About the charity

Positive East has over 20 years experience of improving the health, wellbeing & independence of individuals & communities affected by HIV in East London. Through our holistic provision of welfare, housing, asylum & counselling support, combined with our gay men & African services, testing campaigns & courses, we worked with over 1550 people affected by HIV last year.

No other charity was able to support people affected by HIV in East London in this way. Due to our success, we intend to expand our services across London so that we can support more people affected by HIV.

We believe that people affected by HIV should be able to live as independently as possible & to access vital services without fear of being judged or stigmatized. For some people with HIV, independence may mean staying healthy with the minimum of support. For others, it may mean learning new skills or living their life without fear of stigma within the community. Whatever their aims, we listen to & work with each individual to ensure that their lives are as fulfilling as possible. We continue to reach out to people with HIV, to stop the stigma & discrimination that people with HIV may experience.

We are completely reliant on the generosity of our supporters to help us continue running our vital services. We would be delighted if you wanted to run an event to help raise funds for Positive East, or to make a donation towards the running of our services.