VISION

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Our vision is:

To see hope restored in individuals and communities, as we together overcome the challenges of HIV and AIDS.

Our mission:

AIDSLink INTERNATIONAL:

  • challenges assumptions
  • calls to involvement
  • works for change

Our Values (our DNA)

  • Reflect Jesus
  • Uphold dignity
  • Empower people
  • Act with integrity
  • Build community
  • Be relevant

This is reflected in an appropriate local response by national AIDSLink teams and our other partners.

So what does that mean, in practical terms?

  • Equipping local people to respond through training and educating
  • Mobilising: making people aware of the need and how they can help
  • Networking: getting alongside those involved
  • Supporting and strengthening local responses
  • Prevention
  • Caring for the hurting
  • Helping children affected by HIV and AIDS
  • Reaching out to those who are vulnerable

How and Why AIDSLink Started

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Back in 2004, I took a trip around Southern Africa, accompanying a journalist who was writing about AIDS, helping with her schedule and taking the photographs.

I had already lived almost ten years in South Africa and I knew that AIDS was a problem, but I had no personal involvement. However, that trip opened my eyes to the devastation this microscopic virus is causing and catapulted me into a response.

I also realised that HIV is not just a problem in Southern Africa - it is an international issue and as such we must respond on an international level.

Rosemary Hack
Director of AIDSLink International