WHAT IS THE HUMANITY FUND DOING IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AIDS?
• The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is funding many projects with both trade unions and community groups in Africa. • The Humanity Fund has spoken with all of its existing partners offering support for expanded work on HIV/AIDS. • SINTICIM, the Construction, Wood and Mine Workers of Mozambique, now includes an AIDS education component in all of its courses. AIDS comic books are distributed to all of the members as part of their AIDS awareness campaign. • NUMSA, the National Union of Metalworkers in South Africa, has now held training for office bearers, regional reps and shop stewards on HIV/AIDS. All shop stewards have had not only the basic training on AIDS but also a special course on AIDS counseling. • The Humanity Fund has just agreed to fund a project in neighbouring Swaziland. NUMSA will work with the Swazi unions to introduce AIDS education. • Community organizations in Ethiopia have recently contacted the Humanity Fund to fund work in HIV/AIDS. • In addition to what we do in Afri
