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HIV/AIDS: KiP at Glance
HIV/AIDS: Knowledge is Power knows that our strength lies not only in the words we stand by, but most importantly through the actions of our initiatives. Back in 2014, our Non-Profit Organization realized that by working together we could overcome our challenges much more efficiently and effectively that is why we ultimately decided to launch HIV/AIDS: Knowledge is Power.
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Our Guiding Principles:
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HIV/AIDS Knowledge is Power; is committed to carry out its work according to the following guiding principles:
Focus on meeting the unique needs of high risk populations.
Address the social determinants of health.
Promote comprehensive and integrated services.
Implement data-based decision making and continuous quality improvement.
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Commitment:
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Greater and meaningful engagement of people with HIV/AIDS:
We are committed to the greater and more meaningful engagement of people living with HIV/AIDS at all levels of the organization.
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Strengths-based approach:
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Recognize that despite the impact of stigma(s) and discrimination, there is resilience within the communities that have been deeply affected by HIV.
Nurture the capacity, skills, knowledge, connections, confidence and potential in all of the individuals and communities we serve through our program and service delivery.
Share the successes and strengths of our work.
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Self-determination:
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Work with individuals and communities to enable them to take an active role in determining, planning and directing their health, care and well-being.
Provide confidential, responsive, caring, respectful, sex positive, non-judgmental and client-centred services that promote the health of people living with and at risk for HIV.
Create targeted strategies to meet the particular needs of people living with and at risk for HIV.
Value the rights of individuals to make informed choices that include, but are not limited to, sex, sexuality, reproduction, health care, substance use and HIV treatment.
Employ harm and risk reduction approaches to provide information and education in effort to reduce people's risk of HIV infection.
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