HOPE GATE is about empowering people living with and affected by HIV, especially those in minority ethnic communities, to deal with the difficulties of coping with HIV: physical, medical, psychological, social, etc.

As well as the physical difficulties of coping with HIV and its not so easy treatment, people with HIV, especially those from minority communities in the UK, have significant ongoing difficulties in the areas of stigma and social exclusion, income, immigration status, housing and living conditions, access to training, skills and job opportunities. These are sometimes compounded by serious mental and psychological difficulties associated with anxiety and depression, their self-confidence and their personal relationships.  Without proper advice, information and support these difficulties will clearly lead to reduced quality of life and may have a negative impact on one’s ability to fully benefit from the remarkable medical advances in HIV treatment and care and on efforts in preventing further transmission of HIV to others.
 
People with HIV, and especially those from minority ethnic communities, have to be empowered to overcome these difficulties and fulfil their potential.  We are the gate to that empowerment.