About us
Let’s keep up the good work
The Fondation québécoise du sida (Fqsida) was founded in 1997 to finance activities by organizations battling HIV/AIDS.
The member organizations of the Fqsida use a community-based approach to respond effectively to the issues affecting people living with HIV and those at risk of contracting the virus. Indispensable actors in the battle against HIV/AIDS in Québec, the member organizations of Fqsida facilitate access to prevention materials, support people affected by HIV/AIDS, combat discrimination and thus fight the HIV epidemic throughout Québec.
The member organizations
The board of Directors
Join us in the fight against HIV/AIDS
To become a monthly donor
To make an ocasional donation
The Fqsida street fundraising campaign
In 2007, The Fqsida was seeking new sources of funding for its member organizations. That same year, assisted by COCQ-SIDA and AIDES, two major actors in the battle against HIV/AIDS, the Foundation launched a campaign to raise awareness about the issues and to encourage public support through regular donations. Like the daily work of the member organizations and our many volunteers, your commitment plays a determining role in the outcome of this battle that we must fight together. Fqsida is engaged in combating the spread of HIV/AIDS and helping people living with HIV in Québec and in Africa. To that end, half of tranferred funds goes to Fqsida member organizations, and half to the African member organizations of Coalition PLUS.
Fqsida is engaged in combating the spread of HIV/AIDS and helping people living with HIV in Québec and in Africa. To that end, half of the funds dedicated to community actions goes to Fqsida member organizations, and half to the African member organizations of Coalition PLUS.
Fqsida and Coalition PLUS : a winning partnership in the fight against HIV/AIDS
Fqsida is now allied with Coalition PLUS . This partnership will ensure an even more efficient effort in the fight against HIV/AIDS in French-Speaking Africa, echoing the current standards of Quebec’s social community culture.
Coalition Plus is an international francophone partnership of ten HIV/AIDS organizations considered pioneers in their respective countries (Morocco, Mali, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Romania, France, Quebec, Ecuador, and Switzerland). Coalition PLUS is part of a community based approach. It directly involves people affected by HIV/AIDS in defining their own needs and priorities, and in the decision-making process regarding health and advocacy actions.
Coalition PLUS’ priority issues are: obtaining full funding for the struggle against HIV/AIDS through a tax on financial transactions; lowering prices for antiretroviral treatments; defending the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS and other vulnerable groups; and improving governance of the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Coalition PLUS is also dedicated to supporting its member organizations with technical and material resources. In doing so, it accompanies and monitors its members’ initiatives in order to help improve their organization, financial management, and community life.
Our teams of recruiters
Over the last few years, you may have had the chance to meet one of our teams in the street or other public place. Clearly identifiable by their red t-shirt or vest with the logo of the Fqsida and their photo ID, our recruiters receive training on issues related to HIV/AIDS and share this information with the public through personal and human exchanges. Closely supervised and respectful of the philosophy of the regular donors program of the Fqsida, they are required to refuse any offer of donation in cash or by cheque (excepting cancelled cheques for the authorization of monthly deductions), and they never do door-to-door solicitation.
If you have any doubts about any actions of the Fondation québécoise du sida, or actions purporting to be done in our name, we invite you to share those doubts with us at 514 842 4004 or info@fqsida.org. Thank you for your collaboration!