AfA Singapore

14/11/2025

🏆 Congratulations to the winner of MTS Design Competition, Design #7! Your design will be the basis of the AfA’s next mobile clinic van! 🏆

Thank you to all who participated in the contest, and for those who supported by voting. 💕

Don’t forget to plan your next HIV test at MTS! Schedule is available at afa.org.sg/mts

More info about our new MTS van to come soon, stay tuned! 🚐

05/11/2025

❗️Poll closes soon on 7 NOV 2025, 12pm! Vote for the next AfA MTS van design NOW!

🚐 View all 7 designs on our FB/IG profile and press the “Like” button to vote your favourite! 👍❤️

🏆 The winning design will be determined by both community votes and professional judges.

👏 All the best to our contest participants. Show your support for them today!

*Final design is subject to change by AfA Singapore.

afa.org.sg/MTSdesign

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01/11/2025

✅ Voting is now OPEN for the MTS Van Design Competition!

🚐 Browse all 7 design submissions within this post. To vote for your favourite, scroll to its specific image and press the “Like” button! 👍

🗓 Community voting closes by 12pm, 7 Nov 2025, so vote now!

🏆 The winning design will be determined by both community votes and professional judges. Community votes are counted through post Likes on the individual designs published on AfA Singapore’s Facebook and Instagram pages. Professional judges evaluate designs on their creativity, clarity, relevance, and practicality for printing.

👏 All the best to our contest participants. Show your support for them today!

*Final design is subject to change by AfA Singapore.

21/10/2025

Just THREE DAYS LEFT for AfA's MTS van design competition! Hurry and submit your entry by 24/10/2025

📌 Submit your creative design for our new MTS van and stand to win $1,000!
🎨 Showcase your talent in promoting HIV awareness through HIV Mobile Testing.
📅 Deadline: Oct 24, 2025
🌐 For info and design template, visit afa.org.sg/MTSdesign

Design Criteria
• Tagline: Know your status (no change from old MTS van)
• Must include AfA logo & hotline (6254 0212)
• Incorporate HIV awareness themes (e.g., red ribbon)
• Highlight inclusivity – all ages, genders, s*xualities
• Aim to normalize testing
• Clear, bold, easily recognizable design – but less clinical looking
• Van base color: silver (but full wraps in other colors, e.g. white, are allowed)
• Avoid stigmatizing/discriminatory imagery or language (e.g., “AIDS”,“PLHIV/PLWHA”) (Refer to peoplefirstcharter.org for appropriate language to be used)

Terms & Conditions
1. Eligibility: Open to public.
2. Originality: All submissions must be original and free from copyright infringement.
3. Submission Format: Digital files only (JPG/PNG/PDF). Mock-ups on a van template preferred.
4. Ownership: Winning design becomes the property of the organizers for use on the HIV Mobile Testing Service van and related promotions.
5. Credit: Designer will be acknowledged in campaign materials.
6. Judging:
- 50% professional judges based on creativity (30%), clarity (30%), relevance (40%), and practicality for printing
- 50% community votes
7. Timeline: Submissions to be done on bit.ly/MTSdesignsubmission latest by 24 October 2025, 12pm.
- Voting period: 1-14 November
- Results tally: 15-20 November
- Winners will be informed: 21 November
8. Prizes:
- Winner: $1,000
- 2 Runner-ups: $500 each
- Feature best designs at MTS launch event
- Token for every entry
9. Final design is subject to change by AfA Singapore.

20/10/2025

AfA Singapore wishes everyone a Happy Deepavali public holiday! May your days be filled with light, love, happiness, and peace. 🪔

12/09/2025

📌 Submit your creative design for our new MTS van and stand to win $1,000!
🎨 Showcase your talent in promoting HIV awareness through HIV Mobile Testing.
📅 Deadline: Oct 24, 2025
🌐 For info and design template, visit afa.org.sg/MTSdesign

Design Criteria
• Tagline: Know your status (no change from old MTS van)
• Must include AfA logo & hotline (6254 0212)
• Incorporate HIV awareness themes (e.g., red ribbon)
• Highlight inclusivity – all ages, genders, s*xualities
• Aim to normalize testing
• Clear, bold, easily recognizable design – but less clinical looking
• Van base color: silver (but full wraps in other colors, e.g. white, are allowed)
• Avoid stigmatizing/discriminatory imagery or language (e.g., “AIDS”,“PLHIV/PLWHA”) (Refer to peoplefirstcharter.org for appropriate language to be used)

