aware of how their services are received and can make improvements accordingly.

Advocacy for better financial services for people living with HIV (PLWH)

To build evidence and voice around access to financial services for those living with HIV and seek policy change to improve services.