Think Positive
Lebanese HIV/AIDS activist organization
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“Think Positive” is a Lebanese association (registration number 958) established in 2009. It started its activities with fighting HIV/AIDS, Drug Use, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Stigma and Discrimination.
| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit |
| Location | |
Area served | Lebanon |
Vision
Think Positive aims at counseling youths, women, and marginalized groups (people living with HIV/AIDS, people who use drugs, men who have sex with men, and female sex workers) in the Lebanese society.[citation needed]
"HIV+ Phobia" campaign
The organization started implementing the activities of its regional campaign against “HIV+ Phobia” on October 15, 2009 in Lebanon, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.[citation needed]
Goals
Think Positive aims to empower its target groups to be highly active in the social and health care systems at national level.
Programs
- HIV/AIDS & STD’s Program.
- Social and Behavioral Empowerment Program.
- “Celebrating our Rights” Program.
- “Communicating Human Rights” Program.[citation needed]
Services
- Capacity Building and Training Sessions.
- Social Media Training Sessions.
- Counseling.
- Voluntary Counseling and Testing.[citation needed]
See also
- People With AIDS — self-empowering movement
- AIDS advocacy
- HIV and AIDS misconceptions
References
- Think Positive Archived 2012-09-07 at the Wayback Machine