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European Commission, show us the way in!
At the AIDS Action Europe seminar on Public Policy Dialogue Martijn Pakker, EU Policy Adviser for Stop AIDS Alliance explained the opportunities into the European Commission and the possibilities with all three European bodies; The European Party, The European Counsel and the European Commission.
Harm reduction and public policy dialog strategy
At the AIDS Action Europe seminar on Public Policy Dialogue Raminta Stuikyte spoke about PPD and how the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network has used a PPD strategy successfully in its work.
Case study of Public Policy Dialogue by the Ukrainian Network of People living with HIV
At the AIDS Action Europe seminar on Public Policy Dialogue Olga Dieieva spoke about the key advocacy point for treatment activists to ensure governmental support and sustainability of GFATM programmes. In this presentation the successes of advocacy that led to governmental support of reforms in the system of procurement, to ensure transparency and equal involvement of PLWHA experts in the…
HIV and migrant communities: building leadership
At the AIDS Action Europe seminar on Public Policy Dialogue Bryan Teixeira discussed with the participants what community level leadership means, the major obstacles to community leadership and how one knows s/he has what it takes to be a leader. There is a need for HIV and migrant sexual health promotion leadership, but how do you build this leadership?!
A national conference for people living with HIV as a public policy dialog methodology
At the AIDS Action Europe seminar on Public Policy Dialogue Wojcieck Tomczynski spoke about the challenges when organising a national conference as a tool to change policies and influence decision makers. Wojcieck talked the participants of the workshop through the workings of the conference he organised in Poland.
HIV/AIDS Networks and Networking
At the AIDS Action Europe seminar on public policy dialogue a panel of experts and the participants discussed 'How to make the most of one's membership of a network'.
Being a member of an international network will increase your chances to use information and experiences in your own PPD. Who are the people behind those networks and how to find the right ones? What can they do for you?
HIV travel insurance for european residents
Key Features of our policy:
Up to £5 millon for medical expenses (including HIV related medical conditions); repatriation to the EU (if necessary by air ambulance and with a nurse or doctor in attendance); Additional hospital benefits; up to £3,000 for cancellation or curtailment; up to £1,500 for loss of baggage or personal items; Cover for delayed or missed departure; cover for loss of your…
The practice of HIV-testing in Hungary - 2009
HCLU made a short study of VCT-practice in Hungary. The following report contains the findings.
Raising funds from individuals: direct dialogue, direct mail, online fundraising and memberships
During a plenary at the AIDS Action Europe seminar on Resource Mobilisation some members of AIDS Action Europe shared their experiences with fundraising. Receiving small amounts of money from people like you and me: individuals who believe in what your NGO is doing and what it stand for. All kind of questions on how to start this kind of programme and how to mix it into your fundraising were…
Diversification of income streams: “how to survive if Global Funds grants run out”
During the AIDS Action Europe seminar on Resource Mobilization a plenary took place that was introduced by examples and suggestions. The members of the panel all had a different view and experience on surviving after one's main funding runs out. How did others deal with it, and how do funders feel about this issue?
Fundraising ideas: where to look and how to make it happen
We all have been there: donors or members of the board will have wonderful and interesting ideas, even colleagues, friends and family will tell you how to raise funds! But how to make all these ideas into reality? How to find the perfect idea and raise funds? During the AIDS Action Europe seminar on Resource Mobilisation Karlo Boras elaborated on these questions.
Fundraising events: risks, failures and successes
Organising a fundraising event is different from organising an event to raise awareness. Sabine Jahn shared examples of the Deutsche Aids Stiftung at the AIDS Action Europe seminar on Resource Mobilisation. She talked about the success and near-misses to prepare others to organise an event that really raises money.
Corporate giving: put yourself in their shoes
When you last asked a foundation or a company for funding did you consider what would be in it for them? Was it clear what information they needed to make their decision? This interactive session at the AIDS Action Europe seminar on Resource Mobilisation explored how understanding the private sector’s perspective can aid successful fundraising and help develop long-term partnerships.
How to identify trusts and foundations and how to write a winning funding applications
During the AIDS Action Europe seminar on Resource Mobilisation Ilja de Coster talked about identifying interesting foundations and building a short-list of potential donors. He also talked about building relationships with foundations and what a typical application process looks like – before and after you get the money. Also the writing of a good case statement and how to translate this into a…
Direct Response TV (DRTV) - “Create some noise”
The focus in this workshop during the AIDS Action Europe seminar on Resource Mobilisation was on the production of DRTV spots. Rob covered media buying and he talked about the psychology of how DRTV works, the structure needed to get people to respond, creative tips and production options.
