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Issue July 2018

Women Lead: Community Participatory Research Based Advocacy Towards Policy and Programs that Impact Women and Girls Event

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Issue July 2018

• Commentary: ICW Statement on Dolutegravir (DTG) for Women and Girls in the Reproductive Age
• ICW Joins Partners at the Global Compact to Eliminate All Forms of Stigma and Discrimination Consultation Meeting
• Women-Activists from Tajikistan Trained to Protect Their Rights
• HIV-Related Diarrhea: Blog Entry
• News
• Conferences, Workshops and Global Dates of Commemoration
• Call for Proposals, Grant Opportunities
• Meet the Staff: Souhaila Bensaid

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Issue June 2018 2nd edition

• Young People’s Pre-conferences Program Guide
• The Young Women’s Leadership Initiative (YWLI) coming to AIDS 2018 at the Women Networking Zone (WNZ) Young Women’s Leadership Academy!
• Human Rights Networking Zone at the AIDS 2018 Conference

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Issue June 2018

• Commentary: Why Strengthening Integration of Menstrual Health Hygiene into Sexual and Reproductive Health Is Important for Women and Girls
• Civil Society Convening on Hormonal Contraceptives
• New Info Sheet: Make Your Voice Heard in Your Country’s Voluntary National Review of the SDGs
• WHO Technical Consultation on HIV Testing, Prophylaxis and Treatment In Infants
• Menstrual Health and Hygiene, in a HIV Perspective
• News
• ICW Workshops and Events
• Upcoming Events, Links and Times for Global Action
• Meet the Staff – Souhaila Bensaid

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Issue June 2018

• A Sneak Peak into AIDS 2018 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Conference theme in Relation to Women living with HIV
• AIDS 2018 Program Review: ICW Represented in the Pre-Conference Plenary Panel!

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Issue May 2018

• Women Living with HIV leadership critical to ending AIDS by 2030
• Call for submissions – Global Dialogue; HIV, Rights and Law in the era of 2030 agenda
• IAS announces the Prudence Mabele Price
• Activity to impact
  • Partnership with W4GF
  • ICW represented in the IAWG on SRHR and HIV Linkages
  • ICW attends the MIPA Working Group Meeting in Kenya
  • WOFAK in Kenya pilot workshop on WHO Consolidated SRHR guidelines for Women living with HIV
  • ICW Latina conducts Political Impact workshop
• News
• Observance day
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the young women’s networks

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Issue April 2018

• ICW at AIDS 2018
• The Chapter of Young Women and Girls (CYWAG) at AIDS 2018 Update
• Important Dates to consider for AIDS 2018
• Important Links to consider for AIDS 2018

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Issue April 2018

• Why we need intensified Women and Girls leadership and participation to end TB
• ICW delivered Organizational Strengthening Technical Assistance to MENA ROSA
• ICW joins Global partners in Free Space Process (FSP) Partnership meeting
• ICW attend 62nd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62)
• ICW Launches the report ‘Walking in our shoes’
• UNAIDS Stigma and Discrimination Task team meeting
• ICW represented at the WHO Civil Society meeting on HIV, TB, Viral Hepatitis, STI’s and UHC
• Media
• ICW Workshops and Events
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the ICW women: Sita Shahi

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Issue March 2018

• Live and Love with HIV: an exciting opportunity for women living with HIV
• ICW collective impact reflection workshop
• ICW attends pre-CSW62 Africa Regional Meeting in Addis
• Celebrating Love Positive Women (LPW)
• ICW welcomes on board Laura Thuo
• News
• Health and Observance Days in March
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the ICW Women: Teresia Njoki Otieno

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Issue February 2018

• Commentary
• ICW joins World AIDS Day celebrations
• ICW attends 41st UNAIDS PCB in Geneva
• International Day to end Violence Against Sex Workers
• News
• ICW Workshops and Events
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the ICW women: Reginald Assumpta Ngozika

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Issue January 2018

• Commentary
• ICW conducts strategic Plan meeting
• ICW hosts PMTCT meeting in Younde Cameroon
• ICW end of year 2017 statement
• News
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the ICW Member: Francine Nganhale

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Issue December 2017

• Orange Day International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
• ICW Represented at the 2017 REPSSI Conference
• ICW Joins the Global HIV Prevention Coalition
• ICW Represented at the Wilton Park SRHR Meeting
• Upcoming Events and Conferences
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the ICW Staff: Velvine Sarah Jobiese

