United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) USA Expand view 3 UN Plaza New York NY 10017 UNICEF is concerned about the Human Rights of a Child. They were created to work with other to over come the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination that a child may face. http://www.unicef.org
Together Against AIDS Positive Association (TAAPA) Uganda Expand view P.O. Box 27066 Kampala This is a local organisation, founded and run by PLWHA and working in the Wakiso District. Its activities include mobilization and sensitization of PLWHA, providing positive-living skills to PLWHA, prevention of mother-to-child transmission, training for the general community, providing skills to create and manage income-generating activities, support for primary school orphans and vulnerable children (school fees and scholastic materials), education on nutrition and palliative care, training community on “memory projects” and paralegal issues (rights and obligations)
ENDA Senegal Expand view BP 3370 54 Rue Carnot Dakar The ENDA Centre is involved in a variety of different projects including; animal traction for water pumping, the use of animal and vegetable waste and oil presses. Runs an AIDS/HIV enquiry service for francophone Africa and is a key networking point for ICASO in West Africa.
STOPAIDS UK Expand view STOPAIDS Grayston Centre 28 Charles Square London N1 6HT STOPAIDS is the network of UK agencies working since 1986 to secure an effective global response to HIV and AIDS.Formerly known as two separate organisations - UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development and the Stop AIDS Campaign - they were re-branded and re-launched in September 2013 as one merged organisation. Together with people with HIV, STOPAIDS fights for a global response that respects, protects and fulfils human rights improving HIV treatment, prevention, care and support of those suffering. http://stopaids.org.uk/
TILLA - Association of Women Living with HIV and AIDS (TILLA AWLHA) Ethiopia Expand view PO Box 1041 SNNPR, Sidama ZOne Awassa Town Tilla Association of Women Living with HIV is a local NGO working towards fighting the spread of HIV and AIDS in Ethiopia. TILLA believes that community awareness programmes are key to successful memory work. This includes involving men and fathers, guardians, child-headed households and extended families in the memory work activities. Cooperating with other interested NGOs and government organisations has also strengthened TILLA’s approach to memory work
Kondwa Day Center for Orphans Zambia Expand view Kondwa Day Centre Ng'ombe Compound P.O. Box 33652 Lusaka The name Kondwa means "Be Happy." Kondwa is a day center, whose mission is to give hope to the lives of orphaned children in one of the most deprived areas of Lusaka, Zambia in Africa. Children from the ages of 3-9 years old, who have lost one or both parents, mostly to AIDS or HIV related disease, are provided with education, food, medical attention and love. Children in counseling workshops are encouraged to tell their stories and recount their memories. The process of remembering helps children to deal with loss, grief and transition. The center provides for the psycho-social and material needs of more than 90 children
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Switzerland Expand view 20 Avenue Appia CH-1211 Geneva 27 A leading advocate for worldwide action against AIDS. Its mission is to lead, strengthen and support an expanded response to the AIDS epidemic in a way that will prevent the spread of HIV, and provide care and support for those affected by the disease; reduce the vulnerability of individuals and communitites to HIV/AIDS; and alleviate the socio-economic and human impact of the epidemic https://www.unaids.org/en
Sinomlando Centre for Oral History and Memory Work in Africa South Africa Expand view School of Religion and Theology New Arts Building University of KwaZulu-Natal Golf Road Scottsville Pietermaritzburg In Zulu sinomlando means: "we have a history". The Sinomlando Project started at the School of Theology, University of Natal, in 1994 and used the oral testimonies of indigenous people to develop an all-inclusive history of African christianity. Gradually, the scope of the project has broadened, to include other areas, applying the methodology to those sectors of society that need to recover their ‘silenced memory’. Currently Sinomlando is involved in research and training in areas such as HIV/AIDS, gender and family history. The Memory Box Project, which is one of the main components of Sinomlando, is an attempt to address, through the methodology of oral history, the psycho-social needs of children affected by HIV/AIDS https://srpc.ukzn.ac.za/research-units-centres/sinomlando/