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Reaching Your Potential – A Confidence and Skills Building Course for Women Living with HIV

Reaching Your Potential – A Confidence and Skills Building Course for Women Living with HIV

This unique and innovative program laid the foundation for ten women (WLHIV) to reach their potential in both their personal and work life, but also encouraged them to recognise their potential to be future advocates in the HIV community .

The peer-led and peer-developed program of four workshops (Communicate; Show Me The Camera; Be The Change; Make The Change), was delivered over 7 months in 2022 and was funded by a ViiV Healthcare Positive Action Community Grant.

The following videos where women share their lived experience are from Workshop 2: Show Me The Camera.

 

Stevie Lee (formerly Steph Lee) was diagnosed with HIV in 2020 during COVID lockdowns and has turned to social media to raise awareness to end HIV-related stigma and U=U. As an HIV advocate and activist, Steph has big plans. And while taking the step to be public about living with HIV was scary in those early days, it was not long before Steph garnered a social media following.