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HIV/AIDS PROJECTS
Fostering Gender Responsive National HIV/AIDS Policy and Programs in Cambodia and Uganda
ICRW is collaborating with partners from civil society, government and donor organizations in Uganda and Cambodia to strengthen the ways that national HIV/AIDS policies and programs address the unique needs and constraints of women and men. The program will also create a strategy and develop a set of tools to provide guidance on how to strengthen gender components of government HIV/AIDS responses.
Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Gender Dimensions of HIV Prevention: Masculinities, Migration and Provider-Initiated Testing
ICRW is developing research and strategies on how best to deconstruct masculinity in order to reduce gender-based violence, HIV risk behavior and stigma among male migrants and mobile female sex workers. The research will also examine the link between migration and mobility and HIV-related risks and vulnerability.
Funded by the M·A·C AIDS Fund.
HIV and Gender Research Network
ICRW, in partnership with the San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF), launched a Gender and HIV Research Network at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City to promote research on gender and sexuality in the context of HIV. The Network will identify research priorities and link researchers with program designers and advocates to ensure that insight is translated into action.
Funded by the Ford Foundation.
Identifying the Cost of HIV-related Stigma
ICRW and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is undertaking an effort to measure the “cost” of inaction related to stigma to both HIV positive individuals and to HIV programming. The project will identify key barriers to stigma reduction efforts and work with policymakers to recognize the added value of stigma reduction to HIV prevention, treatment and care programs.
Funded by DFID.
Increasing Women's Participation in Clinical Trials for HIV/AIDS
ICRW is conducting research on barriers to women and adolescent girls' participation in clinical HIV vaccine trials in Kenya . In partnership with Tibotec and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, ICRW will report on how gender influences men's and women's participation and retention in clinical studies, and raise awareness of the need for equitable representation of men and women for effective clinical trials.
Funded by Tibotec.
Prema Panduga “Festival of Love”
ICRW is working with CARE on a three-year research project to reduce the vulnerability of sex workers to HIV infection, stigma and violence in Lucknow , India . The project integrates gender and sexuality into existing reproductive health and HIV programs, and aims to develop leadership and agency among sex workers to take control of their health and well-being.
Funded by the M·A·C AIDS Fund.
Prevention of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections among Married Women in India
A majority of women in India are exposed to HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) because of the behavior of their spouses. This innovative program develops and evaluates culturally appropriate, health facility-based interventions to promote primary prevention of HIV and other STIs among married women in Mumbai.
Funded by the University of Connecticut .
Reducing Stigma in Vietnam
ICRW and the Institute for Social Development Studies (ISDS) explore ways to reduce stigma in Vietnam . This project implements and evaluates two community-level stigma-reduction interventions. ICRW and ISDS also coordinate with various partners and Vietnam 's Central Commission for Ideology and Culture (CCIC) to develop a policy brief detailing how the press and other public information media should address HIV/AIDS-related issues in a non-stigmatizing manner. Watch a video on this project .
Funded by PACT.
Road Map for Appropriate HIV Prevention among Indian Women
The spouses of key populations at higher risk of HIV are highly vulnerable to HIV infection but not normally targeted by HIV programs. These spouses include wives of men who sleep with men, intravenous drug users and men who are clients of female sex workers. ICRW will develop strategies for appropriate HIV prevention approaches, and document best practices of programming.
Funded by UNIFEM.
Strengthening the Response to HIV and AIDS via Global Knowledge Network on Stigma Reduction
ICRW is developing a Global Knowledge Network on HIV Stigma and Discrimination to serve as a mechanism for researchers, programmers and advocates to share information and stigma reduction tools. The network will also allow a space for members to coordinate and expand research, intervention and advocacy strategies to reduce HIV stigma and discrimination worldwide.
Funded by the M·A·C AIDS Fund.
Technical Monitoring and Evaluation Assistance: World Bank Development Market Place , HIV Stigma and Discrimination
ICRW provides technical assistance to grantees of the World Bank Development Market Place on HIV stigma and discrimination, a competitive grants program that identifies small-scale development projects that have to potential to be expanded or replicated to reduce HIV stigma and discrimination.
Funded by The World Bank.
Tools and Capacity Building for Stigma Reduction in Cambodia
ICRW is building capacity of PACT Cambodia 's REACH program grantees to better incorporate stigma reduction into their HIV programming, particularly focused on programs for sex workers and men who have sex with men. ICRW will also develop toolkits to address internalized stigma (self stigma) and external stigma perpetrated by others against these groups.
Funded by PACT.