Terms & Conditions
1. Eligibility: Open to public.
2. Originality: All submissions must be original and free from copyright infringement.
3. Submission Format: Digital files only (JPG/PNG/PDF). Mock-ups on a van template preferred.
4. Ownership: Winning design becomes the property of the organizers for use on the HIV Mobile Testing Service van and related promotions.
5. Credit: Designer will be acknowledged in campaign materials.
6. Judging:
- 50% professional judges based on creativity (30%), clarity (30%), relevance (40%), and practicality for printing
- 50% community votes
7. Timeline: Submissions to be done on bit.ly/MTSdesignsubmission latest by 24 October 2025, 12pm.
- Voting period: 1-14 November
- Results tally: 15-20 November
- Winners will be informed: 21 November
8. Prizes:
- Winner: $1,000
- 2 Runner-ups: $500 each
- Feature best designs at MTS launch event
- Token for every entry
9. Final design is subject to change by AfA Singapore.

22/08/2025

20/08/2025

Calvin Tan was diagnosed HIV-positive at a time when the illness carried heavy stigma in Singapore. He shares the shock of his diagnosis, the rejection he faced, and the emotional toll of telling family and friends. Calvin also explains how modern treatment makes HIV a manageable condition, while stigma remains the bigger battle.

Hear his story on the 𝐘𝐚𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐡 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 with Haresh Tilani & Terence Chia!

𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐈𝐕 - 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 | #704

Calvin Tan was diagnosed HIV-positive at a time when the illness carried heavy stigma in Singapore. He shares the shock of his diagnosis, the rejection he fa...

13/08/2025

Be part of the change!

We’re excited to launch the HIV Stigma Reduction Designathon – a one-day innovation challenge where participants will co-create actionable solutions to reduce HIV-related stigma.

📅 Date: 13 September 2025, 9AM to 5.30PM
📍 Venue: Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
What is a Designathon?

A designathon is an interactive event that brings together diverse participants to brainstorm, refine, and prototype solutions in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. By the end of the day, teams will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges and HIV experts.

If you are interested in taking part in the designathon, and the possibility of winning prizes, you can find out more and register at https://tinyurl.com/TCLHIVDESIGNATHON.

Registration closes 28 August 2025, so sign up now!

08/08/2025

AfA’s Anonymous Testing Service will be closed on Saturday, 09/08/2025 for the National Day public holiday. It will resume services on Tuesday, 12/08/2025.

1) Anonymous Testing Service (ATS)

ATS is at DSC Clinic (31 Kelantan Lane, Singapore 200031)

Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 6.30–8.30pm
Saturdays, 1.30–3.30pm
(except eve of Public Holiday & Public Holiday)

HIV testing services are on both walk-in and appointment basis. Appointment booking can be done at testing.afa.org.sg/booking (Link in bio).

More info: afa.org.sg/ats

2) Mobile Testing Service (MTS)

Please visit our website at afa.org.sg/mts or join our Telegram channel (Link in bio) for MTS operational dates and locations.

06/08/2025

UPDATE: We are at 5% of our fundraising goal! Can you help us keep it going? 💪

Since 2011, our Mobile Testing Service (MTS) has provided over 35,000 HIV/STI tests all over Singapore. We need your help to keep this essential service running!

Community-based approaches to HIV testing are key to achieving bringing HIV transmissions, discrimination, and AIDS-related deaths down to zero. Being a peer-led programme, MTS connects clients with volunteers from similar, relatable backgrounds, making HIV-testing an approachable and safe experience for all.

Our van is now 14 years old, and we want to send her off on a well-earned retirement. This year, we need to fundraise $200,000 to purchase a new van and outfit it as a mobile clinic. Will you help us?

• All donations matched by Tote Board under the Enhanced Fundraising Programme
• 250% tax deduction for donations min. $50

Donate now at afa.org.sg/mts-fundraiser

23/07/2025

And we are back!

It took a while but our free HIV tests are ready. Do drop by our ATS & MTS and get tested, because being sure is s*xy!

Thank you for your continued support!

For us to do our work better and reach a wider audience, do check our fundraiser at: afa.org.sg/mts-fundraiser (link in bio)