Positive Women’s Network (PWN+) was established in 2009, it runs two drop-in centres which are operated by PLHIV for PLHIV (membership of 216) to provide a safe, secure and confidential environment, free of stigma and discrimination where PLHIV can obtain counselling services, financial and emotional support. This is done through hospital visits, provision of medicine and travelling costs for check-ups to ensure and encourage members to access medical care, home visits to provide guidance and counselling, and rehabilitation of PLHIV. In addition, PWN+ provides a nutrition pack each month to 21children living with HIV (worth Rs.1500), and disseminates knowledge on the nutritional practices that PLHIV should follow to live healthily.
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These workshops address all those living with HIV in Sri Lanka and is not limited to the membership of PWN+. They also address sexual behavior and ARV (the benefits of taking ARV daily).

PWN+ also covers the following 3 key areas:

1. Empowering of PWN PLHIV members - capacity building by implementing our projects and to encourage them to serve as change agents, working with partner organizations to establish micro financing projects for PLHIV, provide knowledge on treatment literacy, public speaking.
2. Reduce the discrimination & stigma HIV+ women face when accessing health community services - use mass media to sensitize people towards PLHIV, conduct awareness programmes on HIV/AIDS, and reduce self-stigmatization by conducting awareness sessions.
3. Advocacy - advocate for global and national policies for PLHIV for their care & support, partner with developing the National strategic plan for HIV/AIDS, ensuring GIPA/MIPA through active participation with government, NGOs and UN agencies.