WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING?
Please have a look at the blog posts below to see some of the things we have been doing.
ALTON TOWERS
October 2021
A one day, in person meet up with young people from the Midlands and Liverpool areas to Alton Towers in October 2021.
The 12 young people set their alarms very early to meet up at their pickup points before getting a minibus to the location.
POSITIVELY SPOKEN
OCTOBER 2021
Positively Spoken is a new project from CHIVA. It is an oral history project collecting life stories from young people growing up with HIV in the UK working in partnership with the British Library…
Art is Key 2021
October 2021
Art is Key is CHIVA’s creative arts project delivered with Turtle Key Arts…
15th Annual CHIVA Conference
September 2021
The 15th Annual CHIVA conference was held on the 3rd of September, with attendance in person and online.
Some members from the CHIVA Youth Committee travelled to London to present a talk on inequalities.
One youth committee member has written their thoughts on this topic.
Freedom 2 Be Support Camp
August 2021
This year we ran three mini Freedom 2 Be support camps at the start of August, on the theme of Being Me. Across the three camps, 75 young people living with HIV attended.
Each camp was 3 nights long and provided a safe space for the young people to…
CHIVA Youth Committee Face to Face Meet Up
June 2021
A one-day face to face youth committee meeting was held in London in June. The 12 who attended dutifully took lateral flow covid tests, got up ridiculously early to catch trains, and battled through the London heat to meet their friends at a church hall near Euston station. After more than a year of zoom meetings, they were overjoyed to be in the same room…
Welsh and South West Young People’s Meet Up
May 2021
Young people from across the South West and Wales met for a day event in Cardiff in May. These events always include a workshop style activity about growing up with HIV, some food, and a social activity chosen by the young people…
Online Support Groups
March 2021
We have continued to provide regular zoom sessions for two different age groups since the start of 2021. These groups have a relaxed feel and have different themes…
