Meaningful Involvement of People living with HIV

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Vision

People with and affected by HIV playing a central role in providing and monitoring HIV prevention and treatment services

Mission 

A regional organisation specialising in peer led Community U=U campaign, Community Systems Strengthening, Behavioural Change Communication, Demand Creation for HIV prevention and Treatment Services in order to combat HIV and it's impact

Background

HIV Survivors and Partners Network is a South African based organisation offering its services across Africa . It is led by people with HIV and with over 15 years experience in HIV prevention and treatment services.

The organisation's main focus is to fight HIV related stigma, advocate for discordant partners right to HIV services and Sexual Reproductive Health and creating demand for HIV services across all cascade, using U=U as a tool.

The secondary objective is to capacitate community health workers to ensure PLWHIV receive high quality, useful and clients centred information and services. The organisation also has a peer led community based HIV direct service delivery component, a virtual safe space for woman living with HIV to ensure they receive real time advices and support from their peers.

HSPN collaborated with other organisations across Africa and co-founded U=U Africa Forum (a peer led organisation that seeks to advocate for adoption of U=U across the region)