ATHENA: Advancing Gender Equity and Human Rights in the Global Response to HIV/AIDS

UNGASS Human Rights Group, 2001 Adelante, 2002 Bangkok, 2004 ATHENA created, 2005 Women’s Networking Zone, 2006

Bridging Overlapping Communities HIV/AIDS Human Rights Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights Gender

ATHENA’s Approach 1)Convening Role / Promoting Global-Local Exchange 2)Accountability, Advocacy and Policy Reform / Addressing Neglected and Contentious Issues 3)Leadership Development / Bringing Forward New Leaders and Amplifying Independent Voices 4)Seeding Change / Capacity Building and Skills Exchange

Principios básicos de nuestros trabajo: Colaboración con organizaciones e iniciativas locales. Colaboración con grupos de mujeres VIH positivas. Promoción de los derechos humanos. Vínculo de las comunidades que trabajan en género, derechos humanos, salud sexual y reproductiva y VIH.

Abordaje de temas relegados o conflictivos sobre derechos humanos. Vínculo de lo global con lo local. Vínculo de la investigación, la política, la defensoría y la práctica. Desarrollo y apoyo de la capacidad de liderazgo de mujeres y niñas, en especial las que viven con VIH. Capacitación de individuos y organizaciones como agentes de cambio.

Range of member organizations International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS, Global Thai Women and HIV/AIDS Task Force, Thailand The Living Together Project, South Africa Mama’s Club, Uganda SAATHII, India FEIM, Argentina World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, Malaysia Ipas, Global Ibis-Reproductive Health, USA and South Africa Human Rights Watch, USA Center for Reproductive Rights, USA Blueprint Coalition, Canada The Well Project, USA

Visibility, networking and strategizing

Global priority setting and policy shaping

Advancing local priorities

Global – local linkages

Creating platforms and tools for action and articulating rights

Building alliances

Advancing women’s leadership

Current Initiatives Mujeres Adelante: Building from Toronto to Mexico City International Women’s Summit, Women and HIV/AIDS Leadership Summit in Nairobi, July 2007 Building Alliances to Address Gender-Based Violence and HIV Advancing the Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women Living with HIV/AIDS: A Pilot Project to Address Coerced Sterilization and Abortion Hot Topics – Focus on HIV Testing Scale-Up

Steering Committee de ATHENA Louise Binder, Blueprint Coalition, Canada Tyler Crone, Coordinating Director, ATHENA Maria de Bruyn, Ipas, USA Jodi Jacobson, Center for Health and Gender Equity, USA Monruedee Laphimon, Thai Women and HIV/AIDS Task Force, ATHENA Co-Chair Shari Margolese, Voices of Positive Women, Canada Lydia Mungherera, Mama’s Club/TASO, Uganda Ida Susser, Hunter College and Columbia University, USA MariJo Vazquez, ICW, ATHENA Co-Chair

Standing with Giants: To all of the women and girls leading the way in HIV/AIDS ____________________________________

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