Women's Health Summit The Women's Health Summit presented by Women Rising Project (WRP) provides participants with activities that develop leadership skills and health literacy, improves self-esteem, and provides opportunity for supportive networks by breaking down the feeling of isolation. Led by both trained professionals and peer leaders, the summit's focus is educational, intellectually stimulating, and motivational. With only 37 percent of HIV-positive women staying in healthcare nationally, the summit teaches skills to overcome barriers that impact retention in health services, a key to stopping the spread of HIV and ensuring that women living with HIV are as healthy as possible to pursue their personal goals and care for their families.
OUTCOME
85%
REPORTED INCREASED CAPACITY TO AFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE
"When you look at me what do you see? Surely not HIV. I am not bound by the stigma and shame
Thanks to the Tingari-Silverton Foundation and ASA's Women's Giving Circle for funding the Summit.
That HIV proclaims You see, I know who I am..." Excerpt from a poem by Demetra Tennison, ASA Staff Counselor and WRP member 6