Peer Mentors: Alliances That Work

Excerpt of the Spring 2010 article: A Supportive Approach to Supervision for Peers Living with HIV by Janie Riley, originally published by the AIA Liz Bates is a peer working in the field of HIV. When asked how supportive supervision has helped her, she said, “Sometimes clients come to me in crisis. I recently had a client who was homeless …

Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 10, 2010 is Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. What’s the big deal about that? Here in the United States, women comprise nearly one-third of HIV infections, up from about 8% in 1984. In many countries around the world, women already represent more than half of HIV infections. Rates of teenage pregnancy and of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have …

Oakland Mayor Proclaims March 10th Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

WORLD lauded for its work in the Oakland Community Mayor Dellums stated today, “It is imperative that we understand where we are in terms of HIV/AIDS and women. The rates of HIV/AIDS in women of color continues to climb, and we now know that AIDS is still the leading cause of death nationally among African American women ages 25-34 and …

Be Educated, Get Tested, Be Empowered!

JOIN WORLD for an evening of “need to know” Facts, Myth-Busters, Interactive Activities and Dialogue about HIV in our community. This is NOT a women only event.  ALL encouraged and welcome to attend ON SITE HIV Screening (testing) Provided March 10, 2010 6:00pm-8:00pm WHERE: Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church 528 33rd Street, at Telegraph Avenue Oakland, CA WHY: Every 35 minutes, …

Divas Speak Out!

For Immediate Release Contact: Naina Khanna, 510-986-0340 ext 316 Oakland-based HIV organization WORLD, a part of Lady Gaga, Cyndi Lauper campaign. Celebrities hone in on women with HIV; renewed focus is timely, say advocates Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper, the new voices of VIVA GLAM lipstick, are channeling their high-voltage diva energy to ignite From Our Lips – the new …