Fundraising plans: how to make them (happen)
In this participative session participants of the AIDS Action Europe seminar on Resource Mobilisation explored what makes a plan work and what does not. Through the sharing of experience they learnt how potentially good plans can dramatically fail and identified options how to prevent that for the future.
“Sticky ideas: making your ideas and appeals around HIV and AIDS powerful and memorable”
Presentation at the AIDS Action Europe Seminar on Resource Mobilisation
Francesco Ambrogetti explores how to use some key principles to achieve significant results in terms of making your messages - whether fundraising ones or those directed at your board, colleagues or volunteers - more memorable and powerful. His lecture includes examples and cases related to fundraising for HIV and AIDS cases…
HIV Prevention and Therapy
Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe as the umbrella organisation of AIDS service organisations in Germany has issued a position paper on the role of treatment in HIV prevention which discusses last year’s landmark Swiss statement on the limited risk of a person taking effective HIV treatment passing on their infection.
Hepatitis C and HIV/ Гепатит С и ВИЧ-инфекция
A brochure on hepatitis C and HIV co-infection. Here you can find information about main aspects of the co-infection, life with the co-infection, how effects of the co-infection on the organism differ from effects only of HIV or of Hepatitis C; as well as on diagnostics, treatment, and other issues.
2008 High Level Meeting on AIDS: An evaluation of civil society and private sector engagement
On 10th – 11th June 2008, the High-level Meeting on AIDS took place at the UN in New York. It reviewed progress made towards implementing the 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the 2006 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. This report provides key findings and key Recommendations from this evaluation.
Report of the NGO delegation to the 24th PCB
Each year, the NGO Delegation’s report to the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) aims to highlight the major concerns stemming from our constituents. This report emphasizes the necessity of ensuring that harm reduction strategies remain an aspect of the response to HIV and AIDS; the importance of the inclusion of sex workers in any policy that affects them; and a request for an analysis of…
Monitoring the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS: guidelines on construction of core indicators, 2010 Reporting
The primary purpose of this document is to provide key constituents who are actively involved in a country’s response to AIDS with essential information on core indicators that measure the effectiveness of the national response. These guidelines will also help ensure the consistency and transparency of the process used by national governments.
Priority interventions: HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in the health sector
Priority interventions: HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in the health sector (Version 1.2 issued in April 2009) defines the essential interventions the health sector should deliver, and provides key references and links to webbased resources. WHO launched an initial version of the document in August 2008, at the global AIDS conference in Mexico City. It offers WHO’s best attempt to…
Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms
A glossary of over 700 terms that serves as a resource to help health care providers, caseworkers, community-based organizations, and people living with HIV/AIDS and their families and friends understand complex HIV/AIDS terminology.
Key Strengths of Round 8 Proposals to the Global Fund/ Основные сильные стороны заявок, поданных в Глобальный фонд в рамках 8 раунда
The purpose of this report is to provide information to Global Fund applicants on key attributes of a strong proposal. The report is based on an analysis of the strengths of all approved Round 8 proposals, as identified by the Technical Review Panel (TRP) when it reviewed the proposals.
The impact of drug policy on health and human rights in Eastern Europe/ Влияние наркополитики на здоровье и права человека в Восточной Европе
10 years after THE UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs. EHRN report entitled “The impact of drug policy on health and human rights in Eastern Europe: 10 years after UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs” assesses the progress in 4 countries of Eastern Europe (Georgia, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine).
HIV Update 17 - TB & HIV Co-infection
TB is the leading cause of death among PLHIV in Africa and is responsible for at least 13% of all deaths in PLHIV worldwide. However, TB is a curable and easily preventable disease, and must be part of our comprehensive response to HIV. This newsletter looks at how TB is an avoidable threat to the global AIDS response and some simple practical steps that service providers can take to reduce TB/…
Ljubljana Declaration - Caring for Gay Sexual Health and Well-Being
European civil society suggestions to improve the sexual health and well-being of men who have sex with men (MSM)and to achieve universal access to comprehensive prevention, treatment, care and support for HIV/AIDS by 2010.
Quick Reference - Entry and residence regulations for People Living with HIV and AIDS
This new issue is based on the results of a new worldwide survey of the foreign representatives of 196 countries, regions and areas which was performed between November 2007 and June 2008. The internet version of this database collection is available in the German, English, Italian, Russian and French languages at www.hivtravel.org.
Understanding and challenging TB stigma
This toolkit has been developed in response to the need to address TB stigma especially where TB and HIV co-infection rates are high. The publication contains a range of participatory games, exercises and picture tools to help address TB stigma, suitable for a range of contexts and settings.