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XXIX Conference “A person living with HIV in the family and society” will be held in Warsaw, Poland on November 30 – December 1.
AFEW International invites you to join a panel session “Various faces of support. Poland-Ukraine session”, which will be on the second day of the conference! You can join the panel online via https://aids2022.pl/. The session is designated to summarize the already implemented activities supporting Ukrainians living with HIV during the ongoing Russian aggression and share the lessons learned. The presenters will reflect on still unmet needs and discuss the future actions to be implemented in partnership with Polish and International NGOs for Ukrainians who fled the country and those residing there.
The programme of the session:
13:45 – 13:50 Introduction to the session – Michał Pawlęga, AFEW International
13:50 – 14:00 Comprehensive emergency support for PLHIV fleeing Ukraine – Anna Ariabinska, HelpNow Poland
14:00 – 14:10 Intersectionality and the psychosocial support needs of Ukrainian women living with HIV – Joanna Gałaj, Stowarzyszenie “Bądź z nami”
14:10 – 14:15 Addressing the vulnerability among key populations – joint response of Polish NGOs – Igor Grzesiak, Instytut Praw Pacjenta
14:15 – 14:25 Complex needs of women living with HIV in the time of the war and the ways to address them – Vira Varyga, CO Positive Women (online)
14:25 – 14:35 Systemic support for populations affected by HIV during the Russian occupation in Ukraine – Elena Voskresenskaya, AFEW Ukraine (online)
14:35 – 14:45 What should be done to effectively support? Designing and implementing human-rights-based humanitarian and capacity-building projects – Yuliya van Polanen, AFEW International
14:45 – 15:00 Discussion – Michał Pawlęga, AFEW International
Please, find a programme of the whole event here.