Two recent Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) projects offer an answer to the question, "How do we combat the stigma of AIDS?" Stigma wanes, they tell us, when community groups address it forcefully. The evidence: Two programs that – as they operate an ocean apart in Kenya and Brazil – are effectively challenging long odds to improve the lives of people with HIV and AIDS.
These projects pose lessons to anyone willing to learn from their example.
This document analyzes the work of these AIDS service organizations, and shows how they generated model outcomes with modest means.