We advocate for a world where every person w/HIV has treatment & thrives w/dignity. Committed to rights & inclusive policies. Co-Exds:
@floriako
&
@SboNkosiZA
The UK observes National
#HIVTestingWeek
continuing the efforts to reduce the stigma and raise awareness for people living with HIV. Know Your Status. Get Tested.
@UNAIDS
@Aidsfonds
Past generations started the battle with HIV but this one could finish it
In an exclusive chat, Gareth Thomas sits down with Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex to talk about how far we have come, how far we have to go & the importance of testing
Watch now:
GNP+ is looking to employ a Finance Manager with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Dutch and English.
If you meet the criteria, please apply at the link below
OPPORTUNITY! We are looking for a Programme Manager, to be a member of the Programmes, Grants and Compliance team. The Programme Manager will work closely with the advocacy team to push for the health and rights of people living with
#HIV
.
APPLY TODAY
📢📢📢🎉🎉🎉 ANNOUNCEMENT!
GNP+ is excited to introduce our new Board members! Please join us in welcoming our new board members, each bringing a wealth of experience and dedication to the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+).
READ MORE:
❤️💐A big thank you and go well
@gycaswell
It’s time to say a bittersweet farewell to Georgina Caswell, who has been GNP+’s Head of Programmes for the past four years, as she leaves for a new role as a Technical Advisor at the
@GlobalFund
focusing on grant investment support
OPPORTUNITY! GNP+ is looking for a Programme Manager, to be a member of the Programmes, Grants and Compliance team. The Programme Manager will work closely with the advocacy team to push for the health and rights of people living with
#HIV
.
APPLY TODAY!
EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!
GNP+ are delighted to welcome our new team members! Please join us in extending a warm and enthusiastic welcome to Daughtie Ogutu and Tinashe Rufurwadzo, who recently became a part of the GNP+ family.
READ MORE:
🎉🎉🎉Congratulations to
@VuyisekaDubula
on her appointment as the new Head of Community, Rights, and Gender at
@GlobalFund
! GNP+ is thrilled with this demonstration of community leadership. We look forward to working together as she champions the health and rights of all people
Apply now for a scholarship to attend the European Stigma and Discrimination Forum 2023 on October 17 in Warsaw, Poland🇵🇱This hybrid event offers interactive sessions targeting healthcare providers, advocates and policymakers.
For more:
📢 GNP+ is excited to unveil our new strategic plan 2023-2026 "For Our Health And Rights". Built upon a rich history and extensive experience, the strategy strengthens GNP+’s commitment and community leadership to adapt, innovate, and contribute to the global HIV response and
📢GNP+ welcomes new Co-Executive Director
GNP+ welcomes the appointment of Florence Anam as our new Co-Executive Director from 1st April 2023. Joining existing co-ED Sbongile Nkosi, to form a dynamic duo of strong African women at the helm of the network
“Around the world, members of our communities face monitoring, harassment, criminal charges, and imprisonment simply because they are living with HIV, engage in drug use, participate in sex work, have same-sex sexual relations, identify as trans, queer, or gender non-conforming,
We are thrilled to announce that our Global Advocacy Manager,
@cedricnini
, is among the 22 people representing civil society organizations, serving as steering committee members for the
#WHOCSOCommission
. This committee will collaborate directly with
@DrTedros
.
The
Thank you
@Winnie_Byanyima
for joining the global networks, and ensuring
@UNAIDS
' commitment to supporting the Future of the
#AIDS
Movement. We look forward to collaborating with you and your team as we look into the future and continue to challenge inequalities.
#SayZero
"SAY ZERO! People living with
#HIV
continue to experience profound levels of stigma, discrimination, and criminalisation because of ‘Risk of transmission.’
@WHO
is not only reaffirming the language of Undetectable=Untransmittable, but they are also saying ZERO Risk.
📢🌍STATEMENT! This World AIDS Day, we call on governments to make a commitment to an equitable life for all, end bad laws - decriminalise to equalise! Decriminalise now to END AIDS!
#WorldAIDSDay
#NotACriminal
“To me, love for others equals love for self. My
#HIV
diagnosis triggered a journey from self-doubt to self-love. I have learned that true health is the love I have for myself, which I fearlessly share. Developing self-love, going inward, and letting it shine in our work,
A massive round of applause 👏🏾 to our incredible participants, organizers and facilitators!
