GhAP

About the GhAP Committee

The Ghana AIDS Projects Committee (GhAP-C) is a Peace Corps/Ghana volunteer committee consisting of regional representatives from each of Ghana’s regions. Members are elected by their regional colleagues or volunteer to serve a one-year term on the committee. Members may assume additional leadership responsibilities by seeking an Officer or Coordinating position to which they are elected by their fellow committee members. GhAP-C Members authored and adopted the committee’s first official constitution in October, 2012.

Since 2001, Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) in Ghana have contributed to the national response to HIV and AIDS by helping community members adopt healthy behaviors and practices to stay free from infection. PCVs also promote care activities for Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV). Prevention and care activities target isolated and remote populations throughout each of Ghana’s 10 regions. PCVs HIV/AIDS projects are funded in part by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) grants program. Mission Statement:

GhAP’s mission statement is to increase awareness and understanding of HIV/AIDS in Peace Corps Volunteer Ghanaian communities by providing targeted training and outreach interventions, and to empower grassroots level participants to adopt positive behavioral practices so as to contribute to the prevention of the spread and mitigation of the impact of HIV and AIDS in Ghana.

Vision Statement:

In five years, GhAP-C will be considered one of the successful PCV committees in Ghana in terms of service provision at PST and ISTs, and support for PCVs community HIV work. The Committee will show leadership in encouraging and supporting other PCVs to engage in HIV/AIDS related activities and make efforts to create a lasting and sustainable impact on the volunteer and host country national community. Its members will be considered knowledgeable, friendly, accessible and supportive. GhAP-C will support other PCVs to plan and implement their HIV interventions and use innovative media and public outreach tools to publicize Peace Corps/Ghana’s HIV activities to both internal and external stakeholders. GhAP-C will be instrumental in the design, planning, implementation and mobilization of participants for an annual regional Community HIV Service Day. We will also involve the greater participation of persons living with HIV in our interventions.

The Ghana AIDS Projects Committee is here to help you. PCVs, please contact your regional representative if you need:


 * Help navigating PEPFAR funding
 * Information regarding availability of teaching materials and resources
 * Help planning HIV/AIDS events
 * Any form of support for beginning and implementing HIV/AIDS-related projects