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Issue November 2017

• BMJ Publishes ART Recomendations for Pregnant Women Living With HIV
• ICW conducts Organizational Mapping Tool (OMT) Process
• Stigma Index Working Group Meeting
• ICW to Host PMTCT Meeting in Yaoundé Cameroon
• News
• Health and Observance Days Coming Up
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the women of ICW: Clara Banya

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Issue September

• Make Research Work for Women and Girls Living With HIV
• ICW Participates in Technical HIV/GBV Network Meeting
• ICW Participates in #teamwomen Meeting
• ICW Attends Good Participatory Practices in Research Convening
• Calling on Members to Access Free Stepping Stones Copies from Salamander Trust
• Dolutegravir (DTG) Pre-Lauch Community Consultation Meeting
• News
• Observance Days Coming Up
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the Women of ICW: Munyaburanga Uwase Nadege

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Issue July

• Increase Funding to End Vertical Transmission of HIV Through Community Action
• ICW Conducts Financial Capacity Building Workshop
• ICW Participates in RCNF Collective Impact Reflection Workshop
• Community Action on PrEP
• Global Fund Board Meeting Kigali Rwanda
• ICW Supports ICWAP Strategic Plan Developement
• ICW Participates in the Free Space Partners Meeting
• ICW Represented in UNAIDS Side Event at the 70th World Health Assembly
• News
• Observance days in May 2017
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the Women’s Network: Ikatan Perempuan Positif Indonesia (IPPI)

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Issue June 2017

• Congratulations to Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
• ICW Article Published in the JAIDS Article
• ICW Marks Internation Maternal Health and Rights Day 2017
• News
• Observance Days in May 2017
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the women’s networks: International Community of Women Living with HIV Asia Pacific (ICW AP)

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Issue May 2017

• ICW Marks Important Days in March 2017
• ICW Article Published in the JAIDS
• ICW Joins the Global Coalition of Women and Girls
• ICW Representation and Pparticipation
• ICW Regional Updates
• Media
• ICW Observance Days in April 2017
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet Our Members: Lucy Wanjiku Akiru

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Issue April 2017

• Important Notice
• Love Positive Women
• RCNF Monitoring and Evaluation Support Workshop
• ICW Human Rights Work
• International Steering Commitee Meeting
• ICW at CROI Conference
• Dialogue Framework Between Religious Leaders and People Living With HIV Meeting
• News
• Observance Days in March 2017
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the Women’s Networks: Women Fighting AIDS in Kenya (WOFAK)

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Issue March 2017

• Strengthen Collaboration Efforts to Keep Women and Girls on the Agend
• ICW Excited to Join the ‘Start Free. Stay Free. AIDS Free.’ Framework
• Global Fund Scales Up pPrograms to Support Women and Girls Including Programs to Advance SRHR
• ICW Gears Up for Love Positive Women 2017
• ICW Regional Updates
• Media
• ICW Workshops and Events
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the Staff

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Issue January 2017

• Join ICW Global Fund advocacy call – Wednesday 23rd November 2016
• ICW Marks Day of Older Persons (IDOP) 2016
• ICW Joins Coalition of Children Affected by AIDS (CCABA)
• Sexual and Reproductive Health round table meeting
• Submission to UN Women’s Policy on Sex Work
• ICW attends first ever sex worker symposium in Kenya
• The 47th union World Conference on Lung Health 26th – 29th October
• All is set for the #Decrim ‘blog carnival’ to end violence against sex workers
• ICW Regional Updates
• ICW in the Media
• ICW Workshops and Events
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the Staff: Rose Adem

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Issue November

• Tribute to a sister
• Resource Mobilization
• Criminalization of Motherhood
• ICW Regional Updates
• ICW in the Media
• ICW Workshops and Events
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the Staff: Rebecca Matheson

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Issue October

• ICW Marks World Breastfeeding Week 2016!
• Farewell Words from Katie Filous our 2015/2016 Georgetown Legal Fellow
• ICW PrEP Study Workshop for Research Facilitators Conducted
• ICW Represented in the Global IATT Meeting on Option B+ in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
• Body Mapping Side Effects Workshop in Ottawa, Canada
• ICW #25yearsinsisterhood Tweetathon; What Sisterhood Means to Me
• ICW Regional Updates
• ICW in the Media
• ICW Workshops and Events
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the Staff: Jessica Whitbread

