
COVID-19 vaccination policies and their implementation in prisons
On December 14th for the launch the first global mapping of COVID-19 vaccination policies and their implementation in prisons.
On December 14th for the launch the first global mapping of COVID-19 vaccination policies and their implementation in prisons.
Join a team of professionals dedicated to improving the health and rights of marginalised groups in Eastern Europe
Thanks to the help provided by the Emergency Support Fund, we were able to not only mobilize our efforts and hold ground in a difficult situation, but also to expand our opportunities.
Our partner AFEW-Ukraine has prepared a Russian and English translation of the guidelines “Best practices in working with adolescents”.
One day, when I was choosing my dissertation topic, the deputy dean suddenly found out that my work was related to transgenderism and practically declared war on me. At first, she disagreed with the topic, gave off transphobic rhetoric, saying me “they are all alcoholics and die”, etc.
There are still people in the world who have no access to means to protect themselves against HIV, with no access to treatment, medical services, no psycho-social support to cope with mental and social issues.
At the time of my first labor, the nurse got spots of my blood. I remember her shouting “You are going to infect us all!”. I remember side glances and outright insults, phrases like “why did you give birth to him, he’s got the status?!”, their wish to get rid of me and my baby as soon as possible.
According to official data, the Sverdlovsk Region is among the leaders in the number of HIV-positive people in
On November 18, the final virtual meeting of the Emergency Support Fund for Key Populations in the EECA region (ESF) Advisory Board was held. During the meeting, the ESF team presented the main outcomes of the fund’s work, discussed its impact on civil society organizations representing key populations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and shared a strategy for the future.
During COVID-19 time, many people living in remote villages did not have the financial ability to get to a hospital or even receive therapy via the post office. That is why the organization “Alternative” from Odessa (Ukraine) applied to AFEW International for a grant for their project “Prevention of ART Interruption in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic” within the framework of COVID-19 Solidarity Program for the Eastern Partnership countries.