Deadline: 10 August 2015
The AVAC Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention is seeking applications for 2016 Advocacy Fellows Program. The goal of Advocacy Fellows is to expand and strengthen the capacity of civil society advocates and organisations to monitor, support and help shape biomedical HIV prevention research and rapid rollout of new effective interventions in low- and middle-income countries with higher HIV burdens.
Fellows program provides:
- Mentoring and capacity building in biomedical HIV prevention research and implementation
- Connection to a global network of HIV prevention research advocates
- Opportunities for networking and information sharing
- A small stipend and technical assistance for the selected Advocacy Fellow for the initial development of a detailed work plan (up to three days over a maximum of two months).
- Financial support and technical assistance
- Overhead administration funding to the Host Organisation to cover costs associated with hosting a Fellow
Eligibility Information
Applicants who are:
- Emerging or mid-career community leaders and advocates involved or interested in advocacy around HIV prevention research and implementation. Those living with HIV are encouraged to apply.
- Individuals with some experience or education in the areas of HIV and AIDS, public health, medicine, international development, women’s rights, communications, or advocacy with key populations, such as sex workers, LGBT people and drug users.
- Based in low- and middle-income countries with high HIV burdens and where biomedical HIV prevention clinical research is planned or ongoing and/or where there is current work on implementation of new preventions strategies (such as voluntary medical male circumcision, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), early treatment (and “combination prevention” packages that link biomedical strategies.
- Able to collaborate with English-speaking mentors. Applications are encouraged from all countries where such research is ongoing or biomedical prevention interventions are rolling out, however the Advocacy Fellow and key staff at his/her organisation must be able to communicate with AVAC staff in English.
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