I come from a line of women who get married twice I come from a line of women who are oppressed, abused and beaten I come from a line of […]
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Raising the profile of positive women
I became Co – Chair of Sophia Forum in early July this year and I am really excited to be part of the organisation as it enters into its second […]
Read moreNearly, 10 years on, needed now more than ever
Raising the profile of positive women. Sophia Forum is celebrating our 10 year anniversary with our event, Wising Up: Women, Violence and HIV in the UK, in London in the […]
Read moreWISE-UP+ 2015
Women Inspire, Support and Empower – Unleashing Positive Potential Are you a woman living with HIV? Are you young or have been diagnosed recently? Have you ever felt fed up and […]
Read moreAugust 2015 Newsletter
Introduction from our Co-Chair: Welcoming Memory Sachikonye and looking forward to our 10th Anniversary WISE-UP+ 2015 Coming soon HIV and Gender-based Violence: What are the Costs of Inaction? My transition from a […]
Read moreHow bright is the future for people living with HIV in the UK?
We are now in the fourth decade of the HIV epidemic: giant advancements in medical treatment mean that people living with the virus, like myself, can expect to live to […]
Read moreOpinion: Transgender People and PrEP: The more we know, the more we don’t
This is what we know: There is big push from the biomedical community on the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV acquisition. While data shows that gay and […]
Read moreIntroducing our new Co-Chair Memory Sachikonye
Hello readers. I am pleased and honoured to be the co-chair of the Sophia Forum. I was diagnosed and have been living with HIV since 2002. At the time of […]
Read moreMy transition from a Wise-Up participant to a Wise-up facilitator
At wise-up 2014 Sometime last year, I read about an advocacy workshop for women living with HIV organized by Sophia forum. I was dealing with depression at the time so […]
Read moreWelcoming Memory Sophia Forum’s new Co-Chair and looking forward to our 10th Anniversary
I am delighted to be able to say that we have a new Co-Chair Memory Sachikonye. Many of you may already know Memory for the great work that she has […]
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