Today's session with the amazing community of girls and women living with HIV was nothing short of inspiring and insightful. We have taken a significant step forward in understanding HIV,
🎉OUT NOW! The first ever People Living with HIV Stigma Index Global Report is now available!
The PLHIV Stigma Index is a standardised tool to gather evidence on how stigma and discrimination impacts the lives of people living with HIV and is centred around the GIPA principle,
📢OPPORTUNITY! GNP+ is seeking to fill the role of Head of Programmes. Our new colleague will design, manage and monitor all our programmes. Candidates must be fully committed to advancing social justice for people living with HIV and marginalised communities.
Closing Date: 05
Our co-Executive Director,
@floriako
, joined other community and civil society organizations at the "Sustainability of the HIV Response: Getting to 2030 and Beyond" meeting in Washington, D.C., organized by
@PEPFAR
and
@UNAIDS
.
This gathering is designed to unite
#SayZero
People living with
#HIV
demand accurate and meaningful communication about their bodies. The new
@WHO
policy brief confirms that there’s ZERO risk of sexual transmission when HIV is undetectable. It’s time to
#SayZero
!
#UequalsU
It was an honour for our co-Executive Director to join PLHIV leaders from the United States last week with support from
@EmoryUniversity
,
@oneillinstitute
, and the
@ETAForg
in consultations to envision the HIV response in 2031 and beyond.
There were many lessons for our
📢Achieving Inclusive Governance: Learning from the HIV response:
"The
#HIV
movement has continuously highlighted how the rights to privacy, autonomy, non-discrimination, and criminalisation intersect. It is also a great resource for community-leadership examples that can be
📢Advocacy Workshop
#ReachAllChildren
The Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS , PATA, REPSSI, Y+ Global, GNP+ and RIATT-ESA are co-hosing a workshop today, to support community advocates to champion the rights of children and adolescents affected by
#HIV
across Sub Saharan
Today is International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day. Today is an opportunity to pause, to remember comrades we have lost, to think through the actions we take daily as HIV activists to make the world a better place and live beyond HIV.
#candlelightmemorial2020
Recently, the
@WHO
launched the viral load brief that clearly mentions that there is zero risk for a person living with HIV to transmit HIV if they have an undetectable viral load,
#UequalsU
.
@PreventionAC
hosted a satellite symposium at
#FastTrackCities
with the theme
#SayZero
We stand in solidarity with our colleagues & networks of people living with HIV in Ukraine. Conflicts & war disproportionately affects marginalised communities in their diversities – conflicts should be avoided at all costs to ensure the safe keeping of communities.
#ForPeople
GNP+ has a new Head of Programmes!
World, join us to welcome Nathaniel Miller-Walraven as our Head of Programmes. Nathaniel will work closely with the Co-Executive Directors and lead the GNP+ programmes team, to implement robust community-led programmes that feed GNP+’s advocacy
📢 Join us on Monday, 7 August, for the 'Breastfeeding and HIV: Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Rights' webinar. Let's discuss policy advocacy activities and the latest research on breastfeeding and legal frameworks.
#BreastfeedingWeek2023
#WBW2023
🎉OUT NOW! The first ever People Living with
#HIV
Stigma Index Global Report is available!
The PLHIV Stigma Index is a standardised tool to gather evidence on how stigma and discrimination impacts the lives of people living with HIV and is centred around the GIPA principle,
#HLM2023
.
@UNAIDS
Celebrating Global HIV Progress to End AIDS and Help Advance the SDGs
@floriako
, Co-Executive Director of GNP+ and one of 30 million people living with
#HIV
, stands as a testament to the incredible collaboration between governments,
@PEPFAR
,
@GlobalFund
,
Opportunity! GNP+ have an opening for a PLHIV Stigma Index Program Officer, responsible for providing technical support to networks of people living with HIV & their partners in the implementation of the PLHIV Stigma Index. Closing Date: 28 Jan 2022
📢OPPORTUNITY! GNP+ is seeking to fill the role of Head of Programmes.
Our new colleague will design, manage and monitor all our programmes. Candidates must be fully committed to advancing social justice for people living with
#HIV
and marginalised communities.
