Europe
Europe has a wide and diverse range of HIV service providers ranging in size and scope. It also has special interest groups such as the AIDS and Mobility project; and the European AIDS Treatment Group plus acting as the base for some international groups such as GNP+ and ICW.
Despite the richness in experience and knowledge of the many groups establishing national and pan-European collaboration has been challenging. The earliest vehicle for greater collaboration was Eurocaso, part of the ICASO network. Recently this has been replaced by the creation of AIDS Action Europe (AAE) which now represents Europe at the ICASO meetings but was originally formed to create a voice at the European level aimed at the European Union’s internal policies on HIV at a time when the membership of the European Union was rapidly increasing.
For more information on AAE you can visit their web site:
www.aidsactioneurope.org or contact the AIDS Action Europe secretariat:
Martine de Schutter (Co-ordinator)
Soa Aids Nederland (STIs AIDS Netherlands)
Keizersgracht 390
1016 GB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)20 6262669
Fax: +31 (0)20 6275221
AIDSActionEurope@soaaids.nl
At the country level there has been an increasing level of collaboration on advocacy and campaigning, particularly in response to the needs of communities in the Global South. This collaboration can take many different forms and in many instances may result from an agreement by a domestic HIV organisation to work with one or more international development agencies on fundraising, public awareness, joint advocacy and campaigning or a combination of any or all from this list.
Societatea civilă se implică în organizarea unei campanii privind HIV în Moldova
Scopul seminarului a fost de a susţine societatea civilă în
crearea platformei de organizare a unei campanii privind HIV
cu accentul pe elementele de advocacy şi lobby.
Premiul „Panglica roşie” de Ziua Mondială de combatere a SIDA
Pentru a marca Ziua Mondială de combatere a SIDA (1
decembrie), Programul Comun al Naţiunilor Unite privind
HIV/SIDA (UNAIDS) în Moldova, susţinut de echipa de lucru
ONU privind HIV/SIDA şi Campania Globală împotriva SIDA
(WAC) în Moldova organizează un concurs pentru a premia
cele mai bune şi valoroase iniţiative din partea persoanelor şi
organizaţiilor în cadrul răspunsului naţional la HIV/SIDA.
United Kingdom
World AIDS Day Information and Events in the United Kingdom.
Germany
Federal Centre for Health Education, Germany on World AIDS Day 2006
Here are some facts, figures and information about the activities in Germany around WAD 2006.
Generally, there are a lot of activities planned and implemented all over Germany at the local, regional and national level. The task and duty of the Federal Centre for Health Education, running the national prevention campaign "Gib Aids keine Chance/Don´t give Aids a Chance" since 1987, is to support and acivate the local and regional level in this respect, form a national "umbrella" campaign and aim at a maximum of public and media attention for AIDS, prevention and all themes around it
Speech Commemorates World AIDS Day around Denmark
Photo from the “Prejudice is one of the worst sequela to HIV” campaign.
Commemorate World AIDS Day in Denmark, AIDS-Fondet has made a tradition of writing a World AIDS Day speech that they then ask people around the country to read, in their workplaces, in their homes, in their churches, or at events on the day. This year AIDS-Fondet also helped organise other events, including an event called “‘Prejudice is one of the worst sequela to hiv’”.
What has Spain Done?
Tenemos SIDA (We have AIDS, in English) , the social movement improved and coordinated by globalSIDA, has launched a fact sheet for World AIDS Day that focuses on Spain's legislative leadership on AIDS. The document makes a balance over the key points of the Spanish government intervention on the fight against HIV/AIDS during the legislature 2004 – 2008 and shows that are pending goals for the next legislature. Please see below to download.
Out of the Margin:Harm Prevention and Reduction
The ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands is proud to present the booklet “Out of the Margin: Harm Reduction and HIV Prevention”. Harm reduction forms a part of the policy of the government of the Netherlands concerning the fight against HIV/AIDS. We have been successful in containing HIV/AIDS among drug users on the home front. We recognise that time is running out for many countries before they are faced with a generalised epidemic. That is why – as a donor country – we want to share our experience by working with the UN system, with governments and with NGOs in implementing harm reduction programmes.
Update on the HIV and AIDS Budget 2008 in Estonia
On the 20th June 2007 an article appeared in the media concerning the Estonian Governments plans to reduce the funding allocations for 2008 for the care, treatment and support of people living with HIV and AIDS. The result of this action would be to reduce the commitment to provide HIV services up to seven times less than had been previously planned. It was said that the resources should be allocated to other social areas such as children's homes, disability services and emergency workers.
UNFICYP Hosting a World AIDS Day Auction
The United Nations Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) is hosting a World AIDS Day Auction to raise money for two AIDS patient support organisations on Cyprus.
Public Appeal - Estonia
The Global Fund Secretariat and the World AIDS Campaign co-hosted an advocacy, campaigning meeting in Estonia in June. The aims of the meeting were to explore the role and relationship of civil society, government and the Global Fund in Estonia. It was also an opportunity to look at advocacy and campaigning possibilities for a joint national civil society platform in Estonia.
