Artistes In Direct Support (AIDS)

Member Contact Information | Phone: 592-225-5112/227-7320 Email: artsup92@gmail.com Address: 156 Alexander Street, Georgetown

General Information

HIV/AIDS Services

Community & Social Services

Strategic Direction

Community Impact

Overview
A.C.T. – Accountability Credibility and Transparency, the foundation upon which Artistes In Direct Support stands was laid twenty-two (22) years ago and was the brainchild of the late Keith Andre Sobryan. His vision of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) focused on creating behaviour change through the use of their theatrical talents and peer education is kept alive through the hard work and dedication of Ms. Desiree Edghill and team.


Geographic Reach/Location
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  • Sensitization of HIV through performing arts
  • HIV/AIDS prevention
  • Support groups and community mobilization
  • Linkage to care and treatment
  • Voluntary counselling and testing
  • Gender-dased violence support groups
  • Life skills and risk reduction counselling
  • Training of Peer Educators
  • Awareness sessions for in and out of school youths
  • Dramatic presentations
  • Writing, directing and production of programmes and plays

  • Aspirations for the Future
    Artistes In Direct Support hopes to:

  • Create and deliver a gender sensitive curriculum to institutionalized youths
  • Produce biannually, productions to be staged at the National Cultural Center
  • Acquire our own building
  • In fiscal year 2014/15, Artistes in Direct Support provided HIV treatment for the most at risk populations, impacting the lives of two thousand five hundred (2500) key populations of which two thousand (2000) were counselled and tested, while another sixty-one (61) were screened for gender-based violence. Life skills trainings were provided to one thousand two hundred and fifty (1250) persons, with eighty-five (85) persons benefitting from support group services, and a total of one thousand five (1500) receiving risk reduction counselling.

    This Project Is Supported By

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