In 2008 half of new HIV infections are in women and young adults
under the age of 25. The HIV and AIDS epidemic continues to
affect and infect communities, countries and workforces around the
globe. As we mark 25 years of living with this epidemic we must all
work together to bring awareness, education and reduce the stigma
surrounding this disease. HIV and AIDS impact all communities
-- from the fields of Columbia to the factories in India to the offices
of Manhattan. We know that employees and businesses can be empowered
to be part of the solution by gaining an education, awareness and
a personal connection with young HIV positives that are leaders in
educating people about the epidemic. Companies around the world are
embracing the HIV and AIDS cause by donating millions of dollars
yet few employees and consumers can identify with the disease and
those who are HIV positive. We are here to change that.
Hope’s Voice International is a global leader in developing
and providing critical HIV and AIDS education and awareness programs
for academic and business institutions of all sizes. Founded
four short years ago, our programs have reached more than 500,000 college
students and employees of small, medium and large corporations with
an important message – HIV and AIDS do not discriminate. Diversity
training is often an essential part of any corporate business plan,
and AIDS Doesn’t Discriminate (ADD) diversity training provides
a personal and powerful social awareness, sensitivity training and
education for employers and their staff.
Hope’s Voice International conducts extensive public speaking
training for our delegates who draw on their personal experiences to
create a powerful experience like no other program available. The trainers have
been featured in major media outlets including MTV, BET, USA Today,
Newsweek, San Francisco Chronicle and People magazine. The trainers share
the education and their experience in an intimate setting that diminishes
fear, encourages questions, inspires courage and causes employees to
examine their preconceptions about the disease, often spurring them
to action. Our trainers come
from the communities we serve and from all walks of life; they are
young men and women who are living with HIV or AIDS. It is their comprehensive
education and first-hand accounts of living with the disease that make
these presentations resonant and immediate for any audience.
The ADD promotional kit is winning the praise of leading employers
and companies. Hope’s Voice International has benefited
from the superb work of artists, designers and photographers who created
our contemporary, eye-catching materials, which makes our trainers seem
familiar, unthreatening and approachable. The ADD promotional
kit includes our highly regarded Does
HIV Look Like Me? DVD mini series, which features stirring personal
stories of young people from around the world living with HIV or AIDS. The
kit also includes posters, t-shirts, and web-ready documentaries suitable
for your company’s website, and electronic versions of the campaign
collateral. This kit has everything a diversity director requires
to promote and deliver a successful training program at a very nominal
cost.
Hope’s Voice International also provides a Certificate of Completion
to each participant, and to each sponsoring business, upon successful
conclusion of the training. Sponsors are also acknowledged on the Hope’s
Voice International website, and in our Annual Report. Hope’s
Voice International is a non-profit organization and directly benefits
from corporate contributions and matching gifts programs, which provide
essential support Hope’s Voice International initiatives. The
majority of your donation goes directly to the programs we deliver. Only
a small percentage of your donation is allocated to cover administrative
costs.
When you engage Hope’s Voice International to conduct diversity
training sessions, you are among a growing number of leading corporations
that have joined us to send the message to their clients, employees,
families and communities in which we live and work that “AIDS
doesn’t discriminate, and neither do we.”
We know you have many choices when it comes to the selection of diversity
training programs that are right for your business. We often
hear from employees about how much our trainers have
inspired them. Choosing an ADD training will not only leave a lasting
impression on your employees, but may well save lives.
The Director of Domestic Programs will work with you to select the trainer best
suited for your event. Please contact or
complete the booking
inquiry form to receive the complimentary ADD promotion kit. Once
you have chosen your top trainer choices
please complete the contract
information form. This form allows Hope’s Voice International
to request the availability of the selected trainers and
process the contract for your program.
Each AIDS Doesn’t Discriminate program includes the
following:
• HIV and AIDS 101 interactive training with handouts and
multi-media.
• The trainer’s sharing of his or her own experience
of living with HIV.
• An intimate question and answer session to create an
open dialogue with the employees and a forum to share their questions
on HIV and AIDS.
• The AIDS Doesn’t Discriminate Promotional Kit.