This presentation on the expansion of AFAO's African communities project to encompass other CALD and mobile populations was given by Jill Sergeant, AFAO Project Officer, at the AFAO Members Forum - May 2015.

1. HIV and mobility
African communities project

2. 2009 - 2014
 Community consultations (2009 – 2011)
 National forums (2011, 2012)
 Discussion paper
 Mapping
 Literature review
 AIDS 2014:
– African Diaspora Networking Zone

3. 2015
• Reference Group face-to-face meeting
• National faith leaders meeting
• Translations
• Expansion of project (CALD/mobile)
• Mapping

4. Reference Group face to face – 24 July
Objectives
support and inform AFAO’s work
support state-based African community HIV networks
build capacity of Reference Group members and define goals for
the next year
progress recommendations from the 2012 Forum
identify current priorities for the African community response to
HIV
develop recommendations for actions regarding HIV-related
issues in African Australian communities.
http://bit.ly/argob

5. Faith leaders meeting – 25 July
 Aims to facilitate awareness of HIV-related issues among
religious leaders working with African communities and
encourage engagement in the Australian HIV response.
 Discussion will cover
– Key HIV-related issues and challenges for African communities in
Australia;
– The role of faith in the lives of people of African background who
are living with HIV
– The role of faith leaders in addressing HIV-related stigma in African
communities and communities of faith.

6.  Briefing paper overview of HIV-related issues for
African communities
– French
– Amharic
– Arabic
http://bit.ly/af-pol
 Uploads to Health Translations Directory
Translations

7. Expansion of project:
CALD/Mobile populations
 Migration, Social Disadvantage & Health conference
http://bit.ly/msdh-15
 International Student Sexual Health Network
 Obtaining and analysing national CALD notifications data
 Consultations with state/territory multicultural organisations
 Establish Multicultural Reference Group

8. CALD Mapping
 Evaluation of existing African
mapping document
 Updating and expanding the
document
 Launch at ASHM

9. Thank you.
 jsergeant@afao.org.au
 African project work: http://bit.ly/af-pol

10. Thank you.
 jsergeant@afao.org.au
 African project work: http://bit.ly/af-pol