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Africans in Partnership Against AIDS

Effecting Policy Change In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS Among African Communities Living In Toronto

Principal Organization: Africans in Partnership Against AIDS
Principal Investigator: Edith Jacobet Wambayi

This project was designed to inform people about AIDS/HIV in African communities in Toronto. The researchers focused on the barriers people face when accessing information and treatment for HIV/AIDS. A workshop brought 34 participants together, including representatives from government funding agencies, and the community. Major themes included: a lack of knowledge about HIV/AIDS on the part of government leaders, the need for culturally sensitive care, and general stigma associated with HIV/AIDS. Researchers are building upon these preliminary results to examine how the issues can be addressed according to the needs of different communities.

Effecting Policy Change In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS Among African Communities Living In Toronto

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.