HIV Awareness (2) The Field Practicum Class at Positive Action Foundation Philippines (PAFPI)

 The Field Practicum class was scheduled to visit the Positive Action Foundation Philippines (PAFPI), a shelter for People Living with HIV (PLHIV), on April 13, 2024, from 2:00- 4:00 PM, in Malate, Metro Manila. We are accompanied by a member of APWAI Association of Positive Women Advocates Inc., one deaconess, and a General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) missionary. We had an interview with the Social Worker in charge, the Chairman of the PAFPI, and the officer and dedicated member of PAFPI. They showed us the facilities, the visitors lobby, the rooms for women PLHIV, and the office. The building is like a two-story house apartment. During our visit, the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Taft Campus students are doing their project in PAFPI which is renovating the lobby by building barrier curtains. However, we did not have the opportunity to see the men PLHIV because they were asleep and resting. At the end of our visit, we prayed for the PAFPI, gave a small token from the field practicum class, and a snack sponsored by the APWAI. 

 The visit to PAFPI serves as an eyeopener that care, love, and support are being given to the PLHIV. I am grateful to join the visit and encouraged to have practical ways of helping the PLHIV. I have learned that PAFPI offers a holistic service to them. They have financial support, psychosocial support, and physical support and are open to spiritual support. May God continue to provide for all the needs of PLHIV. In Jesus’ Name Amen

The following are the vision, mission, and goals of PAFPI. 

Reference: 

Positive Action Foundation Philippines (n.d.). PAFPI | PAFPI – Positive Action Foundation Philippines Incorporated. https://pafpi.org/ 

Our Vision PAFPI is a leading social agent in innovative HIV advocacy and service delivery towards an enabled PLHIV community. 

Our Mission To enable communities, PAFPI will strengthen its leadership in advocacy and innovate in service delivery, capacity-building, research, program and policy development by 2030.

In the next 6 years, PAFPI will strengthen the following: 

– Treatment, care and support 

– Network and linkages (engagement) / community engagement 

– Strengthening of programs

 – Referral system

 – Prevention 

– Advocacy

 – Policy Development 

– Research and Development 

– Building capacity (for whom?)

 – Monitoring and evaluation

 – Human Rights 

Our Goal PAFPI will pursue SASME which pertains to 

● Sustainability – An organization that is responsive to the PLHIV community by ensuring a balance between economic growth, environmental care, and social well-being.

 ● Advocacy and Promotion – An organization that supports HIV and AIDS causes for the PLHIV community’s best interest; 

● Service Delivery – An organization that provides holistic psycho-social support intervention and efficient referral system; and, 

● Meaningful Engagement – An organization that promotes, facilitates, and initiates community-based engagement, partnerships, networks, and linkages 

Overarching values that cut across these goals involve capacity-building, monitoring and evaluation, policy development, research, and gender equality and social inclusion