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Issue September

• ICW at AIDS 2016
• ICW Celebrates 25 Years in Sisterhood
• ICW Member Consultations and Strategic Plan Preparation Meeting
• ICW Regional Updates
• ICW in the Media
• ICW Workshops and Events
• Upcoming Events and Times for Global Action
• Meet the Staff: Florence Anam

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Issue August

• Monthly Updates
  • What Women Want
  • ICW partnered with AVAC and Canadian HIV and AIDS Legal Network
  • Criminalization of HIV Screening and Discussion in NYC
  • WHO Consolidated Guidelines
  • Ms. Maurine Murenga, appointed to the position of an Alternate Board Member of Global Fund for Tuberculosis, Malaria and HIV
• Regional Updates
• Media
  • UN TV, Breaking the Silos
  • ICW, CYWAG and WGNRR Joint Statement in Advanced of the HLM on Ending HIV/AIDS
  • The Bahamas Weekly, CIM Reports on the Rights of Women Living with HIV in the Americas
  • The Monitor, East Africa: Forced Sterilization of Women Living with HIV Must Stop
• ICW 25 years Anniversary!
• Upcoming Events and Time for Global Action
  • ICW Members Global Advocacy Workshops: A celebration and AIDS 2016 Report Back from the CYWAG Media Team
• Know the ICW staff!
  • Katie Filous

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Issue July

• Monthly Updates
  • Treatment Literacy Guide Launch
  • High Level Meeting on HIV Civil Society Hearing May 6^th and the Advocates Lobbying Meeting in NYC May 16^th – 20^th
  • Forced and Coerced Sterilization Case in Kenya
  • HIV is Not a Crime Training II May 17^th – 20^th in Alabama, USA
  • Living Pre-Conference at AIDS 2016
  • Beyond Blame: HIV Criminalization Pre Conference, July 17^th in Durban, South Africa
• Regional Updates
• Media
  • What Women Living with HIV Want
  • International Candlelight Memorial Statement
  • Introducing the Young Women’s Media Team
  • Invest in Prevention Research that Responds to the Needs of Women and Girls
  • GNP+ and IATT, New PMTCT Treatment Literacy Guide: Taking Action for Women’s Health!
  • International Day of Action for Women’s Health
  • Forced and Coerced Sterilization of Women Living with HIV Must be Stopped
  • She Who Smiles with the Strength of a Thousand Warrior Women
  • Plan for Poorer Countries to Fund HIV Response Raises Concerns
• ICW Workshop and Events
• Upcoming Events and Time for Global Action
  • ICW Members Global Advocacy Workshops
• Know the ICW staff
  • Margaret Happy

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Issue May 2nd edition

• Monthly Updates
  • ICW Southern Africa regional research literacy Advocacy workshop
  • ICW action at High Level Meeting Civil Society Hearing
  • ICW attends Gender meeting in New York
  • Living Pre Conference Update
  • AIDS 2016
  • ICW represented in Global Fund meeting
  • The People Living with HIV Stigma Index Consultation
• Regional Updates
• Media
  • International Day for Maternal Health and Rights 2016: Ensure all women living with HIV have access to rights-based maternal health!
  • ICW Calls on Women Living with HIV to Get Informed, Take Action – End Malaria for Good!
  • What will it take to virtually eliminate sexual transmission of HIV by 2030?
  • Together We Can Make HIV Justice Worldwide a Reality
  • HIV Justice Worldwide
  • La importancia de informar correctamente sobre el SIDA
  • Lawsuit Spotlights Forced Sterilization of Women in East African Countries
  • At the UN Ukraine Speak about Russia’s Aggression
  • Plan for Poorer Countries to Fund HIV Response Raises Concerns
  • Disabled Cry for Inclusion towards Ending HIV Epidemic
• ICW Workshop and Events
• Upcoming Events and Time for Global Action
  • ICW Members Global Advocacy Workshops: HIV Vaccines Research and Development
  • ICW Members Global Advocacy Workshops: Getting ready on the Road to Durban, AIDS 2016 Local Hub Building Workshop
  • ICW Members Global Advocacy Workshops: SPECIAL SESSION: HIV High Level Meeting Report Back
  • ICW Members Global Advocacy Workshops: ICW Hub Practice Run and Final Preparations
• Know the ICW staff!
  • Maurine Murenga

