Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) Internship

TAC is a civil society organization which advocates for increased access to treatment, care, and support services for people living with HIV/AIDS, and campaigns to reduce new HIV infections in Cape Town, South Africa. Its mission is to ensure people living with HIV have access to quality comprehensive prevention and treatment services. It offers 10- to 14-week internship programs premised on HIV and AIDS advocacy.

TAC has 3 core programs:

1. The Prevention and Treatment Literacy (PTL) program, which offers training and public health education to HIV/AIDS and TB patients as well as the monitoring of HIV and TB services and treatment at TAC-operated facilities in townships and underprivileged areas.
2. The Community Health Advocacy (CHA) program fosters awareness of and advocates for greater access to HIV and TB prevention, treatment, care, and support services at a grassroots community level. It also provides leadership and advocacy training to people living with HIV/AIDS, communities, and partners in order to encourage community mobilization around these issues. This program also engages in the development of women's rights campaigns and community mobilization to raise awareness about gender issues.
3. The Policy, Communications and Research (PCR) department monitors and engages health policy processes at all levels of government. The program entails liaising with media to promote TAC's advocacy work and the distribution of HIV and AIDS information. The program produces educational magazines and develops policy papers, articles, and legal submissions regarding HIV and AIDS.

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