SECURE AND DEVELOP EXISTING PROJECTS

Designing Hope and Dessine l'Espoir have been growing actors since 2003 in Europe and Africa to support people affected by HIV AIDS and fight HIV & AIDS related stigmas and discrimination.
Thanks to a permanent link between community actions and sensitization programs in Europe and in Africa, both structures have been constantly adapting messages and actions to develop efficient concepts benefiting small groups of people in micro projects as well as millions of individuals through national campaigns.

(Also read: Achievements and running projects )

9 PRIORITIES AND ACTIONS.


Action 1


Dispaying the campaign "I Love You Positive or Negative" in various community places (hospitals, schools, administrative offices, workplaces...) through communications tools able to reach a large audience (Posters, booklets, flyers,together with television and radio messages).
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Action 2


Conception of a pedagigical kit along with 6 posters reproducing a selection of artworks from "Artists4life" to be spread through schools. This kit will include activities and questions to be used to start discussions sensitizing youth to HIV and AIDS related stigmas and discriminations, as well as to offer general knowledge about the desease and the ways to prevent contamination.
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Action 3

Implementation of the campaign : "I love you Positive or Negative" in a HIV/AIDS policy in Africa-based companies.
HIV/AIDS is a growing issue in companies implemented in highly affected regions, such as Africa.
Leave days due to opportunistic diseases, funerals of relatives, psychological weaknesses, loss of motivation...
Daily, the virus affects employees of these compagnies, and therefore, their business activity and profitability.
On the other hand, many employees are too afraid to loose their position when disclosing their status and are
tempted to hide any sign of weakness in order not to raise any suspicion, which worsens their health.
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Action 4

Sensitization campaign to emphasis the importance of condoms to prevent the spread of Aids.
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Action 5

Distribution of hot meals and food at the hospital of Piggs Peak, Swaziland and in several support groups in Swaziland, South Africa, and Mozambique. Encourage and promote testing and participation to support groups for HIV+ people in Swaziland, South Africa and Mozambique.
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Action 6

- Mobilization of African artists on the campaign message "I love You Positive or Negative" fighting HIV & AIDS related stigmas and discriminations.
- Organization of local exhibitions gathering these artworks, starting with Mozambique
and South Africa where more than 40 artists have already contributed to this project by creating an artwork on the campaign message.
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Action 7

Designing Hope has developped, in partnership with UNESCO, the artistic side of its campaign fighting stigmas related to HIV and AIDS : « I love You Positive or Negative » with the project "Artists4life" involving 30 prominent artists. Designing Hope and UNESCO wish to continue to exhibit the artworks of these artists by organising an international tour.
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Action 8


Dessine l'Espoir will develop in France and in Europe a parallel action using a selection of the artwork from the "I Love You Positive or Negative" campaign, and gather new messages to adapt this campaign to targeted populations.The approach will be different, targetting special groups affected by stigma, such as migrants, gay and youngsters, and will insist on the use of condom.
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Action 9

"One Month of Love" is a project developped by Designing Hope in association with Ithemba in order to communicate on the "I love you Positive or Negative" campaign in Europe and also on aiming at financing the campaign in Africa.
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CONSORTIUM

Creation of a consortium of international companies willing to support Designing Hope's campaign.
The consortium is welcoming especially companies having branches in Africa who can both:
- support a wide campaign of prevention and sensitization to HIV related stigmas
- and directly benefit from this partnership by implementing the campaign within their premises for their own employes.
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