PLAY (Our Work)

AT HOME

LiveLifeLoving

An online-portal for youth of all backgrounds, especially those who are positive, to have open discussions about ‘taboo’ topics around HIV (and, maybe some NSFW things too) in a stigma-free environment.

Our Need Help? section will provide a meaningful space for youth to connect with the resources they need. We’ve spent the year building infrastructure and a global team of 50 volunteers to ensure that we’re creating content that will be both engaging and purposeful!

Peer Education & Outreach

Conversations about HIV need to start locally. Our team has been busy collaborating with our community ambassadors in various cities to mobilize communities and join campaigns on safer sexual health and HIV prevention. We have also hosted two high school conferences with the involvement of local artists and members of the HIV community. As of November 2019, we relaunched our weekly Peer Educators workshops; with York University being our first university chapter back in session!

New HQ

For 14 years, our base at the University of Toronto’s New College has always been home. We’ll always remember our roots, but we’re happy to now call our new space - a Heritage House from the late-1700s - our permanent home, here, in downtown Toronto at Adelaide & John.

PRIDE 2019

Pride Toronto

Our first StreetFair booth (ever)! We were able to attract over 6000 visitors and hand out 10, 000 condoms! With the help of the 60 volunteers, who helped pack condoms (Yes--condom packing is a rite-of-passage), and get visitors to play our sandfilled condom game, In That Hole, we were able to stay open till midnight and be present when youth were out!

RBC GenX Pride Event

As part of Pride month, RBC I&TS and LetsStopAIDS hosted a joint GenX pride event (which we heard RBCers are still raving about!). Shamin discussed his career path and how each of us can make an impact in building a more inclusive society. For 2020, we have pre-recorded this event through Zoom!

Out on Bay Street

With our partners at ViiV Canada, we were panel speakers at one of Canada’s largest LGBTQ+ conferences, where students from different schools and programmes were able to interact with professionals.

LetsStopAIDS at 11:30 PM at PRIDE TORONTO 2019

GLOBAL

Spread Trees, Not AIDS

It’s no secret. HIV and climate change are two of the world’s most pressing issues; and those living in poverty are drastically impacted by a changing climate and health challenges such as HIV. For the past 12 years, we have partnered with the AIDS Foundation of South Africa and Food & Trees for Africa in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa to facilitate community workshops around preventing and addressing HIV.

2020 has us focusing on revitalizing and strengthening this programme. We have put a lot of attention towards building a unique programme that helps our global neighbours such as the Dududu Drop-In Centre and the Khuphuka Project (two of our many community partners) on the next phase of Spread Trees, Not AIDS and what issues need to be addressed in their local areas.

Mqatsheni, South Africa

Mtubatuba, South Africa

Dududu, South Africa

Dududu, South Africa