Positive Leadership Development Institute builds stronger leaders and stronger communities

 

 

 

 

Developing capacity in people living with HIV allows us to be leaders in our own lives, builds resilience to challenges posed by health and stigma and empowers us to be advocates, teachers, and full participants in our communities.

You too can be part of this change. The Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) Australia and New Zealand is now inviting applications for the next Victorian Workshop, to be held on 3,4 & 5 May 2019. Applications close on Friday 30 March.

We are proud of the affect that our workshops have had on all of the participants and particularly excited to share the experiences of three of last year’s graduates here:

Tawhanga, one of PLDI’s New Zealand facilitators’ highlights the way using Maori principles can help all communities, “Being informed by Maori thinking and ways of doing requires respectful relating. It means that people are working towards the shared interests of the communities they work on behalf of and doing so in constructive and supportive ways.”

Jackie, a participant from Victoria said, “The fear of stigma made me feel as if I couldn’t lead – that no one would follow me or that I didn’t have enough to say.” “I now know that I can lead, that I can own my role, not just within the HIV community, but across my entire life.”

Charlie from New Zealand said “I can say, without hyperbole that engaging with PLDI changed my life, both as a participant and a facilitator” He goes on to say “I am incredibly grateful for the experience and know that the connection to PLDI will continue to ground and inform who I am and my place in HIV advocacy.”

Information about applying

View the 2017-18 Annual Report to explore more stories from our newest graduates.

Living Positive Victoria acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land where we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.