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Investing in adolescent girls’ and young women’s leadership and voice in the HIV response: Case studies and experiences

vijay.majeti — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 04:42:33 +0000

Investing in adolescent girls’ and young women’s leadership and voice in the HIV response: Case studies and experiences

Publish Year

2023

vijay.majeti Fri, 12/01/2023 - 05:42

Publisher

UN Women

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Investing in Adolescent Girls’ and Young Women’s Leadership and Voice in the HI…

Description

Although disproportionately affected by HIV, adolescent girls and young women, particularly those living with HIV, are often the strongest advocates and leaders in the response. Ensuring they know their rights and have the skills and opportunities to claim them is crucial to removing barriers to life-saving HIV services, achieving gender equality, and ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

The publication documents results, learnings, and impacts of the UN Women programme “Investing in Adolescent Girls' and Young Women’s Leadership and Voice in the HIV Response” implemented in 2021-2023 in partnership with the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and UNAIDS. The programme was implemented in 15 countries across sub-Saharan Africa where adolescent girls and young women experience some of the highest rates of HIV risk and infection globally.

From building feminist leadership capacities, including through mentorship of adolescent girls and young women for a more gender-transformative HIV response, towards creating safe spaces for adolescent girls, and inter-generational dialogue and feminist movement-building for better health, this report shares accomplishments, lessons learned, and powerful impact stories of young women leaders who are advocating for change in the HIV response.

Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are three times more likely to contract HIV

admin — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 14:18:45 +0000

Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are three times more likely to contract HIV

According to a study from McGill University researchers, women who experience recent intimate partner violence (IPV) are three times more likely to contract HIV. In Sub-Saharan Africa, women face an intersecting epidemic of IPV and HIV.
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admin Thu, 08/10/2023 - 16:18

UNAIDS releases new report outlining the path that ends AIDS

admin — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 14:16:49 +0000

UNAIDS releases new report outlining the path that ends AIDS

A new UNAIDS report delineates a clear path that ends AIDS, and helps prepare for and tackle future pandemics. The report cautions, however, that ending AIDS will not come automatically. Women and girls are still disproportionately affected, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Globally, 4,000 young women and girls became infected with HIV every week in 2022.
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admin Thu, 08/10/2023 - 16:16

Coercive reproductive healthcare practices reported by high number of women living with HIV

admin — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 14:08:11 +0000

Coercive reproductive healthcare practices reported by high number of women living with HIV

Recent data gathered from the People Living with HIV Stigma Index 2.0 indicates that women living with HIV are at an increased risk of reproductive coercion by healthcare professionals across sub-Saharan Africa, eastern Europe, and central Asia. HIV positive women who are sex workers, use drugs and/or are migrants are more likely to receive poor quality and stigmatising reproductive care.
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admin Thu, 08/10/2023 - 16:08

Club Eney Ukraine Interview

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:46:39 +0000

Club Eney Ukraine Interview admin Wed, 12/28/2022 - 13:46

Club Eney works with women at risk of HIV in Ukraine with a focus on providing women sensitive harm reduction services. In this interview Vielta tells of her personal journey from client to chair of Club Eney. She also discusses the integration of WINGS to address gender based violence as a component of their harm reduction service.

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WHRIN Interview with SANPUD (South African Network of People Who Use Drugs)

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:44:56 +0000

WHRIN Interview with SANPUD (South African Network of People Who Use Drugs) admin Wed, 12/28/2022 - 13:44

Angela and Julie, both working with women who use drugs in South Africa, discuss harm reduction services in an environment where women who use drugs experience high rates of gender-based violence, HIV prevalence and compound discrimination. Angela and Julie describe how women focused services are implemented in their country.

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Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction Interview

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:42:48 +0000

Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction Interview admin Wed, 12/28/2022 - 13:42

Women who use drugs face significant barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Comprehensive SRH is increasingly recognized as a core component in HIV and harm reduction services. The Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction provides evidence-based information and wrap-around services for pregnant and parenting people who use drugs. In this story, Joelle, Ria and Erika share about their personal motivations and about the significance of SRH for women who use drugs.

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SisterSpace: A Safe Space For All Women

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:35:54 +0000

SisterSpace: A Safe Space For All Women admin Wed, 12/28/2022 - 13:35

SisterSpace provides a range of services responding to the needs of women who use drugs, including the world’s first women’s only safe injecting facility. In the following interview, CEO Janice Abbott reflects not only on how and why SisterSpace emerged but highlights the importance of fostering safe spaces and places for women in the community.

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WHRIN Interview with Patricia Gonzalez Zuniga

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:35:19 +0000

WHRIN Interview with Patricia Gonzalez Zuniga admin Wed, 12/28/2022 - 13:35

Patricia Gonzalez reflects on her near 30 years working with marginalized sectors of the community in Tijuana, Mexico. A combination of gendered, social and economic and political barriers impact on how marginalized sectors of society access health and welfare services- additionally the impact of the localized militarization of the War on Drugs has intensified both the state and social forms of violence experienced by women who use drugs throughout the region. Through Clinica Wound, a mobile street-based clinic Patricia and a team of volunteers provide treatment and care to marginalized members of the community.

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Rethinking Harm Reduction With The Metzineres Transfeminist Approach

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:32:35 +0000

Rethinking Harm Reduction With The Metzineres Transfeminist Approach admin Wed, 12/28/2022 - 13:32

Intersectional feminist principles form the basis of Metzineres practices, a Barcelona based harm reduction organization. The Metzineres model highlights not only the interconnectedness of the social determinants of health but also the critical importance of a ‘holistic person centered’ approach to service users. Metzineres’s innovative and unique model has achieved worldwide acclaim and attention in the harm reduction sector and is cited as an exemplar of ‘good practice’. This interview highlights how and why an Intersectional feminist approach complements harm reduction practices.

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