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Issue May

• Monthly Updates
  • HIV Justice Worldwide
  • Commission on the Status of Women 60 (CSW60)
  • CYWAG Media Team for AIDS 2016
  • The 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016)
  • ICW Annual Report
• Regional Updates
• ICW Workshop and Events
• Media
  • ICW Calls for Policy Makers and Communities to Stand Up for Women Living with HIV
  • ICW Demands Gender Equality to Realize Positive Health Outcomes for Women Living with HIV
  • Monthly Global Fund Bulletin
  • CIM Reports on the Rights of Women Living with HIV in the Americas
  • Global AIDS Conference in South Africa, South Africa Info
  • Celebrating International Women’s Day as We ‘Pledge for Parity’
  • Gender Equality Imperative to Ending AIDS by 2030
• Upcoming Events and Time for Global Action
  • International Candlelight Memorial Day 2016 Run
  • Women Deliver 4th Global Conference
  • HIV is not a Crime II: National Training Academy
  • High Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS
  • Women Now! Pre Conference
  • Living Pre Conference
  • Beyond Blame: Challenging HIV Criminalization
  • AIDS 2016
  • International Maternal Health and Rights Day
  • World Malaria Day
  • Candlelight Memorial
  • International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
  • HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
  • International Day of Action for Women’s Health
• ICW Advocacy Workshop
  • ICW Members Global Advocacy Workshops, Wednesday, April 13^th at 3pm Nairobi/8am Washington time
• Know the ICW staff!
  • Nganhale Francine

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Issue April

• Monthly Updates
  • Love Positive Women: Romance Starts at Home
  • ICW worked with networks of women living with HIV in Ukraine and Mozambique to raise awareness about SDGs and develop skills to analyse and prioritize the SDGs.
  • ICW is supporting women living with HIV to submit abstracts and scholarship applications.
  • ICW participated at the UN Women Strategic Discussion which focused on “Gender equality and HIV/AIDS: Putting Gender Justice at the Center of the Fast Track to End AIDS
  • ICW, in collaboration with GNP+ and UNAIDS, approached USAID with a request to assist with the evaluation, adaptation and piloting of an expanded and strengthened People Living with HIV Stigma Index
  • ICW participated in the Free Space Process meeting held in Amsterdam
• Regional Updates
• Upcoming Events
  • Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 60)
  • AIDS 2016 Webinar ‘What’s new at @AIDS_conference?’
  • Women Deliver 4^th Global Conference
  • HIV is not a Crime II: National Training Academy
  • High Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS
  • AIDS 2016
  • Save the date!
• Media
  • LOVE POSITIVE WOMEN! – Jessica Whitbread, Jonny Mexico & Theodore (ted) Kerr
  • Forth Annual Genderfest Celebrates Diversity and Focuses on the Canadian Law
  • Winnipeggers send Valentine’s Day love to HIV positive women
  • My Sister’s Keeper,
  • You’ll Love These Handmade Valentines for Women Living with HIV
  • Love Positive Sex Workers
  • Шанс на жизнь
  • I am courageous, I am brave and I am beautiful
  • Girls Just Want to Have Fun
  • At the intersection: Women living with HIV and Tuberculosis
• Know the ICW staff!
  • Velvine Jobiese
• Get Involved
  • ICW Members Global Advocacy Workshops, Wednesday, April 13^th at 3pm Nairobi/8am Washington time

