Effective Engagement of Communities in the Country Dialogue Processes

Following the launch of a new funding model by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFTAM), the Communities Living with HIV, Tuberculosis and affected by Malaria Delegation (Communities Delegation) of the Board of the Global Fund commissioned an analysis of the quality of engagement with key populations in 11 countries. This position paper summarizes the content of the Delegation’s 32nd board meeting and lists the key findings of the analysis as well as challenges to overcome when engaging KPs.

Review of the Engagement of Key Populations in the Funding Model Report

This global report, produced November 2014 by the Communities Delegation of the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Communities Delegation), captures the findings and experiences of key population engagement in 11 countries.

The report presents a two-part methodology used to assess the extent and quality of KP engagement; assess the support provided by technical partners and the Global Fund Secretariat; and document challenges, successful strategies, and specific recommendations.

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Punishing Success? Explanation of Band 4 of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and its Implications for Civil Society and Key Populations

This briefing paper explains how country bands factor into the Global Fund’s New Funding Model and discusses the implications of Band 4 country classification for civil society and key populations. Although Band 4 is the largest band and includes 55 countries, it receives an overall funding share of only seven percent.

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The Needs and Rights of Male Sex Workers

This briefing paper was developed in line with the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) priority to highlight the needs and rights of male sex workers (MSW) and presents an overview of some of the main issues faced by MSW globally; it also highlights some of the advocacy and activism efforts by MSW communities that have challenged these issues. The paper is intended for those policymakers and those who design and implement programmes and work directly with MSW with the aim of increasing awareness and understanding of the multiple realities and needs of this community. This paper is also intended as an advocacy tool for NSWP member groups to utilise in their attempts to raise awareness across the world about the needs of MSW and to advocate for their rights from the grassroots community level to global forums for change.

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Global Policy, Local Disconnects: A Look into the Implementation of the 2013 HIV Treatment Guidelines

Published in 2014, The Global Policy, Local Disconnects: A Look Into the Implementation of the 2013 HIV Treatment Guidelines report is a global initiative undertaken by The International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) and the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) that investigates what the reality was on the ground for people living with HIV. Utilizing ITPC’s nine Regional Networks and ARASA partners in Southern Africa, a cross-section of people living with HIV, service providers and other stakeholders were surveyed across the globe for their experiences, opinions and insights. The report provides a reality check to talk of ending AIDS and discusses the barriers at the community level to scaling up treatment.

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MSM in Sub-Saharan Africa: Health, Access and HIV

Within the context of an uncontrolled epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Sub-Saharan Africa and new attempts to scale-up MSM-targeted programming, this policy brief aims to address some of these gaps by examining current access to basic HIV prevention and treatment services among MSM in Sub-Saharan Africa. These findings combine the quantitative and qualitative data from the 2012 Global Men’s Health and Rights (GMHR) study, and interviews with LGBT-led CBOs across six countries. The brief concludes with recommendations for action to support the successful scale-up of MSM-targeted HIV programs in the region.

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HIV and Human Rights in Southern and East Africa

HIV and Human Rights in Southern and East: 2014 Report

The ARASA HIV and Human Rights in Southern and East African, 2014 Report was officially launched by Hon. Michael Kirby at the Human Rights Networking zone during the 2014 International Aids Conference in Melbourne, Australia. The report examines the legal and regulatory framework for responding to HIV and AIDS in countries in Southern and East Africa in order to determine whether:

laws, regulations and policies protect and promote the rights of all people, including key populations in the context of HIV and AIDS; and
populations are aware of their rights, are able to access justice and are able to enforce their rights in the context of HIV and AIDS.

The report identifies and analyses both national and regional findings to identify significant developments in creating and enabling legal and regulatory frameworks for key and emerging human rights issues and also provides country snapshots for 18 countries with information on universal access and human rights and recommendations for improvement that are based largely on the recommendations of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law.

HIV/AIDS & Human Rights In Southern Africa: an Advocacy Resource and Training Manual

HIV/AIDS & Human Rights In Southern Africa: An Advocacy Resource & Training Manual

The 2008 manual published by ARASA is a plain language guide to HIV/AIDS and human rights in the Southern African region. It is aimed at a wide range of people, such as paralegals, lawyers, social workers, counsellors, people working in AIDS service organisations (ASOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), educators and trade union members. It gives readers practical information on how law and policy can protect and promote human rights in the context of HIV/AIDS, and how the laws and policies in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries have met this challenge. It also looks at ways to strengthen a rights-based response to HIV and AIDS in Southern Africa.

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2008

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