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Knowledge and policies about HIV/AIDS are not enough. Responding to HIV/AIDS requires dealing with the powerful and deep-rooted emotional blocks to change.
NGOs in South Africa have been suffering from the symptoms of HIV/AIDS in the workplace for the last decade. Their staff are affected and infected with HIV/AIDS. NGO costs rise and productivity decreases. Yet despite these debilitating symptoms, many NGOs are failing to respond to HIV/AIDS in their own organisations.
Project Empower’s experience with NGOs in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa suggests that this is because the underlying emotional blocks – denial, fear and fatigue – are inhibiting responses.
