7 April 2018 Today is World Health Day and the 70th Anniversary of the World Health Association We are happy to announce the launch of a Generic Checklist, funded by WHO, to support the in-country implementation of the 2017 WHO Consolidated guideline on the SRHR of women living with HIV. This WHO Guideline was a landmark […]
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Stepping Stones International Women’s Day Newsletter 2018 Warm greetings on International Women’s Day. Our newsletter for International Women’s Day 2018 focuses on our 4M projects in the UK; and with our partners, PIPE Trust in Kenya and UNYPA in Uganda. 4M stands for My Health, My Choice, My Child, My Life. To read the newsletter, […]
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Salamander Trust have published our January 2018 Stepping Stones newsletter This issue, compiled by Laura Pulteney, focuses on the power of positive language and how thinking about and changing the language we use can shape and influence our attitudes and enable us to engage more effectively with people and their actions. It contains contributions from partners […]
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We are very happy to share with you our eighth annual report for the financial year 1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017. For further updates on specific projects, please view our Projects pages on this site.
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Sailing on Winds of Hope Alice Welbourn was invited by STOPAIDS to write a blog to mark the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women. To read the blog please click here.
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A webinar to launch the ALIV[H]E Framework took place on 9 November 2017 at 1400 Geneva time. The ALIV[H]E Framework seeks to strengthen and expand the evidence base around initiatives to address VAW in the context of HIV at community level. The webinar was recorded. To read more about the ALIV[H]E Framework, click here. To […]
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4M National Training of Trainers Workshop Manchester October 2017 Salamander Trust has just completed its first 4M National Training of Trainers workshop in Manchester. 14 women trained last year as ‘Mentor Mothers’ from across the country attended the workshop. To read more, click here.
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On the CUSP of Change: Effective scaling of social norms programming for gender equality Launch of the CUSP Working Group Policy Brief Today at the Sexual Violence Research Initiative Conference in Rio de Janeiro, we are delighted to have joined with partners from around the world to launch the CUSP Working Group Policy Brief. Salamander […]
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London launch at Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists On 20 July this Guideline was launched in London. The launch was co-hosted by the Royal College of Gynaecologists and the World Health Organization. To read a summary of the evening through tweets on Spotify, click here. To read a Commentary on the process of being […]
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December 2020: Now that 4M Mentor Mothers Network CIC has become an independent organisation in its own right, we are delighted to redirect you to its own new site. Please go to this new site for all updated information about 4M’s activities. This current page will no longer be updated. October 2019: 4M Peer […]
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We are celebrating 21 years since the original Stepping Stones programme was published by Strategies for Hope in 1995. To mark this event we are delighted to share with you stories about the great work being done by various users of the programme around the world. Please return here soon for […]
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New Stepping Stones publications Our latest Stepping Stones newsletter is now out. This describes our new programme Stepping Stones with Children, designed for use with children aged 5-8, and 9-14 who have been affected by AIDS, and their caregivers. We have also recently wholly revised and updated Stepping Stones & Stepping Stones Plus, designed for […]
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This is a new moving and powerful film about the some of the challenges and joys of the relationships between women living with HIV and their children as the young people grow up in the context of HIV. The seven minute film was created by Viiv Healthcare with the support of young people and women […]
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Salamander Trust was at the International AIDS Conference, July 2016 in Durban, South Africa For those of you who could afford to travel to Durban, we were so glad to meet new friends and old there. To see the new 4-page brief and slideset from the collaborative UN Women treatment access research, click […]
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We are delighted to launch our two new Stepping Stones programmes on gender, generation, HIV, communication & relationship skills Stepping Stones with Children is designed for use with children affected by AIDS, aged 5-8, 9-14 and their caregivers Stepping Stones & Stepping Stones Plus is a wholly revised and updated version of the original […]
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December 2020: Now that 4M Mentor Mothers Network CIC has become an independent organisation in its own right, we are delighted to redirect you to its own new site. Please go to this new site for all updated information about 4M’s activities. This current page will no longer be updated. November 2020: As the […]
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Capacity building for leadership on Gender Based Violence: A Participatory film project Background to the project Between August 2014 and October 2015 Salamander Trust undertook a film training and documentary programme to showcase the extraordinary grassroots leadership of women living with HIV in an effective response to Gender-Based Violence and HIV in Africa. This programme […]
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Warm greetings to all around the world as we commemorate this World AIDS Day We are happy to announce the publication of two peer-reviewed journal articles about the Gender-Based Violence and Mental Health Issues experienced by women living with HIV around the world. These articles are the product of over two years’ hard work by […]
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Salamander Trust was delighted to be part of the launch of the “Rights, Camera, Action” films launch at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The event was hosted by Professor Lesley Regan, Vice-President in charge of Strategic Development of the College, who is also Co-Chair of the Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights Committee of […]
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Salamander Trust’s Alice Welbourn and Associate Nell Osborne are delighted to be able to attend the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne. Please click here or scroll down this page to view the activities in which we are involved. **Salamander Trust is deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the loss of flight no MH […]
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