Phoenix Health Movement CIC was incorporated in November 2024 as a community-driven organisation dedicated to addressing health inequities affecting Black women and people from other marginalised communities. We recognise that systemic barriers, stigma and a lack of culturally competent healthcare disproportionately impact these communities, leading to poorer health outcomes. During its first year, Phoenix worked to address these inequities through education, communications, advocacy, community-led initiatives and partnership working, with a particular focus on improving access to trusted health information, amplifying underrepresented voices and promoting more equitable approaches to health and wellbeing. Phoenix delivered a range of health education and awareness activities through campaigns, digital communications and community initiatives designed to increase understanding, challenge stigma and support informed health decisions. During the year, the organisation launched Positive Health, a broadcast series delivered in partnership with Africa Advocacy Foundation and focused on Black communities and HIV. Hosted by Phoenix Co-founder Susan Cole and Denis Onyango, the series brought together leading clinicians, advocates and people with lived experience for engaging conversations about the issues affecting Black communities in relation to HIV and the actions needed to address the intersecting challenges they face. Phoenix also contributed to public awareness campaigns, including Risk to Reasons, supported community HIV prevention initiatives through Do It London's Tips and Tests programme, and collaborated with the 4M Network of Mentor Mothers to develop culturally relevant mental health resources for Black women living with HIV. Phoenix also played an active role in influencing policy, professional practice and public understanding through presentations at national and international conferences, public events and policy forums. The organisation delivered keynote presentations, participated in panel discussions and debates, and shared community expertise at events including the International Workshop on Women & HIV, AIDSImpact, BASHH, the IAS pre-conference, Pharmageddon Europe, HIV Prevention England events and parliamentary meetings. Phoenix also engaged with policymakers and healthcare leaders through forums including the APPG on HIV, AIDS & Sexual Health, the APPG on Black Health, HIV Outcomes UK and the Black Women's Health Manifesto Collective, helping to ensure that the experiences and priorities of communities facing health inequities were represented within professional and policy discussions. The organisation's work reached wider audiences through media engagement, including interviews with BBC London News and BBC Radio London, podcast appearances and public speaking engagements. These activities helped increase awareness of HIV and wider health inequities, challenge stigma and encourage more informed public conversations about health. Alongside programme delivery, Phoenix established strategic partnerships across the voluntary, community and health sectors, including joining the One Voice Network (OVN). By working collaboratively with community organisations, clinicians, researchers, public health bodies and policymakers, Phoenix strengthened its ability to deliver community benefit and established itself as a trusted partner in addressing health inequities. Although still in its first year of operation, Phoenix Health Movement laid strong foundations for future growth. Through education, advocacy, partnership working, media engagement and public speaking, the organisation helped amplify lived experience, improve access to trusted health information, promote more equitable approaches to health and wellbeing, and strengthen the representation of Black women and people from other marginalised communities within healthcare, policy and public discourse.

Phoenix Health Movement is committed to co-producing its work with the communities it exists to serve. Throughout its first year, the organisation engaged with a wide range of stakeholders, including Black women, people living with HIV, people from other marginalised communities, community organisations, healthcare professionals, researchers, public health partners and policymakers. Stakeholder engagement was embedded throughout the organisation's activities rather than being undertaken as a standalone exercise. Consultation took place through community conversations, partnership meetings, conferences, public events, broadcasts, social media engagement and ongoing dialogue with people with lived experience. A key part of Phoenix's approach was working collaboratively with community organisations and networks, including the 4M Network of Mentor Mothers, Red Ribbon Living Well and members of the One Voice Network (OVN). These relationships provided valuable insight into the priorities, experiences and challenges facing the communities they represent and helped ensure that Phoenix's work remained community-led, culturally responsive and relevant. Community feedback directly informed the organisation's activities. In preparing conference presentations, panel discussions and public speaking engagements, Phoenix sought the views of community members on the issues they wanted highlighted, the barriers they were experiencing and the changes they wanted to see. This was particularly important in the organisation's engagement with members of the 4M Network of Mentor Mothers, whose experiences and priorities helped shape presentations, educational resources and advocacy relating to the health needs of Black women living with HIV. Phoenix also used social media as an important tool for two-way engagement with its stakeholders. During the reporting period, the organisation's video content generated over 40,000 views across its social media platforms. Comments, direct messages and online discussions provided valuable feedback and insight into the issues affecting communities, helping to inform Phoenix's communications, advocacy and future activities. Stakeholder feedback also influenced the themes explored through the Positive Health broadcast series, community health messaging and the organisation's wider advocacy and communications activities. This collaborative approach helped ensure that Phoenix's work reflected the priorities, concerns and lived experiences of the communities it serves. Phoenix believes that meaningful progress towards health equity can only be achieved by working alongside communities. The organisation views people with lived experience not simply as beneficiaries of its work, but as partners in designing, delivering and influencing its activities. Phoenix will continue to embed co-production and meaningful stakeholder engagement across all aspects of its work, ensuring that people with lived experience and community organisations remain central to shaping its priorities, activities and future direction.

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