Nigerian Americans Reaching Out to HIV/AIDS Organizations

By Innocent Chia

The Nigerian American Public Professionals Association (NAPPA) is  defying the logic of the tough financial times by hosting its second Annual HIV-AIDS symposium. Featuring star speakers and free HIV-AIDS testing at the venue, the 9.00am event on Saturday June 13th, 2009, will be holding at the Northeastern Illinois University's Center for Inner City Studies, 400 East Oakwood Avenue in Chicago. Qualified participating organizations at the symposium will be receiving token cash awards from NAPPA to help in the mission of spreading awareness to the ends of the earth.

It may be all of $250 that the qualifying organizations at the symposium will be awarded. Yet, it will be completely besides the point if the focus of anyone or organization is on the dollar amount. 

The pivotal point of the Nigerian American Public Professionals Association (NAPPA) is collaborating with immigrant African community organizations (as well as related immigrant African owned businesses) to create awareness about various preventive options that are available through the  Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). According to a release from the Chicago North side office of NAPPA, founded in 1998, its overarching goal is to “help minimize, if not prevent, the spread of HIV-AIDS in our communities”

On hand to break down the knots and bolts of proven preventive strategies will be Dr. Deji Adefuye, Director of HIV/AIDS Research and Policy Institute at Chicago State University. His extensive background in HIV-AIDS research and HIV-AIDS preventive programs is reason enough for qualified organizations to unfailingly make it to the symposium. 

Knocking on wood to make an impressive debut at the Symposium will be Ivonne Anguh, an MPH & MBA with an avid interest in HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention. A program coordinator at HIV/AIDS Research and Policy Institute at Chicago State University, she will be sharing on cultural practices as a barrier to HIV/AIDS prevention in immigrant communities. Her discourse will equally visit how age and gender differences intertwine with HIV/AIDS risky behavior. 

Qualifying groups to the event must be officially registered Illinois Community Organizations with a minimum of 20 verifiably registered members. NAPPA also calls on interested organizations to send a minimum of registered members to the event if they are to qualify for the $250 token award. 

In the meantime, a duly registered agency will be performing an on-site, free and confidential HIV-AIDS testing at the symposium venue. It all begins at 9:00 at the Northeastern Illinois University's Center For Inner City Studies, 400 East Oakwood Avenue in Chicago. 

Any comments and questions should be directed to the 2008-2009 NAPPA Program Manager, Fred Nwankwo via email at dialogue@aol.com or at 708 228 2754.

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