Africa (contd.) and the Arab Region
Organization | Country | Work |
Pride Community Health Organization | Zambia | operates a safe haven in Zambia for people living with HIV, particularly orphans, vulnerable children, youth, women and people with disabilities, providing them with HIV and tuberculosis care, and support through home-based care services |
Initiative for Equal Rights | Nigeria | established in response to human rights violations against sexual minorities and focuses on the health needs of men who have sex with men, slowly breaking the silence around issues of sexual minorities. |
Uganda Young Positive | Uganda | mobilized over 20,000 young people to conduct advocacy activities and become a point of convergence for all other youth organisations that advocate for greater support for people living with HIV. |
Substance Abuse Research Center – SARC-AMAN | Gaza | tackling issues of drug use and HIV, including stigma and misconceptions associated with these issues, in student and refugee populations |
Widows, Orphans and People Living with HIV/AIDS | Southern Sudan | works to increase access to anti-retroviral treatment by forming partnerships with hospitals, facilitating referrals for treatment, and developing a home-based care system. |
Asia and the Pacific
Organization | Country | Work |
Novices Aids Intervention and Rehabilitation Network | Thailand | an organisation of novice Buddhist monks who have been trained as HIV peer-educators, breaking the stigma associated with HIV and becoming a model for other novice monks and monastic schools |
Positive Voice | Nepal | lobbying for access to harm reduction services and anti-retroviral treatment for people who use drugs. |
Youth Volunteer Group | Thailand | working across four regions of Thailand to respond to the needs of children and young people living with or affected by HIV |