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Issue February

• ICW Updates
  • Love Positive Women (LPW) 2016 Campaign #lovepositivewomen
  • The Dieu Donné Gallery exhibition of LPW handmade paper cards.
• ICW In Action
  • ICW has been working on the development of PrEP research in relation to women and girls.
  • ICW was thrilled to hear news that our application for the Robert Carr Network Fund (RCNF) Consortia Grant was successful
  • ICW in partnership with GNP+, UNAIDS and the USAID SOAR team held a meeting in Washington in preparation for evaluation of the People Living with HIV Stigma Index.
  • ICW attended the first Living Conference partnership meeting on Thursday, January 21st.
  • ICW led a discussion on the impacts of the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure, exposure and transmission following the screening of the Canadian HIV Legal Network’s film Consent in Winnipeg on January 27th.
  • ICW Members Advocacy Workshop on preparing for AIDS 2016.
• ICW in The Media
  • Acting ICW Chair Marama Pala was the first New Zealand Māori selected to the Task Force on HIV by the President of the United Nations General Assembly.
  • A study by Newsday reports HIV positive women violated in homes and communities
  • LOVE POSITIVE WOMEN: Jessica Whitbread, Jonny Mexico and Theodore
• Regional Updates
• Monthly Profile
  • Ivonne Nyenty
• Get Involved
  • ICW Members Advocacy Workshop call on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, as ICW will host Love Positive Women’s Special session on self-care, self-love and community healing.
  • On March 9th the Advocacy Workshop will be a special presentation on the Sustainable Development Goals and how country networks can be involved in advocacy.
• Upcoming Events
  • The Sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 60)
  • Women Deliver 2016 Global Conference
  • AWID Feminist Conference
  • Abstracts and scholarships application for IAC 2016
  • The Red Ribbon Award 2016

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Issue January

• ICW Updates
  • ICW engagement with PEPFAR’ DREAMS Initiative
  • ICW participated in the Composite Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV Linkages Index Technical meeting
  • ICW partnered with UN Women, SAFAIDS, PAPWC and other regional bodies for the Women’s Pre-Conference
  • ICW was represented at the ALL In adolescent consultation to end the AIDS epidemic for adolescents
  • ICW participated in first ever Key Populations Pre-Conference at ICASA
  • ICW conducted a workshop to create dialogue on the Role of Women Living with HIV
  • ICW was represented on the panel discussion in partnership with WHO
• ICW in Action
  • ICW Members Advocacy Workshop call featured a presentation focusing on the intersections of women, HIV and drugs
  • ICW continued to release regular Global Fund
  • Long-time partners GNP+ and ICW had an extremely busy booth during the ICASA conference
• In The Media
• Media Links
• Regional Updates
• This Month’s Profile Name: Resty Nalwanga
• Get Involved!
• Opportunity Announcement

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Issue December

• ICW Updates
  • ICW calls upon WHO for increased engagement of women living with HIV in the discussions on hormonal contraception.
  • ICW was at the FIGO Conference in Vancouver on October 2-11, 2015.
  • ICW was represented at the GFAN Speakers Bureau training.
  • ICW in partnership with GNP+ conducted training on the People Living with HIV Stigma Index in Caribbean region on October 27-28, 2015.
  • ICW as a permanent partner was represented at the Civil Society and Conference Coordinating Committee for AIDS 2016 meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa from October 9 – 11, 2015.
• ICW in Action
  • This month the Members Advocacy Workshop, featured Sally Kwenda’ personal experience of living with HIV and being diagnosed with cancer.
• In The Media
  • ICW stands in solidarity with Kenyan sex workers
• Regional Updates
• This Month’s Profile
  • Bana Rachel
• Get Involved!
  • ICW Members Advocacy Workshop call
  • Opportunity Announcement

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Issue November

• Internal Systems Strengthening.
• Planning for the Regional and Global HIV and AIDS Conferences
• Development of Robert Car Network Foundation (RCNF) Proposal
• ICW supports and celebrates the decriminalization of sex work
• ICW submitted a Position Statement on UNAIDS 2016-2021 Strategy
• ICW issued a policy brief during the World Breastfeeding week, August 1-7
• ICW with Women for Global Fund (W4GF) issued an advocacy brief on Community Systems Strengthening (CSS) in the Global Fund Strategy 2017 – 2021
• ICW participated in the Community Rights and Gender Special Initiative meeting for Key Populations in Bangkok
• ICW Chapter of Young Women, Adolescents and Girls (CYWAG) in partnership with Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)
• ICW in Action
• In The Media
• Regional Updates
• This Month’s Profile: Kia Michelle Benbow aka Kia Labeija
• Get Involved!!!
• Upcoming events

