Women Rising Project

12/06/2022

The Women Rising Project is hosting our annual Holiday Social on Saturday, Dec 17th! We will have a special holiday meal provided by Vivent Health as well as fun games and prizes at this event :-) We hope to see you there

12/06/2022

The Women Rising Project is hosting our monthly Let's Talk peer support meeting on Thursday, Dec 15th! Come talk with the facilitators and catch up with other women in the group over a free dinner provided by Vivent Health. :-)

RSVP in advance to let us know you are coming! Send us an email at [email protected] or call/text 737-733-2852 to join the list or ask any questions!

03/10/2022

Today's Panelists! Debuting our HIV Advocate, Kristina McClendon 💜

In honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, here are our panelists! Join us today at 12 PM on Facebook Live to learn what each of these women are doing in the fight against HIV/AIDS. See you there!

03/10/2022

9 in 10 women living with HIV in 2018 KNEW their status in the US. Let's normalize women getting tested for HIV in order to ensure women living with HIV get into treatment earlier and live longer and healthier!

In 2018, for every 100 women
living with HIV in the U.S., only about 90 knew their status.

03/09/2022

TOMORROW, March 10th! In honor of , come get tested or order an at-home HIV test kit for a chance to win a luxurious gift basket of high-end beauty products! 💄💋✨💅🏽
Visit our online store to order your at-home HIV test kit: store.viventhealth.org

In honor of , come get tested or order an at-home HIV test kit TOMORROW for a chance to win a luxurious gift basket of beauty products! 💄💋✨ Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity—get tested! 💅🏽

Visit our online store to order your at-home HIV test kit: store.viventhealth.org

03/09/2022

According to the CDC, there were 235,000 women and girls in the U.S. living with HIV in 2017.

In 2017, there were 235,000 women and girls in the U.S. living with HIV.

03/09/2022

According to the CDC, about 23% of people living with HIV in the U.S. are women!

In the U.S., about 23% of people living with HIV are women.

03/08/2022

Happy International Women's Day! This Thursday we'll be hosting the National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Panel to spotlight local female leaders helping in HIV prevention as well as HIV health promotion in Austin! Don't miss it this Thursday at noon, here! 💅

Join us on Facebook Live this Thursday, March 10th at 12 PM for a panel discussion on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD).

NWGHAAD is an annual day of recognition and remembrance with the purpose of mobilizing partners, supporters, and communities across the United States to share information and empower women and girls to learn more about the importance of HIV and AIDS prevention, care, and treatment.

Come listen and learn from some of the women leading the charge against HIV/AIDS in the Austin community.

02/04/2022

Join our panel for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Monday, February 7 at 12PM to hear from our very own Tanisha Shelvin speaking on her own experience living with HIV and the work she does in the community to help our mission. We love her inspirational spirit and we hope you do, too! 🥰

Stay tuned on Monday!

⭐️Meet our NBHAAD panelists⭐️

Tanisha Shelvin is the owner and operator of Star Treatment Notaries. She has been living with HIV for many years and has been a strong advocate for those also living with HIV.

Tanisha hopes to encourage those that have walked in similar shoes, and her mission is to show how resilient and victorious we all are no matter the circumstances we are dealt. Having survived cervical cancer, she wants to teach others that no affliction can stop or destroy you—you are unique and chosen to be a beacon of light to someone that may be lost.

“Allow your scars and pain to be your motivation. You are here to save lives!” -Tanisha Shelvin

Learn more about Tanisha during our panel discussion next Monday, Feb. 7 at 12pm on Facebook Live!

02/03/2022

Our Specialist, Charlotte, will be a panelist at this National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day panel speaking on the current Black community's standing with the ongoing HIV epidemic as well as her own experiences fighting the stigma and raising awareness! Tune in on Monday! 🤗

⭐️Meet our NBHAAD panelists⭐️

Charlotte Simms-Sattiewhite has been living with HIV since December 2004. She has been a familiar face within the Women Rising Project (WRP) support group since joining soon after her diagnosis. Charlotte continued working with WRP to repay the support she received and has served as an administrative assistant, volunteer peer facilitator, peer advocate, and finally as a health promotion specialist with Vivent Health, where she is currently employed. Some of her recognitions include receiving a national certification from the Lotus Project’s Women’s HIV/AIDS Advocacy Training program and being appointed to the Austin Area Comprehensive HIV Planning Council.

Learn more about Charlotte during our panel discussion next Monday, Feb. 7 at 12pm on Facebook Live!