NAZ

12/02/2026

F2B is back on 24th February as we dive into Maame by Jessica George.

This powerful coming-of-age novel explores a story many of us know all too well - the unspoken expectations of growing up as a girl in an African household, navigating culture and personal identity, and celebrating all the ways, big and small, we forge our own paths toward freedom.

Join us for an evening of reflection, discussion, and community.
WHERE? Sydenham Library
WHERE? 5.30 -7.30pm

Get your free tickets at Naz' Eventbrite
https://ow.ly/j8nI50YeksC

11/02/2026

Valentine's Day is as much about loving yourself as it is about others. 💋

Before the weekend's festivities, don't forget to order your SHL.uk at-home testing kit. 😘

Want to test for HIV specifically? You can order your free HIV testing kit at https://www.startswithme.org.uk/ in time for

05/02/2026

Mark your calendar 📆 National HIV Testing Week kicks off Monday, 9 February! Testing is free, quick, and easy – plus, you can even do it from home.

HIV can affect anyone, and testing is the only way to know your HIV status. Whatever the result, it helps you stay in control of your health.

Visit to learn more

28/01/2026

ATTN;

We are sorry for the inconvenience but as of February 1st due to the exponential increase in referrals in recent months we will be pausing the referral process until the end of March 2026. We know this will be very disappointing and if you email info@naz.org.uk we will do our best to redirect to other services.

If you are in need of counselling, the SASH: Support and Advice on Sexual Health offers therapeutic counselling to residents and students in the boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster.

19/01/2026

We’re excited to announce Skin Like Mine – a new HIV prevention programme for London’s Black heritage communities, delivered by One Voice Network and funded by the London HIV Prevention Programme under the Do It London campaign.

From January to April 2026, we’ll be bringing HIV prevention directly into communities through pop-up testing events and culturally informed activities – making HIV testing and prevention part of everyday self-care.

Black Londoners face unique challenges when it comes to HIV prevention, from stigma and structural barriers to unequal access to services. Over half of new HIV diagnoses in Black heritage people are made late, increasing health risks and onward transmission.

This inequity must end.

The Skin Like Mine programme is designed to serve Black Londoners by breaking down barriers and ensuring everyone has the tools to protect their health.

📍 Follow us for updates and event details
💡 Learn more about HIV prevention at https://doitlondon.org

Thank you to London Association of Directors of Public Health and London Councils for supporting this work.

14/01/2026

Hearing from our service users how valued our safe spaces are is so meaningful because these spaces are few and far between.

We love co-creating a safe space that fosters creativity, connection, joy, and understanding with our community members. 💛

23/12/2025

Our services will be taking a break over the holidays!

Naz will be closed from noon on December 24 to January 1, with our services resuming as normal on Friday 2 January at 9:30am.

Our inbox will be intermittently monitored. If you need to speak to a counsellor urgently please ring one of the following services. If you are in immediate crisis, call 999.

: 116 123 open 24/7
: 0300 304 7000 open 4:30pm - 10:30pm everydayuk: 0800 689 5652 open 24/7
: 0300 330 0630 open 10am - 10pm everyday
The Mental Health Single Point of Access on 0800 328 4444

23/12/2025

We're hiring! Sexual Health Counsellor (working with Black, Asian & Global Majority clients) 💬

Part-time (22.5 hrs / 3 days per week, including one evening), fixed-term to 31 Mar 2027. Salary: £30,000 pro rata (£18,000 for 3 days per week). You’ll deliver solution-focused counselling (up to 12 sessions), manage a caseload of up to 12 clients/week, and work across Kensington, Soho, and Hammersmith.

We’re looking for someone with a relevant counselling qualification, UKCP or BACP registration, at least 3 years’ post-qual experience (150 supervised hours), willingness for an enhanced DBS, and who positively identifies as Black, Asian or Global Majority. Great benefits include an EAP, pro-rata annual leave and an exceptionally inclusive workplace.

Got questions or want to apply? Send your CV and cover letter to kim@naz.org.uk

Deadline to apply is 12 January 2026.

23/12/2025

Naz Quarterly Newsletter: Winter 2025

What a year it's been! Check out our latest newsletter reflecting on the last four months and we're looking forward to in 2026.

Keep updated on Naz's sexual and mental health services, events, advocacy, and latest news in the fight for health equity.

18/12/2025

New year, new chapter. 📚✨

Resolution to read more in 2026?
Finding new third spaces?
Make friends at your Big Age™ in the big city?

We got you.

F2B is back (and refreshed) on 27th Jan, delving into the acclaimed modern lit novel Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀! A powerful exploration of the strength and fragility of love, family ties, grief, and the beautiful ache of motherhood.

Come for the book, stay for the community.

🎟️ Free tickets via Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/4pHQelS

02/12/2025

Your donations go right back into the community, supporting Londoners to live their very best lives. So, what's the impact of your donation to Naz?

£5 covers a full packaged meal for someone in financial need.

£10 covers the materials we use at one of our LGBTQ+ peer support groups.

£20 provides a full 1:1 peer mentoring session for someone struggling with mental health and social isolation.

£50 covers a full 1:1 peer mentor session for someone navigating the increasingly complex healthcare and immigration systems.

£100 covers the venue cost for a full Community Outreach Day, so we can reach more people with mental, sexual, and social health support needs.

On this , help support our community through a donation (small or big) to Naz. https://www.gofundme.com/f/bridge-to-bridge-walk-2024 💛

Sexual health is more than just physical health. That's why we centre joy, community, wraparound care, dignity, and equity in all that we do.

01/12/2025

1 December is World AIDS Day, a day where we remember in power all our loved ones — those we knew and did not know — who have lost their lives to an AIDS-related illness.

We’ve come a very long way since the 1980s, yet there is still an onging fight for equal access to treatment and to end HIV stigma worldwide.

We’ve made tremendous milestones to ending new HIV transmissions, from the development of anti-retroviral therapies, to PrEP and PEP, and the worldchanging reality of U=U.

The 2025 HIV Action Plan shows political will to reengage people in care and address stigma in healthcare, but we must do more to ensure everyone living with HIV can live well and with dignity.

Today, and every day, we love and cherish our loved ones, colleagues, activists, and those we don’t know around the world who are living with HIV. Those who have worked tirelessly for equity, care, and dignity for everyone living with HIV.

We’re reminded of the fierce activism of ACT UP that calls us to remember the dead, and to fight like hell for the living.

World AIDS Day is on 1 December, but we remember every day.

Naz will never stop working towards a London and world free of HIV stigma.

In love and solidarity, forever and always.

-Naz