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AIDS Concern, Hong Kong
Legal Status: Registered charity organization
Mission Statement/Goal:
Strenthening community responses to AIDS through targeted outreach prevention for vulnerable groups and support services for people with HIV/AIDS.
Contact Information
Contact person: Mr. Graham Smith, Chief Executive
Address: 17B, Block F, 3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong.
Phone: (852) 2898 4411
Fax: (852) 2505 1682
E-mail: enquire@aidsconcern.org.hk
URL: www.aidsconcern.org.hk
Description of services provided:
Care, for for the infected community:
- Soup delivery service: free, home made soup delivered to the needy.
- Transportation service: free transportation service for clinical appointment to those who have difficulties to travel by public transport
- Community development: assisting patient group in organizing activities and skills building workshops
Prevention, for vulnerable communities
- Cross border travelers: outreach prevention programs to those travel in/out of China, set up enquiry booth in check-points, education for truck drivers, free condom distribution.
- Men who have sex with men: outreach prevention programs in public cruising areas, free testing service in saunas, free condom and lubricant distribution.
- Sex industry male clients: outreach prevention programs to local sex industry male clients, mobile enquiry booth, free condom distribution.
- Youth at risk of HIV infection: outreach prevention programs to youth (13 - 20 yrs old), safer sex workshops.
Community:
General public: condom distribution
Organizational History
Year started: 1990 (first NGO in Hong Kong)
Structure: 4- tier (Patrons, Board of Directors, Staff, Volunteer)
Employees/volunteers: 13 full-time staff, 12 part-time staff, 100 volunteers
Working languages: Cantonese/English
Experience working with the private sector/ references:
Involving private sectors in organization fund raising events.
Achievements/Publications/Resources:
- AIDS Concern’s MSM outreach prevention program has received international recognition from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- National Focal Point of APCASO (Asia and the Pacific Coalition of AIDS Service Organizations)
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