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Web
Sites/Web Portals
The
following is a list of websites and web
portals that provide more in-depth
information and resources on HIV/AIDS and
women. Some of the resources on this list
have been culled from these websites, but the
sites themselves are worth visiting, as they
are excellent sources of comprehensive
information on the issues.
UNIFEM
Gender and AIDS Portal
This websites run by UNIFEM is dedicated
exclusively to the issue of gender and
HIV/AIDS. You can find cutting edge research,
studies and surveys; training materials;
multi-media advocacy tools; speeches and
presentations; press releases and current
news; best practices and personal stories;
campaign actions and opinion pieces by
leading commentators. By providing access to
a variety of materials in one place,
information can be retrieved quickly and
easily, thereby reducing the amount of time
spent locating key resources and materials on
the Internet. Resources are organized by
topic, type, and region and the entire site
is fully searchable. Short summaries are
provided for each of the resources to give
visitors to the site a quick overview of each
of the materials. The web portal also offers
interactive features such as: registration
for email alerts when the site is updated and
new materials are added; feedback forms for
comments, ideas, and suggestions for
improvement of the site; on-line forms for
sending materials and resources you would
like to include in the site; and surveys and
opinion polls on specific issues.
www.genderandaids.org
The Global
Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA)
The UNAIDS-led Global Coalition on Women
and AIDS was established in 2004 to respond
to the increasing feminization of the AIDS
epidemic and a growing concern that existing
AIDS strategies did not adequately address
women's needs. The Coalition is a loose
alliance of civil society groups, networks of
women living with HIV, and United Nations
agencies that works at global and national
levels to advocate for improved AIDS
programming for women and girls. The CGWA
focuses on key issues like universal
education for girls; women's property and
inheritance rights; violence against women;
HIV prevention and access to prevention
options; supporting women's work; and
promoting women's leadership in the AIDS
response. The website includes documents on
AIDS and women and AIDS from UNAIDS, news,
interviews, all focusing on women and
AIDS.
http://womenandaids.unaids.org/
With Women
Worldwide, a Compact to End HIV/AIDS
International Women's Health Coalition
(IWHC)
This section of the IWHC website is dedicated
to HIV/AIDS and women's rights, particularly
sexual and reproductive health rights. In
2006, a group of women advocates developed a
consensus agenda on how to improve access to
women's rights within HIV/AIDS advocacy,
policy and planning. This document, called a
Compact to End HIV/AIDS, is the basis for
continuing advocacy by NGOs on Universal
Access and HIV/AIDS and women. The website
includes copies of the compact, fact sheets,
an e-bulletin newsletter, documents on
Universal Access by NGOs participating in the
compact and other resources, news and other
information.
http://www.iwhc.org/withwomenworldwide
Also available in French, Portuguese,
Spanish, Italian and Arabic
*New
Addition
Setu
India International HIV/AIDS Alliance
Setu is a resource center developed by the
International HIV/AIDS Alliance of India to
initiate a sharing and learning process among
India HIV/AIDS Alliance and its NGO partners.
It contains resources related to HIV/AIDS,
Gender, Government and international donor
policies related to development issues
http://www.aidsallianceindia.net/
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Databases
The
following databases also contain a great deal
of information and resources on women and
HIV/AIDS:
Siyanda -
Mainstreaming Gender Equality
Siyanda is a resource for supporting the
implementation of gender programmes and
mainstreaming gender equality concerns by
advocates, whether they are gender
specialists or not. The database includes
sections on the latest contributions by
experts and consultants, a message board, and
constantly updated resources on global issues
related to gender. Siyanda is hosted by
Bridge (www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/bridge/) - the
gender and development research and
information service located at the Institute
of Development Studies (www.ids.ac.uk/).
www.Siyanda.org
Eldis
Eldis is a research database maintained by
the Institute of Development Studies (IDS).
It focuses on development, policy, practice
and research and has 18,000 free full text
documents for download, resource guides,
country profiles, newsletters, and other
information related to development. There is
an abundance of documents on HIV/AIDS and
gender.
www.eldis.org
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Listserves
on Gender and AIDS
These
listserves provide a constant source of the
latest information and materials on HIV/AIDS,
including women and HIV/AIDS, right to your
inbox.
HIV/AIDS
AF-AIDS
AF-AIDS is an e-mail discussion forum
(eForum) focused on HIV/AIDS and other health
and development issues in Africa founded in
March 1998. AF-AIDS is coordinated by
Health and Development Networks (HDN,
www.hdnet.org). The e-forum's objectives are
to promote collaboration between
non-governmental organizations and
governments and enhance participation and
debate around regional/national
decision-making and policies. Its core
functions are to create a platform for
dialogue, discussion and debate; support
regional advocacy; map regional developments
and emerging issues; and provide an overview
of news, events, projects, resources and
job-openings.
To join please go to: http://www.healthdev.org/eforums/cms/join.asp?eid=AF-AIDS
SEA-AIDS
SEA-AIDS is a regional electronic
discussion e-forum focused on HIV/AIDS,
TB and other health and development
issues in Asia and the Pacific. The e-forum's
objectives are to promote collaboration
between non-governmental organizations and
governments and enhance participation and
debate around regional/national
decision-making and policies. Its core
functions are to create a platform for
dialogue, discussion and debate; support
regional advocacy; map regional developments
and emerging issues; and provide an overview
of news, events, projects, resources and
job-openings.
To join please go to: http://www.healthdev.org/eforums/cms/join.asp?eid=SEA-AIDS
Women and
HIV/AIDS
Gender and
AIDS
GENDER-AIDS provides a virtual meeting
place for organizations and people to
network, share experiences and ask for advice
on issues related to gender and HIV/AIDS. It
facilitates linkages and information sharing
between groups of people living with
HIV/AIDS, women's organizations and other
organizations working in the area of gender
and HIV/AIDS. It also provides a searchable
archive of postings since 1997 covering a
whole host of issues such as the female
condom, microbicides, gender, sexuality,
sexual-based violence, gender-related
research and advocacy, mother-to-child
transmission, reproductive rights, women and
men's vulnerability etc. The archives also
contain reports from international and
regional AIDS conferences since 1997 related
to gender and HIV/AIDS.
To join please go to: http://www.healthdev.org/eforums/cms/join.asp?eid=Gender-AIDS
Athena
Network
The ATHENA Network works to advance human
rights and gender equity in the global
response to HIV/AIDS. This list-serve enables
group members to share information and
resources with one another.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/athenanetwork/?v=1&t=search&ch=web&pub=groups&sec=group&slk=5
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