AIDS Consortium :: openness and non-discrimination on the basis of HIV and AIDS

Programmes

Our Programme Directive

Programme	Programme components
Human rights approach / Stigma eradication
Communication and Messaging	Website
	Newsletter
	Profiling and Media
	Development monthly themed messages
Advocacy	bua@AC (monthly forums)
	Affiliate engagement – coordination, networking & affiliate wellness
	Community dialogues
	Affiliate driven committees
Training	Organisational Development & Capacity Building	Workshops
		On-site Mentoring
	Technical Training	HIV and AIDS related issues
	Monitoring and Evaluation
Information and resources Programme (IRP)	Libraries
	Cyber Cafes
	Distribution Hubs
Civil Society Coordination & Collaboration	Represent NGO sector on SANAC
	Quarterly working group of networks
	Newsletter to sector
Monitoring and Evaluation of services

Information and Resource Centre

The Information and Resource Centre is situated within the offices of the AIDS Consortium in Braamfontein and it consists of the AC library, Cyber Café and the Information distribution centre.

Access HIV related information from our libraries and distribution hubs!

The Aids Consortium Library

The library has the latest and comprehensive information on HIV and AIDS. It also has information and resources dating back to the mid 1980’s

Users
The AC library is open to the general South African public. Several partnerships enable The AC to bring HIV information closer to communities.

Times
The libraries are open weekdays from 8:30 – 16:30
Materials/Collection

Books/monographs
Videos
Cds/DVDs
Manuals
Conferences
Newspaper Clippings
Annual reports
Pamphlets, brochures & booklets
Research reports
Journals & newsletters

For any other information about the library and how to access the resources please ask the librarian

ACCyber Café

The Cyber Café is for the use of affiliates so that they can conduct research on subjects of interest within HIV and AIDS

Information Distribution Centre

The centre is responsible for the distribution of materials, such as posters, condoms and HIV and AIDS magazines to organisations and individuals on request.

Affiliates Engagement Programme

| Advocacy And Networking | Monthly Meetings | Committees |

Means of engaging our affiliates across different platforms to inform and drive our programme delivery. To become an AIDS Consortium affiliate member, please click here

Monthly meetings (bua@AC)

"bua" is a Sotho word meaning “talk”; it was commonly used at activists’ meetings in the apartheid struggle. When one was making a valid point and the supporters wanted to support his/her statement, they would just say “bua”, which encouraged freedom of expression. These sessions also encouraged networking, comradeship and skills transfer. This epitomises the AC monthly meetings, hence – bua@AC.

The AIDS Consortium bua sessions stand out as a pioneering initiative, bringing together over 400 (throughout three provinces) HIV and AIDS and human rights activists monthly to discuss topical issues, hence a different theme each month. These have taken place for 17 years and are thus renowned in the sector.

The forum encourages networking, skills transfer, debates and discussions that challenge the myths, beliefs and behaviours that continue to drive incidence, human rights violations and stigma and discrimination. Well renowned in the HIV and AIDS sector, the forum is largely aimed at NGOs, FBOs, CBOs and activists in the HIV and AIDS field, but does not exclude any interested community members.

For more information and dates for meetings, please click here...

Training Programme

The focus of the training programme is to equip Community Based Organisations with skills needed to implement good quality, sustainable and effective HIV/AIDS services for people infected and affected by HIV/ AIDS in our communities.

Training is developed to respond to the needs of the organisations and individuals. Adult based training methodologies are utilised to ensure that participants are capacitated to implement the skills they learn during the training.