Special edition: the Alliance at the XVI International AIDS Conference
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Welcome to a special edition of 'The Loop', focusing on Alliance activities at the forthcoming XVI International AIDS Conference, taking place in Toronto from 13–18 August.
Members of the Alliance will be participating in more than 40 events, including symposiums, satellites, poster exhibitions and discussions, skills-building workshops, panel sessions and oral presentations.
In this issue, we focus on just a few of these, but you can view the full list of sessions on the events section of our website. |
Focusing on gay and other men who have sex with men
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Advancing a global HIV agenda for gay men and other men who have sex with men
A diverse group of gay and other men who have sex with men, and the organisations that work with them will be gathering at this pre-conference symposium in Toronto, 10–11 August. They will be examining the impact of HIV, sharing experiences, and looking at how to increase the level of HIV work being carried out with these groups. One of the aims of the event is to reach agreement on the creation of a global forum on MSM and HIV.
Alliance members will be leading various sessions, and speakers include participants from Alliance projects working with men who have sex with men from Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, and Africa. |
Stigma and discrimination
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How to reduce the stigma of AIDS: methods, tools and measurement - latest findings from the field This Alliance will be participating in this day-long symposium on Saturday 12 August, which will present the latest findings on stigma, gender, and violence, and share practical lessons learned in stigma reduction programmes. Presentations will focus on stigma and policy, stigma and leadership, and the experience of living with and challenging the stigma of AIDS.
The day will also include hand-on skills building sessions, including how to use Understanding and challenging HIV stigma: toolkit for action in various settings and with different populations. There will also be a session on stigma measurement and programme evaluation.
Related Alliance resources
100 ways to energise groups: games to use in workshops, meetings and the community. For more information about the impact of stigma on people's lives, read some of the case studies that came out of a participatory community assessment in Mexico: Unfair dismissal and Human rights violations. |
Civil society involvement in Global Fund grants
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Supporting civil society engagement in Global Fund implementation: sharing experiences and perspectives This satellite, which is taking place on Sunday 13 August, will examine lessons from civil society involvement in managing grants and sub-grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Jointly led by the Alliance and the Global Fund, the session will consider the experiences of three civil society Principal Recipients. It will also examine the perspectives of the United Nations Development Programme, UNAIDS, and international civil society advocates in strengthening the meaningful contribution of civil society to universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, and care and support.
Related Alliance resources
At the beginning of 2004, the Alliance became principal recipient of funds from the Global Fund in Ukraine. Find out more about the Alliance's work in Ukraine in Partners in progress. And Alliance Nationale Contre le SIDA has become principal recipient of the civil society component of the Global Fund grant in Senegal. Find out more in Redefining the role of civil society. |
Orphans and vulnerable children
Achieving universal access
Treatment and care
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Access to treatment and care services for key populations in low prevalence settings This Alliance-led satellite, taking place on Thursday 17 August, will look at treatment access for disempowered communities who are key to the dynamics of transmission of the epidemic in low prevalence settings. These populations include female sex workers, men who have sex with men and injecting drug users. Speakers will include key population community members who have advocated successfully for treatment services, along with clinical care professionals.
Related Alliance resources
Find out more about the successful expansion of sexual health clinics in India, which provide a unique combination of community support and empowerment with a comprehensive range of services: Expansion with empowerment. |
And finally...
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All the best AAS: Red Ribbon Awards
Five winners from the 25 Red Ribbon Award finalist communities will also be announced at the conference. As one of the announced finalists, we wish Alliance implementing partner Association African Solidarité, Burkina Faso, the very best of luck.
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Blogging from Toronto
Visit the Alliance booth
You will be able to find the Alliance at booth number 481 in the conference exhibition hall, where we will be displaying hard copies of Alliance publications, and giving away CD-ROMs of Alliance publications. We hope to meet some of you there. |
Code of Good Practice for NGOs Responding to HIV/AIDS
The Code of good practice for NGOs responding to HIV/AIDS will be featuring in a skills-building workshop and an information session at the Toronto conference: - Global village session on the code of good practice for NGOs responding to HIV/AIDS
Date: Monday 14 August
Time: 13:45-14:45
Venue: Community Dialogue Space - Skills building session: Building community sector accountability using the Code of good practice for NGOs responding to HIV/AIDS.
Date: Tuesday 15 August
Time: 11:00-12:30
Room: SBR 10 - The Code will also feature in a non-abstract session on accountability: Promises, Performance and Possibilities given by the Code’s Chair, Bernard Gardiner, on 15 August at 16:15-17:45 in Session Room 3.
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More information about Alliance participation in Toronto
Other Alliance links
Supporting the Alliance
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