There is a saying that goes “when spiders unite, they can tie up a lion.”  The members of the Education Fights AIDS (EFA) associations have tied up many lions! And they have done it …

Treatment or prevention?
In the absence of a cure for HIV, for the past 30 years this question has been the center of debate. For those of us who have dedicated our lives to the …

By Rachel Hoy Deussom – Chair, EFA International Board of Directors

Irene* is petite, with almond-shaped eyes and a brillant smile. She is married with one child and an eighth grade education. Irène is HIV-epositive. These …

Health is our first wealth. It takes an effort each and every day to live a healthy life. In Cameroon, approximately one in 20 adults is HIV-positive. In places like the Far North of Cameroon, …

It is often said that in reality, it is not HIV/AIDS that kills–it is stigma that does. It is because of stigma that people are afraid to get tested, ashamed to admit their status or to seek treatment, and embarrassed to even talk about the realities of the epidemic. Stigma isolates people, strangles discussion and spreads the virus. The dream of Education Fights AIDS (EFA) is for “the idea of stigmatization to be completely erased.”

An update on EFA’s activities for April through June 2011
EFA International’s peer educators and support associations continue to expand with increasing projects and activities. In March and April, a TrustAfrica grant enabled EFA International’s peer …