Sophie has been an advocate for women and HIV for over 14 years. She has provided policy and technical advice to public health organisations, NHS England, NICE, NGOs and academics, […]
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Mercy Ngulube – Co-chair
Mercy is an English Undergraduate, former Chair of the Children’s HIV Association (CHIVA) Youth Committee, became a Trustee of the Sophia Forum in 2018. She is a TEDx Speaker and […]
Read moreKaweme Chunga
I am an advocate for People Living with HIV (PLHIV). My experiences vary from being a part of the Children’s HIV Association (CHIVA) youth committee from 2014-2016, to providing peer […]
Read moreMenopause Support Group
The Sophia Forum and Chelsea & Westminster Menopause Clinic are working in partnership to deliver a new peer support group for women experiencing the menopause.
Read moreWISE-UP+ 2019
Happy New Year to all our supporters! We have got a great year ahead, starting with our next WISE-UP+ weekend in March 2019. WISE-UP+ weekends are specifically for women living […]
Read moreMaking women’s voices heard: Marie’s experience of accessing and being on PrEP
Sophia Forum co-chair Sophie Strachan blogs for the BASHH newsletter Women at higher risk of acquiring HIV can benefit from PrEP, but take-up of PrEP among women in the UK […]
Read moreA 10,000 place PrEP trial was never going to meet demand – it’s time to make PrEP available to all who need it
Alongside 31 other organisations, we are calling on NHS England and local authorities to ensure the routine availability of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) on the NHS in England by 1 April 2019. […]
Read moreJo Josh
Jo is a highly committed HIV activist. Since diagnosis in 2008 she has used the print, broadcast and online media skills gained through 30 years in the business to increase […]
Read moreBeing seen, being heard: ensuring women living with and affected by HIV are Invisible No Longer
Sophia Forum trustee Jacqui Stevenson blogs on the #InvisibleNoLonger campaign When most people think about HIV in the UK, they don’t think about women. Yet in the UK, a third […]
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