African Institute for Social developement - AISD

10/04/2026

✨ We’re back fresh from the weekend and easing into Tuesday – so it’s a good time for the jargon buster.

What is antiretroviral therapy (ART)?

It’s the medication used to treat HIV. It works by reducing the amount of virus in the body (viral load) to very low levels.

When taken as prescribed, ART enables people living with HIV to live long, healthy lives. It also means HIV cannot be passed on to sexual partners once the virus is undetectable (U=U).

Treatment today is simple and effective – often just one pill a day.

For those of us working in health and care, understanding HIV treatment and recognising HIV as a long-term condition is a simple step towards confident conversations that reduce fear around HIV.

We want everyone to feel confident talking about HIV, from testing through to ongoing care.

Normalising these conversations helps reduce stigma, supports earlier diagnosis and improves long-term health outcomes.

🤔 Puzzled by something you’ve seen or heard about HIV? Let us know in the comments or DM us – we’ll figure it out together.

01/12/2025

Amazing World AIDS Day so far.
1-Red Ribbons distribution in and around Nottingham City and County
2- Conference at NTU with Public Health students and senior lecturers to revitalise the community engagement. Gender based violence with HIV, innovations in treatment for PrEP and HIV treatment that promote confidentiality and dignity for women and other vulnerable communities, education and awareness in the new communities that have limited access to internet and social media platforms and networks.
3-conversion about condom use, female condoms and HIV place in the general health promotion and awareness.

30/11/2025

African institute joins World AIDS Day with local messages:

Monday, 1st December is World AIDS Day. This is a time to raise awareness about HIV, show support for people living with HIV, and take a stand against stigma.
The Sexual Health Service Nottingham and Nottinghamshire is using this opportunity to promote HIV testing and encourage conversations about prevention. To help us reach local communities across the City and County, especially those at greatest risk,

Our Community message:

Get tested, get treated, get undetectable
It’s World AIDS day. This is a time to raise awareness about HIV, show support for people living with HIV, and take a stand against stigma.
HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system. It can lead to AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) related illnesses if left untreated.
You can lower your risk of getting HIV by using condoms and using PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) which is a medication that protects against HIV. Although there is no cure for HIV right now, by taking a daily medicine, it can keep the virus under control. With treatment, HIV can become so low in your blood that tests cannot find it. This is called being undetectable and cannot pass the virus to your sexual partners.
You can get free & confidential sexual health advice and access to testing from Sexual Health Services Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

21/07/2024

Today’s the ZERO HIV STIGMA DAY

Please stand up with us and tackle the negative statements that spread lies and misinformation about people living with HIV.

HIV has effective treatment and people living with HIV can healthy and well. Unfortunately STIGMA has no treatments.

STOP STIGMA! Thank you for taking a stand

20/07/2024

African Institute supported the African Festival in Nottingham. We have had 325 conversations with people visiting the stall and around the crowd.
Excellent atmosphere for families and children too.

African Institute is in the MISSION to end HIV infection in Nottingham and the region by 2030. Today’s GET READY FOR A HOT SUMMER went extremely well. We have given out 180 condom packs which are a formidable prevention tool.

We are driving MESSAGES about PrEP use, and U=U. Conversations are always the best way to get to the bottom of things.

Please join us for conversations on how to END the onward transmission of HIV infection in our communities.

25/05/2024

Happy Africa’s Day 2024. Let’s celebrate it!

09/03/2024

08/03/2024

Happy International Women’s Day! We THANK YOU 🙏🏾. We can not thank women enough. It is important that women thank themselves and celebrate their achievements & accomplishments as well

22/12/2023

As we are applying festive season, the African Institute for Social Development-AISD sends you all BEST WISHES of peaceful, prosperous and happy festivities in this period and the year ahead.

11/12/2023

Collaboration and partnerships is the way to confront the challenges our charity sector faces

19/12/2022

We would like to thank everyone who worked with us throughout 2022. Happy festive season

Congratulations Argentina! 🇦🇷 Argentina has been crowned 2022 World Cup champions, defeating defending champs France 🇫🇷.

defeated on penalties 4-2 following a 3-3 tie after extra time at the men's final on Sunday in , .

Captain won the Golden Ball and thus becomes the first player in the history of the tournament to have won the award twice.

17/12/2022

Hello good people.

We started a go fund me yesterday for a community project. I'd really appreciate it if you could help share or donate to this GoFundMe,

sharing is caring. If you could at least share the link, it will help

Thanks in advance.

Tse Ataa Mensah Foundation

Tse Ataa Mensah Foundation Ghana community December 2022-2023 Hi, my n… Ahinee Mensah needs your support for Tse Ataa Mensah Foundation Community Project