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Issue September

• ICW develops an annual work plan 2015/2016 to guide implementation of strategic plan 2014-2016.
• ICW joined Women Living with HIV in Nairobi in solidarity during Two (2) Nairobi High Court sessions on forced and coerced sterilization
• ICW Participates in the United Nations Third International Conference on Financing for Development (3rdFfD) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on July 12-16, 2016.
• IAS Pathogens Conference 2015 in Vancouver,Canada.
• ICW in partnership with Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) and supported by STOP AIDS NOW!
• ICW in Action
• In The Media
• Regional Updates
• This Month’s Profile: Kia Michelle Benbow aka Kia Labeija
• Get Involved!!!
• Upcoming events

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Issue August

• ICW Updates
  • ICW with support from Robert Carr Fund hosted an internal reflection and planning meeting in Kampala, Uganda
  • ICW participated in the Drug Policy Reform Consultation and the 6th Annual Symposium of HIV, Law & Human Rights in Toronto, Canada
  • Kenya’s Fund’s Portfolio Manager (FPM) of the Global Fund to fight HIV, TB and Malaria
  • ICW launched a statement to reply to the Strategic Timing of Anti-Retroviral Treatment START findings.
  • Lillian Mworeko from ICW Eastern Africa represented ICW on the WHO’s Global Validation of Elimination of EMTCT Panel.
  • ICW in partnership with ICW West Africa and Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) have been reviewing proposals for a joint coalition in Nigeria
  • In June, ICW added a new member to the Global Staff team, Ms. Margaret Happy.

• ICW in Action
  • This month the Members Advocacy Workshop on Criminalization of HIV non-disclosure, exposure and transmission featured a presentation by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network.
  • ICW continues with our campaign to raise resources for the women’s networks on the ground in Nepal for their basic needs.
  • ICW developed and submitted abstracts for IAS Pathogens, ICASA, ICAAP, and the AWID Conference in 2016.
  • ICW continued to release regular Global Fund updates and share them with diverse stakeholders inclusive of membership and partners.
  • Call for Nominations for Global Fund Partnership Forum 3 for Civil Society and Communities and ICW is supporting members to engage!

• Regional Updates
  • ICW Asia Pacific
  • ICW Caribbean
  • ICW Central Africa
  • ICW Eastern Africa
  • ICW Europe and Central Asia
  • ICW Latina
  • ICW MENA (MENA Rose)
  • ICW North America
  • ICW Southern Africa

• In The Media
  • Cuba to eliminate mother-to-baby HIV transmission:
  • IWHO validates elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in Cuba women

• Get Involved!
  • ICW Members Advocacy Workshop call
  • Other Upcoming Advocacy Workshops:
  • IAS Pathogens Conference 2015 in Vancouver, Canada

• ICW events

• This Month’s Profile: Margaret Happy

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Issue 6

• ICW Updates
  • ICW calls for gender perspective in the UNAIDS Strategy Development process
  • ICW Members were actively involved in numerous Candlelight Vigil events
  • ISC member Deloris Dockrey and Global Staff attended the Post-2015 Civil Society Hearings at the UN Headquarters in New York
  • ICW had a dynamic meeting in Amsterdam with the HIV Young Leaders Fund team
  • ICW participated in events for the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT)
  • On International HIV Vaccines Awareness Day ICW Global joined stakeholders and people living with HIV in calling on Researchers, Donors and Partners to Invest in an HIV Vaccine
  • ICW published updated Position Statements on the Criminalization of HIV and Sex Work.
  • The Global Fund Partners’ Forum took place May 7-8th Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• ICW in Action
  • This month the Members Advocacy Workshop this month included a full report back from the Global Staff team.
  • ICW launched a campaign to raise resources for the women’s networks on the ground in Nepal for their basic needs.
  • ICW released a statement for Mother’s Day
  • ICW continued to release regular Global Fund updates

• Regional Updates
  • ICW Asia Pacific
  • ICW Caribbean
  • ICW Eastern Africa
  • ICW Europe and Central Asia
  • ICW Latina
  • ICW MENA (MENA Rose)
  • ICW North America
  • ICW West Africa
  • CYWAG

• In The Media
  • Statement for International Vaccine Awareness Day and video clip:
  • ICW asks for investment in vaccine that works for women
  • Press Release for the GCWA and ICW Concerns on the UNAIDS Strategy
  • Press release from the Young Women’s Strategy Meeting in Nigeria
  • CYWAG Statement for May 28th
  • Press release concerning women in Nepal
  • Press release for the AIDS Candlelight Memorial
  • Mother’s Day Statement