Closing Date:
#AIDS2022
“We need to strengthen laws that protects human rights, gender equality and womens empowerment” -
@Floriako
at the 95-95-95 targets update
@IAPAC
@UNAIDS
GNP+ is disheartened by the passing of the
#AntiHomosexualityBill
by President
@KagutaMuseveni
. Enacting this bill into law threatens our fundamental human rights & will have devastating consequences for the HIV response
Read open letter🔗
#NotACriminal
We did it! From all over the world, we came together as the
#AIDS2024
Global Village Working Group selection meeting. Each of us brought our own unique experiences, skills, and knowledge. We all shared a powerful goal: to make the theme of this year's AIDS 2024, 'Putting People
The countdown to launching the 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎 continues!
📆Mark your calendars for August 1️⃣ 2022. The launch will be live from
#AIDS2022
- stay tuned to
@unicef_aids
feed for exclusive content.
On World Health Day, the powerful theme, "My health, my right," deeply resonates with our organisation's strategy: "For Our Health and Rights."
HIV care thrives with equality, not brutality. With criminalisation, access to prevention and treatment collapses, impacting people
@UNAIDS
Report 2023:
@GlobalFund
Executive Director, Peter Sands: The progress we have made along the path towards ending AIDS has become a risk to us, because people have become complacent. We cannot become complacent. We should be investing much more in prevention. If we have
Jambo! This week, we are in Kenya, joining the Global Alliance Advocacy working group led by
@unicef_aids
to host the 1st Global Alliance Champions for Children training! These amazing community leaders from Cameroon, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda will
📢🌟 ANNOUNCEMENT! The Global Network of People Living with HIV (
@gnpplus
) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Alexandra Volgina (
@VolginaSasha
) as the GNP+ Community, Networks, and Partnerships Manager starting February 1, 2024.
This role reflects GNP+’s commitment to
📢COMMUNITIES! Does your work involve ending Stigma & Discrimination for People Living with
#HIV
? Learn more about the Global Partnership for Action to Eliminate all forms of HIV-related Stigma and Discrimination by watching our video, now available in 5 languages!
Check out
📢To mark
#WorldAIDSDay
, we're proud as the global networks of people living with
#HIV
to publish a viewpoint, titled “Let us lead: community leadership in the AIDS response is its fundamental pillar for success” in heading this year’s theme
#LetCommunitiesLead
, we have
No one is safe until we are all safe - on this
#16DaysofActivism
Against Gender-based Violence, we call on governments to end bad laws and protect sex workers, LGBTI people, people who use drugs, and people living with
#HIV
. Criminalisation Equals Violence!
#CriminalisationHarms
#ZeroDiscriminationDay
As we mark the 10th anniversary of Zero Discrimination Day on March 1st and throughout the month, we emphasise the vital importance of protecting everyone's health by safeguarding everyone's rights. It is a collective responsibility, and together, we
Nkosi Johnson would be 31 today.Born with HIV, he fought tirelessly for the rights of PLHIV up to his death at 12 years old.
The fight for the rights of children living with HIV today is far from over: only half receive lifesaving ARVs!
Long live the spirit of Nkosi!
Exciting! Join GNP+ and partners for the U=U dance party tomorrow In the Global Village at 5pm.
U=U, the hope for PLHIV.
#CommunitiesFirst
#PutPeopleFirst
5 pm
📢READ! The Global Network of People Living with
#HIV
(GNP+), The International Community of Women Living with HIV (
@ICW_Global
), and the Global Network of Young People Living with HIV (
@Yplus_Global
), stand united in our support for the reauthorisation of the President’s
📢 Civil Society Organisations can now apply for Special Accreditation to participate in this year's High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS
#HLM2021
register today to add your voice!
#WeAreHLM
#SpeakOutHLM
#HealthForAll
🔗
Are you coming to Harare for
#ICASA2023
? Attend this eye-opening session and join us in countering the anti-gender movements. Let's get ready for the
#future
of an inclusive and equitable
#AIDS
response!
