Dr. Rowan Williams addressing the seminar The International HIV Fund attended an inter-faith seminar on development convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams. The event, held at Lambeth Palace on Tuesday 8th May 2012, was an opportunity to explore the responses of faith traditions to questions underpinning global development today. Representatives from different [...]

We had the pleasure to be invited to a lunch organised by the Muslim Charities Forum introducing the UK charity sector to the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. We met and spoke to members of their senior management team including Qazi Azmat Isa, the chief executive. Through networking and a great presentation we learned about the [...]

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The International HIV Fund was at Health Connex today, a community health fair in East London. The event gave everyone ranging from school children to the elderly about health services and different illnesses that affect the society. IHIVF had a stall which helped people learn more about HIV and how it affects the world. Here [...]

We are looking for stories from people whose lives have been affected by HIV – either through living with HIV or if you have cared for a friend of relative who has lived with HIV. Stories of people overcoming adversity and making the most of their lives are full of inspiration and hope for other. [...]

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We were invited to take part in a feature for EMEL Magazine on International Women’s Day. The feature covers a variety of females who work for organisations that support women through different issues such as domestic violence, forced marriage and poverty. IHIVF  highlighted the effect of HIV amongst Muslim women in the feature. You can [...]

Have you read our latest newsletter? If not you can find it here! This month we look back at 2011 and give you an insight into our trip to Kenya and Somalia and have a 30 second chat with Professor Ian Hodgson! Have a read!

January 2011 In January, we launched an advert called ‘‘Are You Next?’’ used to generate awareness of HIV and AIDS amongst different communities. A stark online poster was designed to show the indiscriminate nature of HIV and the effect of HIV in communities at home and abroad. February 2011 We started a monthly newsletter to [...]

Ian Hodgson is a writer, researcher and educator focusing on health, international development, and advocacy. Ian has undertaken research and evaluations in South East Asia, Africa and Europe. He has also taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the Universities of Sheffield (UK) and Bradford (UK), and Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland). Ian has a special interest [...]

Born in 1959, Cameron obtained an M.A. in the politics of countries that don’t exist anymore. In his desire to change the world he was a local councillor for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham from 1986-2006, being Deputy Leader between 1998-2005 and after four years in the real world was persuaded to stand [...]

***The following post was was originially posted on The President’s Pages hosted by The Humanitarian Forum*** Every day, new questions arise for us to answer – us, our politicians, communities, and leaders. But the unanswered questions people have been raising for the last century remain. I’m wondering who will have the courage to put the [...]

Here is part 2 of a guest post by Louise McCudden. Louise blogs at Left Eye Right Eye. You can also follow her on Twitter @LouMcCudden. Maybe it’s not for nothing that people like Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Riazat Butt and Jasvinder Sanghera; aren’t in the least fussed about stating that they know that forced marriages, [...]

Here is part 1 of a guest post by Louise McCudden. Louise blogs at Left Eye Right Eye. You can also follow her on Twitter @LouMcCudden Is the decline of religion in Britain to blame for our moral relativism? Let’s be honest: atheists ourselves haven’t exactly done a bang-up job at showing that you can [...]

Shine and Make a difference To this world, Full of people. Live your life Help others Make a difference, For the one thing you do Can make someone’s day A smile on a face would bring happiness in the earth’s air. The winds fly far from across the seas In the melody of life Whispering [...]

People might be forgiven for thinking that humanitarian workers are all saints, prophets and messengers of humanitarianism. I can assure you that is not the case. We are all human and because we are human, we make mistakes. Humanitarian organisations, small or large, can dictate policies and build artificial boundaries between themselves and others. The [...]

We can talk about car ownership, house ownership, business ownership, however, in humanitarian work, we tend to call it governance. In my opinion, governance is somewhat different, as it implies management, whereas ownership suggests belonging. As humanitarian workers, we try to diversify our message to create a new club culture, which could turn out either [...]

  Talking about colonialism is problematic. People might label me a reactionary or a radical…but since I’m neither, I have to have the courage to open my heart to you, so we all can learn from one another. The world has been facing numerous emergencies over the past few years. Some were manmade while the [...]

Today is World Tuberculosis Day and, although many of us in the West view TB as a disease from a bygone era, in the global south TB is a very real threat that claimed the lives of 1.7 million people in 2009 (WHO). Additionally, 14 million people are thought to be co-infected with HIV and [...]

I was invited by the Muslim Council of Britain to the Leadership Dinner to speak about the best of the British Sport. Since I am not a sportsman and I used to play only marbles, I am not able to behave like a sportsman. I gave my speech to the British Muslim community and Muslim [...]