Why should our organisation become HIV Confident?
All of us should be able to thrive at work and access the services we need. But many people living with HIV can still encounter discrimination and stigma. By committing to becoming an HIV Confident organisation you can ensure that everyone is treated with respect regardless of their HIV status.
Being educated about HIV is the first step to making sure this happens within your organisation. By ensuring that employees are educated about HIV and by having policies in place that make sure people living with HIV are treated correctly, we can all help to end stigma and ensure that we are not discriminating illegally against people living with HIV.
How can HIV Confident help us to support people living with HIV?
HIV Confident will help you to achieve your commitment with the following resources:
- HIV Confident toolkit. This toolkit will support you to implement HIV-friendly policies and procedures and evaluate their effectiveness.
- Training resources. Our online training resources will help you to learn more about HIV, and how you can best support people living with HIV.
- Reporting tool. This tool will enable people living with HIV to let you know about any stigma or discrimination that they have experienced, so that you can respond effectively.
- Enhanced support. To help you to go further with your commitment, there are a range of enhanced resources available, such as in-person training, bespoke eLearning, and training for trainers.