The Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC) has launched a regional “COVID-19 Solidarity Programme 2020-2022: Call for Proposals on Covid-19 in Prisons and Mental Health Institutions” with the financial support of the European Union, and in partnership with People in Need and AFEW International.
The candidate we are looking for inspires, motivates and challenges the team and the AFEW Partnership members to develop a new strategy and drives the organisation’s evolution within the frame of the East-West vision of AFEW.
Michel Kazatchkine, the Special Advisor to the Joint United Nations Program on AIDS (UNAIDS) in Eastern Europe and
In September AFEW Kyrgyzstan opened “Faith. Hope. Love”, one of the leading rehabilitation centres in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The activities organized in the Rehabilitation center are partly supported through the programme “Bridging the Gaps: Health and Rights for Key Populations”.
AFEW International selected 8 proposals from 5 countries of the Eastern Partnership countries to support community-based organizations in the framework of the EU COVID-19 Solidarity Programme, financed by the European Union. All selected proposals are related to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on key populations.
On the 15th of October, AFEW International organised a virtual visit to the organization for Amsterdam AMC Bachelor medicine students in the framework of Global Health in Action elective education.
What is AFEW? Where does it work and what does it do? What does its name mean and what is the story of AFEW? Here are the frequently asked questions about AFEW!
Do you work in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine or Uzbekistan? Does your organization represent key populations and face an emergency situation in regard to HIV prevention? Are you searching for a funding opportunity? Then please apply to Emergency Support Fund for Key Populations!
September 2020 saw the end of the Journey4life (Dance4life) project in Kazakhstan, which was carried out by AFEW International’s partner, AFEW Kazakhstan. Alexandra Li, a Journey4life project manager at AFEW Kazakhstan, told us about the project and about how important it is to educate young people about the basics of sexual and reproductive health.
Dina Masalimova, project manager of AFEW Kyrgyzstan, one of the implementers of the PITCH project in Kyrgyzstan – about HIV mini sessions for the municipal authorities, capacity building workshops, results of the small grant programme and activities at COVID-19 time.
