About Us

About Us

The Partnership for Minority HIV/AIDS Prevention (PMHAP) is a nonprofit, community-based organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since 1999, we have worked locally, in Cuba, Ecuador and Togo, West Africa fight the spread of HIV/AIDS among people of African descent and have worked with other communities of color in this fight.

Our mission: To work with community partners, in the USA and abroad, to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS through HIV prevention, outreach, and community mobilization.
We combine effective HIV prevention strategies with art and culture, community service efforts and health promotion events and community mobilization efforts to accomplish our mission.
Our Services:

  • Outreach
  • HIV Prevention Counseling and Testing
  • The AISHA Project (The AIDS Intervention and Sexual Health Alliance Project)
  • The HAPHEM PROJECT
  • Making HIV Prevention more accessible by distributing free HIV prevention literature, condoms
  • Trainings and workshops for Men, Women and Youth

 

Board of Directors

Isabel Bloom, Vice President and Founding Member
Judith A. Bradley, Treasurer and Founding Member
Shari Morris, President and Founding Member
Barbara J. Williams, Ex Officio and Founding Member

 

Staff

Sabira Bushra, Founder and Executive Director
Kouanvi C. Akoussan, Program Coordinator
Sanvie Akoussan, Prevention Educator
Barbara J. Williams, M.Ed., Mon Valley Coordinator
Andrea L. Knox, MS, AISHA Facilitator

Volunteers

Lois Brown
Ms. Daniels
Dianne Fields
Peyton Fields
Reverend Josephine George
Melonie Grant
Dortha Hartman
Chizo Houser
Ashley Huston
Kenneth Huston
Laura Jenkins
Clarisse Jordan
Eddie Kelso
Schnel Simmons
Rosa Smith
Cynthia Thomas
Renna Udoh
Sherry Ward
Andrew Williams
Gwen A. Williams
Misty Williams
Sherida Williams, MD.
Terry Williams
Teona Williams
Angie Wilson
Reverend Yolanda Wright

 

Local Communities Served

In Pittsburgh, PA, the African American communities of
Homewood-Brushton
East Liberty
Hill District
Wilkinsburg
Oakland
Lower Hill-Uptown
Garfield
Strip District
McKeesport, PA

 

International Communities Served

Kouvé and Lomé, Republic of Togo, West Africa

 

 

The Partnership
201 South Highland Avenue
Suite 101
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Phone: 412.441.0259
Fax: 412.441-0216
E-mail: info@pmhap.org
http://www.pmhap.org




  Current Projects
  Aisha Project
  Haphem Project