THE LOTUS PROJECT is a five-day training designed specifically for HIV+ women peer educators. The goal is to train HIV+ women to be able to provide outreach, education, and support as part of a care team and to assist other HIV+ women to get into and/or continue care and treatment. We can collaborate with any organizations working with HIV positive women interested in expanding or starting a peer program.

The Lotus Project is a collaboration between The Center for Health Training and Women Organized to Respond to Life Threatening Disease to develop and implement peer advocacy education trainings around the country. The program targets HIV+ women and provides an opportunity for a community centered approach to address the disproportionate impact of HIV among this population in the United States.

The Lotus Project is a five-year project funded through the Health Resources Services Administration and seeks to collaborate with local community partners to implement the peer education training as well as to provide technical assistance to incorporate peer educators into care teams. For more information about the Lotus Project or to request a training in your area, contact:

Shailey Merchant, MPH - CHT,
510.835.3700 x119, merchant@jba-cht.com or
Shalini Eddens, MPH - WORLD,
510.986.0340 x309, seddens@womenhiv.org