HIV/AIDS Research Guide - Web Sites

Foundations and Societies

• American Foundation for AIDS Research
  AmFAR is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of basic biomedical and clinical research on AIDS, education to prevent the spread of AIDS, and sound AIDS-related public policy.
• British Columbia Persons with AIDS Society
  The British Columbia Persons with AIDS Society (BCPWA) provides support services and treatment and advocacy information for people living with HIV/AIDS.
• Canadian AIDS Society - Societe Canadienne du SIDA
  The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) is a national coalition of over 100 community-based AIDS organizations across Canada. They are dedicated to strengthening the response to HIV/AIDS across all sectors of society, and to enrich the lives of people and communities living with HIV/AIDS.
• Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR)
  CANFAR is a national charitable foundation created to raise awareness and funds for research into all aspects of HIV infection and AIDS in Canada.
• Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
  Founded in 1988, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a national organization in the United States dedicated exclusively to research for AIDS in children.
• Elton John AIDS Foundation
  The mission of the Elton John AIDS Foundation is to provide funding for programs that provide services to people living with HIV/AIDS and education programs targeted at HIV/AIDS prevention, and/or elimination of prejudice and discrimination against HIV/AIDS affected individuals.
• Farha Foundation
  Based in Montreal, Quebec, the Farha Foundation is a nonprofit organization that raises and distributes money to organizations and people. Their goal is to improve the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS. One of their major fundraising events is the annual Montreal AIDS Walk, Ça Marche.
• Hong Kong AIDS Foundation
  The Hong Kong AIDS Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 1991 with the support of the government and the private sector.
• International AIDS Society (IAS)
  The International AIDS Society (IAS) was founded in 1988 in connection with the IVth International AIDS Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. One of the missions of the IAS is to contribute to the control and management of HIV infection and AIDS throughout the world in co-operation with national and regional AIDS Societies, with UNAIDS and other international organizations including non-governmental organizations. The IAS organizes the International AIDS Conferences and subspeciality conferences on HIV infection and AIDS.
• New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF)
  The vision of NZAF is to "end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Aotearoa/New Zealand." The purpose of NZAF is to "prevent the transmission of HIV and maximise the health of people living with HIV/AIDS."
• San Francisco AIDS Foundation
  Founded in 1982, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation is dedicated to education and prevention and provides comprehensive services for people living with HIV and AIDS. It also adopts an aggressive public policy aimed at federal and state governments. Publishers of BETA.
• Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS (BETA)
• Toronto People with AIDS Foundation The mission of the Toronto People with AIDS Foundation is to promote the dignity and self-sufficiency of people living with HIV/AIDS.