Community
Run a bar? Part of a local group? Attend a place of worship? In a running club? Love the library?
Whichever community you are a part of, why not ask the people around you to help raise awareness and vital funds for National AIDS Trust on World AIDS Day?
We have lots of free fundraising materials and even some ready-made activities packs you can order! We also have some educational resources below.
Why should you join us for World AIDS Day?
You can order:
- 100 red ribbons and display boxes
- The Big Murder Mystery events pack – a murder mystery dinner party, which transports you back in time to Paris in the 1920s
- The Big World AIDS Day Quiz events pack – a classic quiz which can be hosted in person or virtually
- The Big World AIDS Day Escape events pack– host our virtual escape taking you around the world in your spy assessment
- The Big Whodunnit events pack – a virtual murder mystery immersing you in a 17th century dinner party gone wrong
Over 105,000 people are living with HIV in the UK today.
Advances in medicine mean that people on effective HIV treatment cannot pass the virus on, but late diagnoses remain high and worryingly, only 45% of people can identify all the ways in which HIV is transmitted.
Stigma and discrimination can be a daily issue for people living with HIV. A recent stigma survey showed that 13 per cent report avoiding visiting the GP because they feared being treated differently and 21 per cent of gay men living with HIV report they have been discriminated against in work.
Troublingly 18 per cent of those surveyed report they’d had suicidal thoughts in the past year.
We’ve come a long way – but there’s still much work to do! Join us to raise vital funds so we can continue to fight discrimination, raise awareness and improve the lives of people living with HIV.
Help
For more information and ideas, or if you’d like to volunteer on World AIDS Day, please contact James Shamtally, our Community Fundraiser at james.shamtally@nat.org.uk.
Make sure to list your event on the events section of the website to tell others about it.