#LoveAlliance
#NotACriminal
“Religion is coming with violence against the LGBTIQ+ community who are being attacked. People and organizations are afraid to speak up, fearing for their lives. Ghana politicians are standing on self-development to people. Politicians are attacking the LGBTIQ+ community to gain
Tomorrow! Join the 6th Biomedical HIV Prevention Forum on December 3, 2023, in Harare, Zimbabwe. Rainbow Towers, Sapphire hall. Theme "Unlocking the Power of Choice in
#HIV
Prevention Research"
Join in person or virtually at
@icasa2023
#WorldMentalHealthDay2023
Today we commemorate World Mental Health Day, an opportunity for people and communities to unite behind the theme ‘Mental health is a universal human right” to improve knowledge, raise awareness and drive actions that promote and protect everyone’s
We are attending the HIV is Feminist issue side event hosted by
@frontlineaids
, where
@SteglingC
, the Deputy Executive Director of the Policy, Advocacy and Knowledge Branch at
@UNAIDS
, highlighted that there is a path to end
#AIDS
, supported by financial resources and political
GNP+ is in Lusaka for the International HIV & Adolescence workshop in Zambia from October 4th to 6th!
Gathering under this year’s theme, “Out of the Box SRHR and HIV Innovation for, with, and by Adolescents,” international delegates from various organisations and institutions
📢PLHIV ROADMAP!
Are you planning to attend
#AIDS2022
? Check out the
#PLHIV
roadmap compiled by
@gnpplus
@Yplus_Global
@ICW_Global
to help you navigate the conference and find a session that might benefit your advocacy and work.
Ahead of
#InternationalWomensDay
on 8 March, our co-director
@floriako
reminds us that “the success of over 40 years of the
#HIV
response has been achieved by significant achievement of women leadership” particularly the brave leadership of
#WLHIV
.
This International Women’s
Congratulations,
@maxminaj2
and everyone at
@Yplus_Global
! We're thrilled to see Y+ Global's commitment to empowering girls and young women in leadership. We look forward to your continued growth and your ongoing efforts to ensure meaningful and ethical engagement of young people
We are thrilled to introduce Maximina Jokonya
@maxminaj2
as the newly appointed Executive Director of Y+ Global. Please join us in welcoming Maxy and supporting her as she leads our efforts to advance global health equity & youth empowerment.
For more 👉🏼
The Executive Director of
@HIVJusticeNet
,
@edwinjbernard
sheds light on the crucial need to re-evaluate HIV criminalization laws. He indicated that HIV criminalization is discredited as being proportionate public health response. Most laws and prosecution:
👉🏼Are often an
📢Global Leadership in Action!
@gnpplus
Co-ED
@Floriako
, and
@Yplus_Global
Interim ED,
@maxminaj2
are representing
#PLHIV
communities at
#WHS2023
!
Florence Riako Anam, joins a panel at 11:00am CEST for a discussion on "Global Challenges to End HIV and AIDS: Ending the Epidemic
International
#AIDSCandlelightMemorial2022
We would like to thank communities, networks and individuals around the world, for participating in the 2022 International
#AIDS
Candlelight Memorial.
We Remember.
We Take Action.
We Live Beyond
#HIV
.
Thank you 🕯️❤️
GNP+ is bringing together experts and leaders on
#HIV
to discuss the adverse effects of climate change and its impact on children living with HIV and access to treatment and explore opportunities for linking the work.
Share lessons learned from
#COVID
-19 and how to incorporate
It's Women's History Month! Join us for a chat about
#UequalsU
and women on X-space with history-making women.
🗓️March 27th
⏰9:00 AM ET / 4:00 PM CAT
🔗
As
#AIDS2024
approaches, how can
#UequalsU
amplify the voices of women living with HIV, and address
📢We are now accepting applications to join the Young Emerging Leaders program! 🤩
If you are a young person living with
#HIV
or from a key-population community who is passionate about advocacy, then this opportunity may be for you!
Apply now 👉
This
Exciting news! We're thrilled to launch the Last Mile Grant in seven countries! Huge thanks to the support of
@DutchMFA
,
@Aidsfonds_intl
, and the
#LoveAlliance
. This initiative empowers
#PLHIV
networks to champion improved treatment access, furthering our commitment to community
.
@UNAIDS
has issued a press release following a successful event at
#UNGA78
that brought together heads of state and government, health ministers, representatives from multilateral agencies, and featured
@floriako
, the Co-Executive Director of GNP+. The path that end AIDS by 2030
#IDAHOBIT
we call on funders, & UN agencies to support organisations & movements working to counter anti-gender opposition & misinformation. Increase the capacity & safety of LGBTQIA+ communities, & build intersectional cross-movement
#NotACriminal
📷
📢🌟🇿🇼
#ICASA2023
RECAP!
