Global / World AIDS Day 2012: GCWA World AIDS Day Statement

On World AIDS Day 2012, the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA) affirms that we must and we can turn the tide on HIV and AIDS for women and girls. Since 2004 the GCWA and its global membership of  civil society groups, including networks of women living with HIV, women’s rights organizations, AIDS service organizations, faith-based organizations, the private sector, and the United Nations (UN) system have partnered to improve the lives of all women living with and affected by HIV.

Global / Violence Against Women: UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women

 The UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women is accepting applications for its 17th grant cycle (2012) from government authorities at the national and local levels, civil society organizations and networks — including non-governmental, women’s and community-based organizations and coalitions and operational research institutions — and UN Country Teams in partnership with governments and civil society organizations. The 2012 UN Trust Fund Call invites proposals in the following areas of action: i.

Global / GCWA: Let Us HEAR from YOU

The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA) is a worldwide alliance bringing together civil society groups, including networks of women living with HIV, women's rights organizations, AIDS service organizations, faith-based organizations, the private sector, and the United Nations (UN) system.

Global / GCWA: Global Coalition on Women and AIDS: Position statement by UNAIDS

The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (hereinafter, GCWA) is a worldwide alliance bringing together civil society groups, including networks of women living with HIV, women’s rights organizations, AIDS service organizations, faith-based organizations, the private sector, and the United Nations (UN) system.

Global / GCWA: summary of GCWA Steering Committee meeting 13 July 2012

To read the meeting summary click here:  GCWA-13-July-2012-steering-committee-meeting-summary.pdf

Animation on the impact of HIV on older women, through the experiences of three older women living with HIV in Africa: Age, sex and HIV: Older women's stories

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IAC 2012 / Women's Rights: All Women, All Rights

The indispensable guide to events on gender equality, women's rights and HIV at the Washington 2012 International AIDS Conference. To access the document, click here:  All-Women--All-Rights---A-delegates-guide-to-women.pdf

Global / Human Rights: HIV Awareness & LGBT Human Rights Advocacy in the United States

The Department of State has put together a Voluntary Visitor project examining HIV/AIDS Awareness & LGBT Human Rights Advocacy in the United States.  This program – which will be funded entirely by the Department of State – will take place July 27 – August 8, immediately following the International AIDS 2012 Conference in Washington, DC (July 22-27).  The program is open to participants from Europe who will already be traveling to Washington, DC for the AIDS Conference.  In addition to targeting persons attending the AIDS 2012 Conference, this project is particularly geare

Global / Funding for civil society: Establishing steering committee for Robert Carr civil society Networks Fund

This call for nominations aims to identify civil society representatives to the International Steering Group of the Robert Carr civil society Networks Fund (RC-NF).  The RC-NF’s aim is to operate as a strategic and results focused funding mechanism that addresses key gaps in resourcing needs of global and regional civil society and community networks.   Nominations are particularly encouraged of candidates that represent global or regional civil society and/or community networks that endorse theGIPA principle and that have a primary focus on HIV-related work and/or key populati