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Positive Life, Northern Ireland’s only charity dedicated to supporting anyone affected by HIV has launched a brand-new project at an event at the Europa Hotel hosted by the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Kate Nicholl.
The Northern Ireland Buyers Club aims to tackle the stigma associated with HIV in Northern Ireland. The Club is membership based and aims to bring together organisations and like-minded philanthropic individuals to support Positive Life, allowing for growth over the five year project.
Research by Positive Life has shown that support for people living with HIV in Northern Ireland is chronically underfunded and is seldom a priority for the public when considering charitable donations.
It is expected that the £500,000 funding raised by the ‘NI Buyers Club’ will target the challenges of HIV related stigma through increased awareness and education, funding research and supporting new projects to meet the changing needs of Positive Life service users.
Jacquie Richardson (Chief Executive of Positive Life) said:
“We are thrilled to have launched the NI Buyers Club, an innovative initiative and bring together organisations and like-minded individuals to support the work of Positive Life.”
“This is an ambitious new project that will create a shift change and place us in a position to independently launch new projects and undertake research to meet the changing needs of our service users. This is an exciting proposition for us as an organisation.”
Jacquie Richardson, CEO of Positive Life and Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Kate Nicholl
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