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CHIVA Conference and Family Conference are less than a month away
28 April 2022
The 16th Annual CHIVA Conference will take place on Friday 20th May 2022, at Friends House, London & online.This is our conference for professionals and this year we have an… Read More
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New education toolkit to empower students to become the generation that ends HIV stigma
23 March 2022
A new toolkit developed by young people living with HIV will enable teachers to educate young people with the facts about HIV in an engaging way and inspire them to… Read More
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FREEDOM 2 BE CAMP 2022 ANNOUNCED
21 January 2022
The dates for CHIVA’s 2022 Freedom 2 Be (F2B) residential camp have now been announced, and applications are open. This year camp will take place from Tuesday 2nd – Saturday… Read More
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CHIVA YOUTH COMMITTEE RECRUITMENT
13 January 2022
EXCITING NEWS! The CHIVA Youth Committee (CYC) is recruiting and we are looking for more young people living with HIV aged 12-18 from the UK and Ireland to join our group!… Read More
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Short film in British Sign Language is set to raise awareness of HIV among young people
17 December 2021
Short film in British Sign Language is set to raise awareness of HIV among young people A short film written and co-directed by young people who have grown up living… Read More
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People who were born with HIV now have a safe space to record their life stories to be included in the social history of HIV
1 December 2021
People who were born with HIV now have a safe space to record their life stories to be included in the social history of HIV The life stories of people… Read More
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CHIVA responds to the Government’s new HIV Action Plan
1 December 2021
CHIVA welcomes the Government’s new HIV Action Plan published today which commits to investing over £23 million in HIV services. This is good progress but in order to reach… Read More
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CHIVA CONFERENCES 2022 – SAVE THE DATE!
22 November 2021
The 16th Annual Conference will take place on Friday 20th May 2022 at Friends House, London & online. The CHIVA family conference is also returning and will be on Saturday… Read More
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Long-acting injectable treatments for people living with HIV
18 November 2021
Long-acting injectable treatment will be available for some people living with HIV. NICE (the public body which makes decisions about what treatments can be offered on the NHS) published guidance… Read More
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Opportunity to join the CHIVA Trustee board
2 November 2021
The Trustee Board: Trustees are jointly responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of CHIVA, its financial controls, and overseeing the delivery of the organisation’s aims and objectives. The… Read More
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CHIVA Conference 2021
9 September 2021
We are delighted with how our annual conference on Friday 3rd September went! Our first Hybrid conference – with some joining us in London and others online. The programme is still… Read More
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Freedom 2 Be 2021
16 August 2021
We ran three F2B support camps at the start of August. Each camp was 3 nights long and created a safe space for young people living with HIV to connect,… Read More
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Freedom 2 Be 2021
26 April 2021
We are pleased to be taking registrations of interest for our annual Freedom 2 Be residential camp for children and young people living with HIV. We will be working at all… Read More
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ANNUAL CHIVA CONFERENCE 2021
12 April 2021
Registration and Abstract Submission for the 15th Annual CHIVA conference are now open!… Read More
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New CHIVA Membership
1 April 2021
CHIVA has a new approach to membership making our membership more widely available and more affordable. Find out more… Read More
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Young People’s Survey Evaluation report
31 March 2021
New CHIVA report on the Impact of the national lockdown on young people with HIV accessing CHIVA support services. Find out more… Read More
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How It’s A Sin Helped me talk to my mum about HIV
26 March 2021
As young people growing up with HIV, we weren’t always around to really see the aids crisis. After watching #ItsASin with my mum I thought I would ask her what… Read More
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ArcHIVe Podcast launched
3 March 2021
The ArcHIVe is a podcast created by a group of young people who have grown up in the UK living with HIV. It shares their thoughts, ideas, hopes and shared dreams. Read More
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A Spotlight on: The Work Edition
8 February 2021
‘A Spotlight on: the work edition’ focuses on people with HIV working in different areas. You’ll hear from people working in IT, healthcare, sports, hospitality, the arts and more. All… Read More
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CHIVA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2020
15 October 2020
On 15th October 2020 we ran our 14th CHIVA Annual Conference virtually. … Read More
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CHIVA FAMILY CONFERENCE 2020
1 September 2020
Very sadly due to COVID-19 we were unable to have a families conference as planned in 2020. Read More
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SUPPORT CAMP
7 August 2020
From 3-7th August 2020 we ran our annual support camp. This year, due to the ongoing pandemic, we ran this as a virtual camp. Watch videos created exclusively for camp. Read More
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BLACK LIVES MATTER
10 June 2020
We stand in solidarity with all who are striving to ensure that the urgent call from the Black Lives Matter movement to address racism is met with clear action from… Read More
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BSL & subtitled version of our film Life Growing Up Launch
3 June 2020
We’re very pleased to provide this inclusive version for the deaf community, to enable access to the information, stories and experiences of young people living with HIV. Find out more… Read More
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CHARITY FILM AWARDS
1 April 2020
We are very proud that Life Growing Up was awarded winner in the Longform Under £5million Turnover Category at the Charity Film Awards in April 2020. The Charity Film Awards celebrates the… Read More
Continue ReadingTHE MISSING LINK: HIV and Mental Health
4 March 2020
The Missing Link: HIV and Mental Health Report commissioned and published by the All Party Parliamentary Group on HIV/AIDS was launched on 4th March 2020. We at CHIVA were delighted to… Read More
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