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WORLD

WORLD is a diverse US-based community of women living with HIV/AIDS and their supporters working together to:

  • Provide support and information to women with HIV/AIDS and their friends, family & loved ones.
  • Educate and inspire women with HIV/AIDS to advocate for themselves, one another and their communities.
  • Promote public awareness of women's HIV/AIDS issues and a compassionate response for all people with HIV/AIDS.
They are currently providing support to the US National Positive Women’s Network (PWN), a membership body formed in June 2008 BY and FOR HIV-positive women dedicated to building our strategic power to create and demand policies and programs that fit the realities of our lives.

WORLD also runs peer advocacy training and a series of workshops to empower young women of color to protect themselves against HIV and other STIs.