Thematicgroups

Focuses on developing the leadership, policy influence and advocacy capacity of a critical mass of civil society organisations and national platforms. This workstream intensifies multi-sectoral national dialogues on HIV and health between community stakeholders, technical and financial partners, governments and local authorities. 

The working group deals with prevention and harm reduction among drug users, as well as the defence and improvement of the legal framework for drugs.

The working group deals with prevention and harm reduction among drug users, as well as the defence and improvement of the legal framework for drugs.

Aims to develop a system to identify and strengthen CSO expertise. Mobilise technical assistance to strengthen the role of civil society at national and regional level in responses to TB, HIV/AIDS, malaria, COVID19. This work stream documents innovative and high-impact community practices in the responses.

Share and capitalise on community expertise by mobilising networks of community leaders and capitalising on training modules. Promote the provision of differentiated services. Strengthen the skills of community civil society actors (peer educators, facilitators and psychosocial advisors).

Focuses on strengthening national community-based observatories as part of community-based surveillance. Promoting better use of community data and other community-led research to reduce stigma and discrimination against PLHIV and facilitate better access to health services. In addition to producing alternative reports and developing an independent CSO perspective to discuss public health issues with governments and partners.

Increase the need for and ensure the integration of adolescent and youth interventions into regional and national health and HIV programmes. Strengthen the capacity of organisations to include young people and involve them meaningfully in the design, implementation and evaluation of HIV interventions.