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CIVICUS day 3 – Volunteerism and citizen participation
On the final day the of the CIVICUS conference we explored global decision-making and how we can bring civil society and citizens’ voices from the margins to the centre (especially with social media).
VSO and UN Volunteers along with CIVICUS, hosted a very successful workshop to show how volunteerism… Read more »
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VSO Netherlands’ award-winning documentary
VSO’s experience in developing countries has shown us that disabled people are at higher risk of becoming infected by HIV. Prevention, care and treatment services hardly reach people with disabilities. VSO Netherlands and VSO Jitolee (in Kenya) have led on this area, raising the issue with policy makers around the… Read more »
VSO partners lobby for inclusion of disabled people in Kenya
When I was visiting VSO Netherlands recently, I met a VSO partner who does a lot of successful advocacy work. Washington Opiyo, from Liverpool VCT, was visiting from Kenya to meet some Dutch MPs. Liverpool VCT provides HIV services for disabled people and is supported by VSO Netherlands and VSO… Read more »
More needs to be done for people with disabilities
The IAC 2010: Powerful slogans as ‘Only rights can stop the wrongs’, ‘Rights here, rights now’ and free hugs. Lots of lectures about diverse topics such as harm reduction and microbicides; lots of acronyms as IDUs, OST, HCV, TGP, PMTCT and smaller sessions in the Care Action Network and Disability zones, which were co-run by… Read more »
Hello everyone!
As you read this, most definitely I and my VSO colleagues will be busy running up and down in the Global Village in Vienna! Yes, you read right, Vienna is where everything HIV & AIDS will be happening for the next four days starting today. It is the XVIII (18th) International AIDS Conference will be taking place starting… Read more »
