SIDA & VIH
ABOUT AVERT, AVERTing AIDS and HIV
What is AVERT?
AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity based in the UK, working to AVERT HIV and AIDS worldwide.
AVERT has HIV and AIDS projects in countries where there is a particularly high rate of infection, such as the countries of southern Africa, or where there is a rapidly increasing rate of infection such as in India.
We also take AIDS education and information to people in almost every country in the world through our web site, www.avert.org, the world's most popular AIDS website.
AVERT's project work in southern Africa and India
Grandmother and her grandchildren orphaned by AIDS
Sisonke self-help group for HIV positive people
Southern Africa
Some areas of southern Africa have an alarmingly high rate of HIV infection, with hundreds of thousands of people dying from AIDS. AVERT's projects are concentrating on these areas not only to prevent new infections, but also to help those who are already directly affected by HIV and AIDS. A number of our projects, such as the Sisonke project, have a strong focus on the community and on helping people to help themselves.
AVERT has a number of projects in South Africa, and Malawi
India
AVERT also works with people affected by HIV and AIDS in India. Our projects in Tamil Nadu draw on peer education in order to raise awareness and have set up a mobile medical units to increase access to testing and treatment.
Read more about our projects in India
If you would like to support AVERT's work in southern Africa and India, we have a donations area where you can help.
The AVERT web site, www.avert.org
As the use of the internet continues to spread around the world, so the number of people using AVERT.org continues to grow, and the site is now the most popular HIV/AIDS web site in the world, being visited by more than 250,000 people each week.
"Thanks so much - you have absolutely changed my life for the better! You will never understand how much you have helped me."
Liam
Developed over a number of years AVERT.org now has a wide range of information that includes not only basic factual information about HIV/AIDS and its spread around the world but also specific areas for young people, interactive quizzes and a game. There are also an increasing number of videos and photos on the site.
If you would like to see more of the site, you can start from our home page or read our introductory AIDS and HIV pages.
It is sometimes what people say that shows the real impact of the website.
"Thanks so much - you have absolutely changed my life for the better! You will never understand how much you have helped me."Liam
In November 2005 AVERT.org was selected by the British Medical Association (BMA) as the winner of the BMA Patient Information Award for Websites. The website was praised by judges for being “very well referenced, information rich and possessing a clean look”.
How can you help AVERT?
If you can spare some money, whatever the sum, then please provide a donation that will help support AVERT's work. We also have some ideas of how you can fundraise to help AVERT.
How is AVERT organised?
Some of AVERT's work is , such as the work on the website, and our information and advocacy work, is carried out directly by AVERT's staff, whilst other work is done by a variety of organisations who are given funding by AVERT. In order to keep administration costs as low as possible, AVERT ihas just one office, which is at Horsham, in the south of England, and just twelve permanent staff. You can find out more about working for AVERT and other HIV/AIDS organisations on our Work and Careers page. AVERT is registered in England, Charity No. 1074849, Company No. 3716796. AVERT was started in 1986.
The Work of AVERT 2008
"2008, The Work of AVERT"
booklet's front cover
You can download our booklet "2008, The Work of AVERT" (12 pages pdf). You can also see AVERT's Trustees' Report and Accounts (21 pages pdf).
AVERT's name
AVERT was previously also known as the "AIDS Education & Research Trust".
AVERT is not affiliated with the Avert Society of Maharashtra, India, nor with the "Avert Project" that the Avert Society helps to administer with funding from USAID.
