Results of the Antistigma project
August 13, 2020
A virtual round table held on 12 August to discuss the results of the Antistigma project brought together partners from Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and The Netherlands.
It’s important to show adolescents that there’s a system, capable of protecting them
August 12, 2020
In 2017, ICF “AIDS Foundation East-West” (AFEW-Ukraine) created a pilot project to introduce a tool for monitoring and documenting cases of violation of the rights of MARA in Ukraine.
Kochon Prize Nominations 2020 to all the Nurses on the front line fight against TB
August 10, 2020
The Stop TB Partnership dedicates the call for the 2020 Kochon Prize Nominations to all the Nurses on the front line fight against TB.
Sex, drugs and human rights
August 10, 2020
The number of transgender people who use non-injecting drugs has significantly increased in recent years, according to the HPLGBT, a recipient of the Emergency Support Fund for Key Populations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. As a result of this, their sexual behaviour has become more risky and the likelihood of becoming infected with HIV has increased significantly.
Roles and perspectives of key stakeholders on access to health services for labour migrants from Central Asia to Russia
August 5, 2020
The roles and perspectives of key stakeholders on access to health services for labour migrants in Russia have not been studied extensively. Chamid Sulchan, a student of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and intern of AFEW International, during his internship made a research “Roles and perspectives of key stakeholders on access to health services for labour migrants from Central Asia to Russia”.
Migrants in need. COVID-19 and the impact on labor migrants’ health, income, food and travel
August 3, 2020
How NGOs in Russia and Kazakhstan are helping migrants.
COVID-19 and CSOs in EECA
July 30, 2020
AFEW International is conducting a questionnaire among Civil Society Organisations in the EECA region to measure the impact of COVID-19 on CSOs in the region.
A shrinking civil society in Tajikistan
July 29, 2020
In the Eastern Europe and Central Asian region (EECA), the space for civil society is constantly shrinking. Central
Women at the forefront of COVID-19 response in Europe and Central Asia
July 29, 2020
In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the relatively limited data available, the UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia developed a rapid survey, through the Making Every Woman and Girl Count global programme, to assess the gendered impacts of COVID-19 on women and men.
World Hepatitis Day
July 28, 2020
Viral hepatitis B and C affect 325 million people worldwide causing 1.4 million deaths a year. Hepatitis B and C are the second most fatal infectious diseases after tuberculosis, and 9 times more people are infected with hepatitis than HIV.