Deadline: February 11, 2019.

The Towards an HIV Cure initiative of the International AIDS Society (IAS), in partnership with AVAC, is organizing an Advocacy-for-Cure Academy in Botswana on 29 April – 1 May 2019.

The Advocacy-for-Cure Academy will award fellowships to approximately 25 outstanding applicants who are working in the HIV field in resource-limited settings and who are interested in HIV cure-related advocacy. They will enrol in a three-day training and development course on HIV cure advocacy.

Through workshops and sessions, networking opportunities with leaders in the field and project work, the interactive course will provide the tools and resources for fellows to:

1. Develop their research literacy in HIV cure.
2. Improve and reinforce their advocacy and engagement skills.

 

ELIGIBILITY

The academy is specifically targeted at advocates currently working in the HIV field in resource-limited settings and who are interested in strengthening their HIV cure-related advocacy or engagement.

 

BENEFITS

Selected fellows will be awarded:

• Enrolment in the Advocacy-for-Cure Academy
• Travel to Botswana
• Accommodation and meals
• Ground transportation
• Course materials

 

SELECTION CRITERIA

The selection committee will take into account the candidates’ experience, their motivation to work in the HIV cure field, and their potential to apply the knowledge gained at the academy in their work.

 

OFFICIAL LINK

 

Advocacy-for-Cure Academy