Beyond Stigma works with vulnerable populations all around the world to reduce self-stigma and its negative consequences. We conduct research, partner with local organizations, and implement innovative interventions. Our work has allowed us to create a global community working to eliminate self-stigma amongst many groups of people. Populations we work with include people living with HIV, sex-workers, transgender individuals, women experiencing gender-based violence, and those diagnosed with obesity. Take a look below to see our current programmes: 
Zimbabwe
​​Our work in Zimbabwe focuses on HIV self-stigma and gender based violence. Self-stigma can adversely impact people living with HIV by causing medication rejection, isolation, and feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness. Click on the Zimbabwe button to learn more about our programs aimed at tackling these negative consequences of self-stigma. 

​HIV+ people self-stigmatize about
two to three times as much
​as HIV- people actually stigmatize them
In a study in Cape Town, for instance, while 10% of the general public thought that people living with HIV were ‘dirty’, 27% of people living with HIV felt dirty; whereas 38% of people living with HIV felt ashamed of their condition, only 16% of HIV-negative people thought they should be ashamed of it.(Simbayi LC et al. Op. cit.)
Vietnam
In Vietnam, Beyond Stigma works with sex-workers and transgender individuals to address and reduce self-stigma. In partnership with SCDI Vietnam, Beyond Stigma designed and implemented a project dedicated to tackling the shame that sex-workers can experience and improving their well-being, personal agency and empowerment. Click the button below to learn more:
Ireland
Beyond Stigma was founded in Ireland and is dedicated to broadening the awareness of self-stigma there. Beyond stigma has worked with many researchers in Ireland and partnered with masters programmes at Trinity College Dublin to design interventions and conduct research. These research partnerships are critical in advancing the field of self-stigma. Click the button below to see our projects in Ireland:
Cambodia
In Cambodia, Beyond Stigma partnered with local organizations to host several self-stigma and self-worth workshops. These workshops and camps were aimed at helping young people manage their stressful thinking and find empowerment in who they were. Click the button below to read more about this programme:
Our Curriculum
Beyond Stigma has developed an informed curriculum on addressing self-stigma amongst vulnerable populations. Our work incorporates group activities, inquiry-based stress reduction (IBSR), individual counseling, and creative expression into a program targeted specifically at reducing self-stigma. We adapt this curriculum to the context and population we are working with for maximum success. Click the button below to see our HIV self-stigma curriculum and learn more: