PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS

SUPPORT & WELFARE
  • Endowment Fund for Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Medications

  • Pregnant HIV+ Mother's Fund

    ARV medications are all considered non-standard drugs. The AfA Endowment Fund provides financial assistance to needy PWAs who cannot pay for these medications. We also maintain a separate fund for pregnant HIV+ mothers who cannot afford ARV Drugs to prevent mother-to-child transmission.
  • Care for the Family Fund


    Launched on 29 November 2007 - The Care for the Families Fund is an inaugural fund initiated by Rockeby biomed to provide financial support to the affected families of persons with HIV infection.

    Rockeby biomed will kick-start the fund with a donation of S$5,000 and has also pledged 50 cents to the fund from the sale of each Oraquick® test for 3 years from end of 2007. The fund will be administered by Action for AIDS Singapore.

    The objectives of the Fund are to:
    a. assist families of persons with HIV infection, particularly those who have been severely impacted financially; and
    b. provide for areas that other AIDS assistance programmes may not have covered in the past, e.g., children's school & transport fees, single HIV+ parent's household expenditure, etc.

  • The Buddies Programme
    Volunteers in the Buddies Programme offer emotional and practical support to HIV-positive people and their loved ones through weekly visits to the ward, and by befriending those who are healthier and appreciate company and friendship.
  • Life Goes On (LGO) I (for Mandarin speakers)
  • Life Goes On (LGO) II (for English speakers)
  • Club Genesis (CG) (for MSM)


    • LGO and CG are self-help patient support groups funded and supported by AfA. They also network with self-help groups regionally and share experience and Information that are mutually beneficial. Through LGO and CG, PWA interests and rights are represented in all of AfA's activities, at both organizational and participatory levels, with confidentially preserved. LGO caters to infected heterosexual men and women, while CG caters to infected homosexual/bisexual men. PWAs plan, coordinate and perform hospital, home support and welfare activities, and also to assist in other AfA activities.
  • Survivors

    This support group helps the networking of relatives and friends of PWAs who have passed on. Survivors help each other come to terms with their losses and move on to help others learn to live with AIDS in their families and relationships.
  • Family Support Network

    This group helps HIV+ patients and their family members to come together in a safe and emotionally supportive environment to share their thoughts and experiences of dealing with the infection. HIV+ patients with no family support are also welcomed. Personal counseling is provided to HIV concordant and discordant couples (regardless of sexual orientation) and HIV+ pregnant women. Harm and risk reduction information and advice are also made available.
  • Muslim+

    This peer support group brings together Malay/Muslim HIV+ patients within a safe and emotionally supportive environment to share their thoughts and experiences in coming to grips with the infection from an Islamic perspective.
  • Legal Assistance

    We provide free legal advice and assistance to PWAs and their families on how to deal with difficult employers and workplace issues, draw up wills, and advice on issues related to the Advanced Medical Directive, we have also been asked to assist and investigate in specific instances where discrimination against PWAs has occurred.
  • AfA Prison Outreach Programme

    Since 2006, AfA in conjunction with the Singapore Prison Services launched two programmes within the Singapore Prison in Changi for the male prisoners. One programme targets the inmates that are about to be released. This programme provides vital information on HIV and STI prevention, safe sex and condom use. Inmates are also encourage to get a HIV test after they are released. The other programme is specifically for HIV positive inmates within the prison. The programme provides HIV information, onward prevention efforts, counselling and care to inmates in the prison and their families. Training and education are also given to the the prison staff who handle HIV inmates.
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