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Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS (ALAFA)

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"I am open about my status and I try to tell people that they should also get tested. Some people react badly when I talk to them about HIV and lots of people did not believe me when I said I was HIV positive. I have no problem with encouraging people to use the ALAFA VCT (voluntary counselling and testing) services" "I was so happy when my baby Thato went for the HIV test and was negative! She is a beautiful, healthy girl. I do not have enough words to thank ALAFA."

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The Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight Aids (ALAFA) was researched and implemented by ComMark in partnership with industry stakeholders and provides prevention and treatment services to workers of the Lesotho apparel industry. Currently 32,000 workers are receiving prevention services and close to 20,000 workers have access to treatment. The programme is supported by industrialists, workers, international brands and retailers, the Lesotho government and international donors. The programme also supplies Preventing Mother-To-Child-Transmission (PMTCT) services and will include spouses and dependants in 2009.

Project Events

ALAFA chosen to present its Lesotho HIV Workplace Programme at the XVII International AIDS Conference
Thursday, 7 August, 2008 (All day)
Mexico City, Mexico
The Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight Aids (ALAFA) was researched and implemented by ComMark with seed funding from DFID. Within two years of implementation, the programme covers 75% of the 46,000 textile and apparel workforce in Lesotho with its education and prevention programme and 50% of workers currently have access to medical monitoring and treatment with ARVs.

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ALAFA wins prestigious regional Drivers of Change Award
Press release
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The Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS (ALAFA) has received the regional Drivers of Change Award for 2008 in the business section for the work it is doing in the apparel industry in Lesotho.

The Drivers of Change Award, organised by the Southern Africa Trust, is a prestigious non-monetary award that recognises individuals and organisations from across the southern Africa region that are making a difference, especially in developing effective public policies and strategies to overcome poverty. It is awarded in three categories: civil society, government and business.

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The Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight AIDS (ALAFA) wins Drivers of Change Business Award

The Southern African Trust and Mail & Guardian’s Drivers of Change Award recognises individuals or organisations in the southern Africa region that are making a real impact, especially in developing effective public policies and strategies to overcome poverty. It is awarded in three categories: civil society, government, and business.

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ALAFA chosen to present its Lesotho HIV Workplace Programme at the XVII International AIDS Conference

ALAFA has been chosen to present its Lesotho HIV Workplace Programme at the XVII International AIDS Conference, 3-8 August 2008, Mexico City

The Apparel Lesotho Alliance to Fight Aids (ALAFA) was researched and implemented by ComMark with seed funding from DFID. Within two years of implementation, the programme covers 75% of the 46,000 textile and apparel workforce in Lesotho with its education and prevention programme and 50% of
workers currently have access to medical monitoring and treatment with ARVs.

read more...
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ALAFA chosen to present its Lesotho HIV Workplace Programme at the XVII International AIDS Conference