July Global Women’s Leadership in HIV/AIDS Workshop - Washington DC

CEDPA and the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS are pleased to announce a new initiative, Advancing Women’s Leadership and Advocacy for AIDS Action, aimed at achieving greater and more meaningful participation of women, particularly women living with HIV/AIDS, in decision-making at all levels to ensure programs, policies and funding respond to the unique impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls.

The initiative consists of two complementary components—the training component implemented by CEDPA and its partners, the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS, the International Center for Research on Women, and the National Minority AIDS Council and the small grants program implemented through the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS, UNAIDS.

The training component will equip and empower a cadre of confident, knowledgeable, skilled and respected women leaders to 1) advocate at all levels for effective HIV/AIDS policies and increased funding to address the unique and devastating impact of AIDS on women and girls, and 2) prevent the spread and mitigate the effects of AIDS through high quality, gender sensitive, community-based HIV/AIDS programs and services.

The deadline for applications to attend the workshop is the March 30th, 2007. Workshop dates are July 16th - August 10th 2007.