african communities engagement hpe conference 2015 wellington moyo yorkshire mesmac
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African Communities Engagement
HPE Conference 2015Wellington Moyo
Yorkshire MESMAC
Family fun day events Football events Peer educators training Community organisations partnership
How best is our best
Focusing on African women. Afro music . Children activities (bouncy castle, face
painting) Traditional foods. Other service providers; Well-Women Centre,
Turning Point, Good Samaritans and Family Information.
Family fun events
Fun Day Event
Information Distribution
Children Activities
‘This is one occasion I will remember for a long time, people talking to me about HIV & AIDS without sadness on their faces’..(woman of Malawian origin)
‘We have hosted many social events in this venue but never before had I seen members of African families in this mood’…(venue provider)
What they said
Football Tournaments
Geared at reducing HIV stigma.
HIV workshop before games.
HIV Testing provided.
Condoms and resources distribution.
Tournament prizes
11 A-side football kit advertising our HIV support services in
Bradford and Wakefield.
In Bradford the average attendance is 120 African men and 70 in Wakefield (747 men since 2012).
Increase in HIV testing. Wide distribution of condoms. Participants from various cultural
background. National recognition (BBC4 2013).
The impact football tournaments
Four trainings done in Bradford targeting faith communities.
A total of 92 people from various denominations trained.
Impact - more HIV awareness sessions in various churches.
Development of leaflets targeting faith groups.
Peer Educators
Peer Educators Training
Pastors and members of various church organisations.
Focusing on changing attitudes and promotion of safer sex practices in religious institutions.
Joining hands with BRF, City of Sanctuary, Sharing Voices, BIASAN and others
Participation in community events: Refugee Week, Mela, Black History Month and others.
NHS Sexual Health awareness events. GP surgeries. Learning institutions.
Partnership with community orgs
Partnership working
Dynamic needs of the group – no single approach to HIV support needs.
Its not just about information but working together/recognising individual interests.
More time and trust needed to build relationships.
Cultural issues. Gender barriers. Funding.
Challenges
Activity Number of Sessions
Bradford Wakefield
Fun Day Events
5 564 307
Football Tournaments
8 527 220
Community Orgs
48 840 370
Peer Educators Training
2 72 0
How we have done it since 2012
Activity variations chart
Football Fun Days C.Os (1-2-1s) P.Educators0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Engagement
Tests
Condoms
Activity
peCrentage
Faith and community leaders’ training. Social media (Afrobradford FB page). Family friendly programmes. Social capital building. Schools, colleges and universities
programmes. Involvement of other religious groups (other
than Christians). Developing posters and leaflets targeting
faith communities.
Sustainable prevention programmes
Bradford City Football Club. Bradford Refugee Forum. GUM Clinics (Bradford & Wakefield). Bevan Healthcare. Turning Point. HPE. Yorkshire MESMAC.
Without their support we would not have had this success…THANK YOU!
We have supporters for our goals