It was a week of community and advocacy at
@icasa2023
in Zimbabwe! Throughout the conference,
@gnpplus
were present, hosting dialogues, workshops and plenary sessions! We hosted several sessions discussing
#HIV
, stigma, discrimination,
#decrim
, Digital
❤️ Following a productive meeting with Global Alliance partners and ambassadors, we're excited to join delegates at the
#HIV
and Women Workshop today!
If you're attending, stop by our exhibition space to learn more about our work. Follow the workshop for updates at
📢Just a week remains to apply for an in-person or virtual scholarship for
#AIDS2024
. Find out about priority candidates, eligibility criteria and apply for a scholarship to attend the world’s largest
#HIV
and AIDS conference today!
GNP+ are providing supporting recommendation
📢📢📢EXCITING NEWS!
During this
#DigitalHealthWeek
, we are thrilled to introduce the Digital Literacy 101 resource for health advocates. This tool can be used to train and support communities in better understanding digital resilience, the harms of digitisation, and human
#HIVAdolescence2023
Workshop
As we wrap up the HIV Adolescence 2023 Workshop in Zambia, GNP+ under the
#LoveAlliance
hosted a session: "Dazed and Not Confused! - Implementing an empowering approach with and for adolescents' sexual and reproductive health."
The session discussed
#WHO
CSO Steering Committee
Our Global Advocacy Manager,
@cedricnini
, attended the Civil Society Commission Steering Committee meeting at
@WHO
in Geneva. Nininahazwe was inducted into the CSO earlier this year, and met with WHO Director-General
@DrTedros
, presenting the work of
#IDGYouthTakeOver
As we commemorate the
#DayOfTheGirl
, we call upon governments to adequately fund resourcing for key areas as health care, digital skills and sexuality education enabling girls to achieve their potential, and access their human rights. An empowered, resilient
📢 The People Living with HIV (PLHIV) Stigma Index has launched a new Advocacy Toolkit, specifically designed to support
#PLHIV
networks with their
#advocacy
work after conducting the
#PLHIVStigmaIndex
in their country. Download copy here:
As people living with
#HIV
, we remember & feel the loss of our friends who died needlessly when
#ARVs
were too expensive. Agree
@Winnie_Byanyima
, this should not be allowed again with
#COVID19
. Governments must ensure access for all
#PeoplesVaccine
- need to change the rules!
When infants living with HIV are untreated, the disease progresses quickly. To have the best chance of survival, they need to be tested and started on treatment. Read our demands for Point of Care Early Infant Diagnosis:
@PEPFAR
@GlobalFund
📢🌍 We are elated that
@Pop_Council
appoints
@gnpplus
' Georgina Caswell as New Trustee!
"I’m joining the Population Council given the attack on women’s bodily autonomy and choice – it is important that we defend and protect human rights of all!"
GNP+ welcomes the appointment of
@Aspield
as the new Executive Director of
@mpactglobal
. We hope our shared history will further strengthen our partnership with
@mpactglobal
to promote and ensure the meaningful involvement of people living with HIV
📢
#WHS2023
@WorldHealthSmt
The World Health Summit 2023 takes place next week from October 15-17 in Berlin, Germany and online under the theme "A Defining Year for Global Health Action" takes place
The World Health Summit (WHS) is the unique international strategic forum for
📢 SAVE THE DATE! Are you attending
#ICASA2023
in Harare this year?
Don't miss out on our
#LoveAlliance
discussion, Ending AIDS by 2030: Protecting Advancements in the
#HIV
Response Against the Anti-Rights Movement!
On Tuesday, 5 Dec, 14:05-14:50 @ Jacaranda 123
See you there!
#WorldMentalHealthDay
Good mental
#health
allows us to cope with challenges, connect with others and thrive throughout our lives. It’s vital and deserves to be recognised and respected.
Harmful gender norms, stigma, discrimination, violence & inequalities prevent women/girls from making choices over their own bodies & health, increasing their vulnerability to HIV. Learn how to break these gender barriers fueling the HIV/AIDS epidemic & build an equal
#Future4All
#AIDSCandlelightMemorial
is a time for communities in all our diversity around the world to come together to honor the lives lost to
#AIDS
, show support for people living with
#HIV
the world over.
#IDAHOBIT
we come together in all of our diversity, to support our LGBTQIA+ communities. We uplift the voices of LGBTQIA+ individuals who face barriers, such as criminalisation, racism, ableism, & poverty
#NotACriminal
📷