Mainstreaming towards universal access: policy report
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In 2006, world leaders made a historic commitment to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, care, support and treatment by 2010. But many countries face significant barriers to achieving this global mandate; barriers that are associated with the social, economic and political issues that increase people’s vulnerability to HIV and exacerbate the impact of AIDS.
This Alliance report provides evidence of how policy and funding systems at national and international levels help or hinder mainstreaming at the community level. It is based on qualitative research conducted in Burkina Faso, Cambodia, India and Zambia, involving interviews with more than 100 people from over 80 organisations.
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Sex work, violence and HIV: a guide for programmes with sex workers
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This guide discusses the challenges involved in ensuring that violence is addressed in HIV programmes, gives a detailed understanding of violence in relation to sex work and challenges some common assumptions. The guide also provides examples from real programmes that illustrate ways in which HIV and AIDS projects can help reduce the incidence of violence against sex workers and provide support to those who experience violence.
This guide is primarily for organisations implementing HIV and AIDS projects with sex workers and for organisations providing funding and technical support to these projects. It aims to help organisations understand and assess the importance of taking violence into account, and to help design and carry out activities to prevent and deal with violence against sex workers.
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A reader's comment:
"This is a really useful document for workers on the frontline. Clearly highlights the links between HIV and gender based violence." (Glen, Bulgaria). |
Understanding and challanging HIV stigma: Portuguese language version
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This Portuguese adaptation of the English version of this toolkit contains over 100 participatory exercises which can be adapted to fit different target groups and contexts. The toolkit consists of nine booklets which help to identify stigma, discuss the rights of positive people and help to stimulate discussions around gender and sexuality and morality issues linked to stigma.
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Module 1 (2.5mb)
Module 2 (1.7mb)
Module 3 (1mb)
Module 4 (1.2mb)
Module 5 (1.2mb)
Module 6 (1.5mb)
Module 7 (2mb)
Module 8 (2mb)
Module 9 (4.5mb)
Access the English version of this toolkit.
A reader's comment (on using the English language version of this toolkit)
"I used parts of this toolkit in an AIDS Awareness and anti-stigma training course with theology students in Nigeria. It was extremely helpful. The games were great fun and made a huge impact. " (Rev. Pam Bolas, Nigeria)
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Nothing about us without us: greater, meaningful involvement of people who use illegal drugs:
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This new resource which aims to support the greater involvement of people who use drugs in policy and programming was launched at the International Harm Reduction Conference in May 2008.
The report is published by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, the Open Society Institute and the International Network of People who Use Drugs.
The report sets out the case for involving people who use drugs – including the benefits of involvement and the right to participate – and the evidence-base that supports this approach. It also describes how people who use drugs are routinely excluded by organisations and institutions, including civil society organisations, and urges a more inclusive way forward.
The report also contains lots of useful strategies and resources – for example, a set of do's and don't's when consulting with drug users, employment policies, and guidance on how to set up a drug user organisation.
The report is published in English for an international audience, and in Russian for an Eastern European audience.
Accompanying the reports is a poster which sets out a manifesto for the greater involvement by people who use drugs.
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English (860kb)
Russian (1.5mb)
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English (360kb)
Russian (280kb)
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