Putting communities at the centre of the HIV response
By Aidsfonds
The Love Alliance – a strategic partnership funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which brings together national thought leaders GALZ, SANPUD and Sisonke, regional grantmakers ARASA, UHAI EASHRI, and ISDAO, with the global network of people living with HIV (GNP+) and the Netherlands-based administrative lead Aidsfonds.
Shifting power to the community
We hear it everywhere: it is time to shift the power and communities should be put in the driver’s seat of the changes that they envision. But, in reality, do we really walk the talk? As we speak, communities still have little control over funds, have limited resources, are still being tokenized, and are hardly ever involved in the development of programmes. How do we change that and what role do donors have to change the system? How can we not only transfer power to those most affected, but also actively change the way programmes are done?
Love Alliance puts communities at the centre of the HIV response
In the video below, Samuel Matsikure, Team Leader Key Populations at Aidsfonds and former Programmes Manager at GALZ, talks about the Love Alliance programme. He dives into the way the Love Alliance puts communities at the centre of the HIV response. We build on existing evidence on the effectiveness of rights-based responses that focus on and meaningfully engage LGBTIQ+ people, sex workers, people who use drugs, with specific attention for people living with HIV, women and young people within these communities.
Working with the participatory grantmaking approach
Beyond that, we work with the participatory grantmaking approach -which is an approach that centers the community being served where community members help design and drive projects. They are also included in setting goals, making decisions about how to allocate resources, and evaluating impact.
More about the Love Alliance
The Love Alliance – a strategic partnership funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which brings together national thought leaders GALZ, SANPUD and Sisonke, regional grantmakers ARASA, UHAI EASHRI, and ISDAO, with the global network of people living with HIV (GNP+) and the Netherlands-based administrative lead Aidsfonds.
Check out the Participatory Grantmaking Approach