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Feminist Non-Negotiables for the 2026 HIV High-Level Meeting
The 2026 UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS comes at a time of growing attacks on gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights, bodily autonomy, and community leadership. Feminist Non-Negotiables for the 2026 HIV High-Level Meeting presents ten urgent priorities developed through consultations with feminist advocates, women-led networks, and community organizations across the global HIV response.
5 days ago


Stigma Index and GC8: Informing Funding and Planning
A new policy brief is now available to support how stigma-related data is used in HIV responses, particularly in the context of funding and program design. This brief focuses on how data from the PLHIV Stigma Index can inform Global Fund Grant Cycle 8 (GC8) processes. It highlights the role of community-led evidence in shaping funding requests, program priorities, and accountability mechanisms. While many data systems track coverage and outcomes, they often do not capture wha
Apr 10


Reclaiming Justice: Challenging Punitive Systems and Advancing Rights
Women living with HIV and allies reflect on how stigma, criminalization, and coercion shape everyday realities and what meaningful access to justice looks like beyond courts.
Apr 7


New Report Release: No More Business as Usual. A Gender-Transformative Response to the USAID Freeze Crisis is Urgent.
The USAID funding freeze is putting women living with HIV and the grassroots organizations that support them at risk. Our latest report reve
Feb 27, 2025


Isso é um convite ao egoísmo... by Aline Ferreira, Brazil
photo credit: Hiura Fernandes Um texto confuso destes que a gente escreve depois de uma noite de insónia... destes que a gente escreve...
Nov 15, 2020


"I was born with HIV, and I am tired of keeping secrets" by Nurafiqah, Singapore
I was born with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and my medical condition is something that I kept to myself for most of my life....
Nov 9, 2020


Nós somos encruzilhada e a noite não adormece em nossos olhos! by Aline Ferreira, Brazil
Nós não trilhamos o caminho considezido pela razão! A razão nascida branca, da branca Grécia ... Tão pálida e sedenta de sangue ... A...
Nov 7, 2020


The Impacts of Narcissism on Mental Health by Loyiso Lindani South Africa
I looked up the meaning of narcissism on Google and it said “narcissism -noun excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one's...
Nov 2, 2020


GENDER NORMS INFLUENCING YOUNG WOMEN’S ACCESS & UPTAKE OF HIV TREATMENT by Saidy Brown, South Africa
There is an effort that has been put in place, in making sure that women living with HIV live long, and healthy lives. However, women...
Oct 29, 2020


U=U: THE UNDERUTILIZED EMPOWERMENT TOOL by Shyrene Mvula, Malawi
In Malawi, the U=U campaign was launched was officially launched at the 2018 PEPFAR Regional Planning Meeting (RPM), after four large...
Oct 26, 2020


Let Us Fight for our Women and Young Girls by Treasure, eSwatini
The main drivers of the HIV epidemic are influenced by a wide range of gender inequalities. HIV positive women and adolescent girls face...
Oct 22, 2020


I AND THE SOCIETY by Hajarah Asiimwe, Uganda
Am sick, that's is what the society has rubbed in my face. It has always told me that am sick. Am not a loner, society pushed me to it....
Oct 19, 2020


A CHANGE IS NOW by Chanda Mwango, Zambia
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre There is a...
Oct 12, 2020


The Story of the Violation of My Rights by Mariia Vlasova, Ukraine
I want to share with you a story that happened to me 2 years ago. This story is my personal experience of discrimination and my encounter...
Oct 8, 2020


Community Advocacy: Innovation & Mobilization #HIV2020 by Sharifah Nalugo, Uganda
Regional partners in the struggle to eliminate HIV by 2030 jointly organized an e-conference as part of HIV2020 on 1st September, 2020...
Oct 8, 2020


MY BODY IS NOT A DEMOCRACY by Ester Kabasambo, Uganda
My body is not a democracy and therefore you should not vote for what happens in my body or what my body should do. I am the landlord and...
Oct 6, 2020


Empowering girls and young women to end HIV by Ester Kabasambo, Uganda
Many young girl's dream to grow up and get a family. But when it comes to girls and young women who are living with HIV it's a different...
Aug 25, 2020


Save me by Asiimwe Hajarah, Uganda
Why does my voice echo in pain? Why do you let me be there? Why rip my heart with scarred thoughts? I bleed... Red blood. I feel through...
Aug 21, 2020


My AIDS 2020 Virtual conference Musings and Reflections by Laura Thoa, Kenya
The year, 2020 began with so much of hope. A dawn of a new year, ‘new me’ kind of vibe. Travel plans, conference aspirations. I knew that...
Aug 18, 2020


Learning to Live and Cope with HIV by Treasure, Eswatini
Learning that you are HIV-positive can be one of the most difficult experiences you can go through in life. You may feel scared, sad or...
Aug 13, 2020


