Espace Mandela: living with HIV, together

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Espace Mandela: living with HIV, together

Espace Mandela is a collective support space for people living with HIV (PLHIV), coordinated by Plateforme Prévention Sida in Brussels. It offers a confidential, friendly environment where participants can share experiences, access information, and strengthen their ability to face stigma and discrimination.

A space for welcome, sharing and empowerment

Espace Mandela is an open group for anyone living with HIV who wants to meet others, talk and feel less alone. It is described as “a space for welcome, sharing, exchange, information and self‑strengthening, in a convivial and fully confidential setting.”

The activities aim to improve participants’ quality of life, well‑being and physical, mental and sexual health, and to reinforce their capacities to resist stigma and discrimination in everyday life and in the services they use. To join the group or get more information, people are invited to contact project coordinator Grâce Ntunzwenimana at g.ntunzwenimana@preventionsida.org or 0484 73 50 81. Practical information and updates are available on the Vivre avec le VIH website: <https://www.vivreaveclevih.org/fr/activites/lespace-mandela/>.

Activities for body, mind and social connection

The programme of Espace Mandela combines health education, cultural life, movement and creativity.

• Nutritional education (every two months): workshops that combine health education and conviviality, to help participants adapt or improve their eating habits, discover new products and recipes. These sessions take place at the Plateforme Prévention Sida, Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés 28–29, 1000 Brussels.
• Cultural activities (once a month): group cultural outings, organised with the support of Article 27, to break isolation and open access to culture for PLHIV.
• Conviviality and sharing activities (every two months): spaces to meet, talk, be listened to and feel less alone, which can have a direct impact on emotional well‑being and quality of life.
• Walking activity (twice a month): group walks to fight sedentary lifestyles, prevent other conditions linked to HIV and support physical and mental well‑being. The group dynamic helps participants stay motivated and go beyond their limits.
• Writing workshop: an expression workshop where PLHIV can tell and share their stories, rebuild themselves and regain self‑confidence through collective production.
• Residential training stay (once a year): a residential stay for PLHIV in vulnerable situations, in a dedicated place focused on peer exchanges, well‑being and shared confidentiality.

All these activities are part of a broader programme for people living with HIV developed by Plateforme Prévention Sida, presented on La Plateforme’s website: <https://la-plateforme.be/fr/traitement/vih/vivre-avec-le-vih/activites-pour-les-personnes-vivant-avec-le-vih/>.

“Mon histoire à livre ouvert”: when storytelling becomes care

One of Espace Mandela’s most emblematic projects is the book “Mon histoire à livre ouvert”. According to Plateforme Prévention Sida, this book is the result of an expression workshop carried out by members of Espace Mandela, a group of people living with HIV. It focuses on the power of storytelling for health, showing how sharing one’s story can support emotional reconstruction and reinforce self‑esteem.

The book can be downloaded or ordered via Plateforme Prévention Sida and La Plateforme:

• Presentation page: <https://preventionsida.org/fr/ressources/livre-mon-histoire-a-livre-ouvert/>.
• Resource page (La Plateforme): <https://la-plateforme.be/fr/ressources/livre-mon-histoire-a-livre-ouvert/>.

Espace Mandela also contributed to the brochure “L’impossible devient possible. Mieux comprendre i = i”, which explains the principle Indétectable = Intransmissible (Undetectable = Untransmittable) and its impact on the lives of people living with HIV. This brochure is available in several languages on Plateforme Prévention Sida’s website: <https://preventionsida.org/fr/ressources/brochure-limpossible-devient-possible-mieux-comprendre-ii/>.

A Brussels‑based project with a wider impact

Espace Mandela is part of the wider work of Plateforme Prévention Sida, an organisation active in Wallonia and Brussels on sexual health, HIV prevention and the fight against discrimination. The association combines information tools, grassroots outreach, rapid testing, training and specific programmes for people living with HIV.

For KET readers, Espace Mandela shows how community‑based projects can make a real difference: by offering spaces where people living with HIV can meet, move, create and speak openly, without fear or shame. It is one more reminder that HIV today is not only about treatment and medical follow‑up, but also about rights, dignity and community.

KET Magazine is a community‑driven, non‑profit magazine run by volunteers and based in Brussels. You can find our other articles on Various Voices Brussels 2026 on ket.brussels, and you can always write to us to share your projects or pitch a story: info@ket.brussels.