The Centre for HIV and Sexual Health are looking for new volunteers to join their current African Sexual Health Peer Education Project.

This volunteer project offers training for people from African communities in sexual health peer education skills. After completion of the training, volunteers will help deliver workshops and information sessions on sexual health issues (including HIV/AIDS) to African communities living in Sheffield.

 If you are interested in being part of this project, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 0114 305 4444. The closing date for applications is Monday 30 April 2012.

A new, informative and interactive website for people living with or affected by HIV has been launched by the Centre for HIV and Sexual Health, in partnership with HIV services in Sheffield.

‘Positively Sheffield’, which is funded by the Sheffield City Council AIDS Support Grant, will provide people living with or affected by HIV access to a wide range of information and resources about living with HIV in the City.

The site will include the following features:

Interactive on-line community forums for people to access peer support from other people living with or affected by HIV

• Blogs/ videos/ resources produced by people living with or affected by HIV and local HIV services
• Information on a wide range of health and well being topics including information for people newly diagnosed with HIV
• The latest information on HIV treatments and tips on managing treatments
• Details of local HIV services and support networks

Steve Slack, Director of Centre for HIV and Sexual Health, which is part of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “This important new initiative will consolidate and enhance Sheffield's excellent services for people living with or affected by HIV. In addition to providing access to the latest information on issues affecting people living with or affected by HIV, it will provide invaluable online support to people who may be isolated as a result of HIV-related stigma and prejudice."

Go to www.positivelysheffield.co.uk and follow on twitter @PositivelySheff

A new webiste has recently been launched that brings together information about all the sexual health services in Sheffield. The website also gives lots of useful information about a wide range of sexual health topics. You can visit this website by clicking this link www.sheffieldsexualhealth.nhs.uk

As part of our work in raising awareness of sexual health issues with African people living in Sheffield, we have a team of volunteers who can offer a range of one-off sessions or ongoing work on all issues of sexual health including:

• HIV / AIDS Awareness
• Contraception and Condom Use
• Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Men’s Sexual Health Issues
• Women and Sexual Health

The African Sexual Health Peer Education Team (part of the Centre for HIV & Sexual Health) are volunteers from Sheffield’s African community who work with community groups to get people talking about sexual health and to provide up-to-date and relevant information on all aspects of sexual health (including HIV/ AIDS awareness).