SUPPORT & WELFARE

• Positive Living Center/ Our Spaces
  The Positive Living Centre is a vibrant and safe space for Persons living with HIV to concregate, be relaxed without being judged, and to learn to live positive lives. The Centre hopes to achieve this by providing information, training and counseling, and organizaing support group activites and empoerment workshops. The centre serves as a haven where PWAs can turn to for useful information, emotional and physical support. The ultimateaim is to enhance the health and well-being of HIV positive people.
• Coordinator: Norani Othman
• Email: norani@afa.org.sg

• Paddy Chew Patient Welfare Fund
  ARV medication are all classified as non-standard drugs. The AfA Medication Assiatance Fund provides financial assistance to needy PWAs who cannot afford to pay for anti-retroviral medications.
• Coordinator: Norani Othman
• Email: norani@afa.org.sg

• HIV+ Pregnant Mothers' Fund
  This is for pregnant HIV+ mothers who cannot afford Anti-retroviral medication to prevent or minizise the chance of mother-to-chid transmission.
• Coordinator: Norani Othman
• Email: norani@afa.org.sg

• 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.
  
• Coordinator: Norani Othman
• Email: norani@afa.org.sg

• 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.
• Coordinator: Alan Tan
• Tel: 98252552
• Email:info@afa.org.sg

• Project Hope Newly Diagnosed Orientation Programme
  Project Hope is a patient support group. 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 Counselling is provided to HIV concordant and dis cordant couples (regardless of sexual orientation) and HIV+ pregnant women. Harm and risk reduction information and advice are also made available.
• Coordinator: Phil Loh
• Email: phil.loh@afa.org.sg

• Support Groups
  There are currently 3 self-help patient support groups funded and supported by AfA. Through these support groups, PWA interests and rights are represented in all of AfA's activities, at both organizational and participatory levels, with confidentially preserved.
• Life Goes On (LGO)
  
  • LGO caters to infected heterosexual men and women
  • Coordinator: Sim
  • Email: info@afa.org.sg
• Club Genesis (CG)
  CG is a self-help patient support group for Men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM). It also networks with self help groups regionally and share experiences and information that are mutually beneficial. CG, PWA interest and rights are represented in all of AfA's Activities, at both organizational and participatory levels, with confidentially preserved. Memebrs plan, coordinate and perform hospital, home support and welfare activities, and also to assist in AfA Activities.
  • CG caters to infected homosexual/bisexual men.
  • Coordinator: Shawn Lee
  • Email: info@afa.org.sg
• Muslim + (M+)
  
  • Caters to infected Malay/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.
  • Coordinator: Nooraini Abdul Rahim
  • Tel: 98351982

• 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.
• Coordinator: Thomas Ng
• Tel: 97432287
• Email:info@afa.org.sg

• AfA Prison Outreach Programme
  Started in 2006, this programme have been providing inmates in the prison and their families with HIV information, onward prevention efforts, counselling and care. Training and education are also conducted for prison staff who handle HIV positive inmates.
• Coordinator: Geoffrey Goh
• Email:geoffreygoh@gmail.com
• Coordinator: Norani Othman
• Email:norani@afa.org.sg