• Get Involved!
  • ICW Members Advocacy Workshop call
  • Other Upcoming Advocacy Workshops:
  • WHO Revised Treatment Guidelines: Get Involved!
  • IAS Pathogens Conference 2015 in Vancouver, Canada

• This Month’s Profile: Juliet Akumu

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Issue 4

• ICW Updates
  • ICW was highly active in mobilizing women living with HIV to participate in the UNAIDS Strategy Consultation
  • The ICPD took place the 13th to 17th of April in NYC.
  • ICW participated in the Post 2015 discussions in NYC
  • After approximately two years the Stigma Index International partners ICW, GNP+ and UNAIDS had come together.
  • ICW and WGNRR joined forces to host an International Young Women’s Forum in Abuja, Nigeria
  • The Free Space Partners (ICW, NSWP, AIDS Alliance, GATE, ITPC, GNP+, ICASO, HYLF, INPUD, and ICSS) had their annual meeting in Amsterdam.
  • We thank and support ICASO
  • ICW met with the Dutch Minister to talk about Dutch leadership to END AIDS.
  • The First Global Fund Partnership Forum targeting participants majorly from East, Central and South Africa will be held in Addis Ababa
  • The Global Fund partnership has launched a human rights complaints procedure
  • ICW finalized Reports for the Research Collaboration with IAVI, Love Positive Women 2015, and the Commission on the Status of Women.
  • ICW announces the hiring of Florence Anam

• ICW in Action
  • This month the Members Advocacy Workshop focused on TB and HIV co-infection in women.
  • ICW continued to release regular global fund updates

• Regional Updates
  • ICW Asia Pacific
  • ICW Caribbean
  • ICW Eastern Africa
  • ICW Europe and Central Asia
  • ICW MENA (MENA Rose)
  • ICW North America
  • ICW West Africa
  • CYWAG

• In The Media
  • Statement for the Students Murdered in Kenya:
  • Statement ICPD:
  • ICW and GCWA statement on the UNAIDS Multi stakeholder Meeting in Geneva:
  • Statement from the Young Women’s Strategy Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria:
  • New Staff Announcement:

• Get Involved!
  • ICW Members Advocacy Working Group call
  • IAS Pathogens Conference 2015 in Vancouver, Canada
  • ICW needs your input on the International AIDS Conference 2016 in Durban.

• This Month’s Profile: Rejoice Abah

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Issue 3

• ICW Updates
  • Over 20 ICW members and staff participated in the 59th Commission on the Status of Women. Post 2015 Engagement at UN Headquarters in NYC:
  • Global Fund hosted a Board Meeting where a number of ICW members participated including our Global Fund Coordinator Maurine Murenga. ICW had a team of 8 that marched in the International Women’s Day March on March 8th.
  • ICW participated in the UNAIDS End Review Agenda for Women, Girls, Gender Equality & HIV during CSW59.
  • The Positive Women in the Ukraine hosted a session at CSW 59 titled – One Step Back?
  • ICW partnered with ATHENA, Link Up, AIDS Alliance, AIDS Legal Network and Access Chapter 2
  • ICW partnered with Visual AIDS and the Jane Mitchell Foundation to host a WERRRKSHOP titled My Body! My Rights!
  • My Womb! My Decision! Reproductive Justice and Activism
  • Teresia Njoki Otieno spoke on the High Level Session:
  • ICW co-hosted a session in the UN Building on March 18th
  • UNAIDS hosted a Strategy Consultation Meeting in NYC
  • UNAIDS hosted a Breakfast Session:
  • Global Fund had a Community Consultation
• ICW in Action
  • This month the Members Advocacy Workshop focused on TB and HIV co-infection in women.
  • ICW launched its weekly Global Fund Newsletter updates during the month of March.
• In The Media
  • ICW release on World TB Day ICW statement on International Women’s Day
  • ICW joint letter with GNP+ to President Kenyatta
  • The Body, Can Christian Ethics Take Down Stigma?
• ICW women Get Involved!
  • ICW Members Advocacy Working Group call
  • IAS Pathogens Conference 2015 in Vancouver, Canada
• This Month’s Profile: Helena Nangombe

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Issue 2

• Express, Share and Support
• Post 2015 Engagement at UN Headquarters in NYC
• Global Fund
• ICW Policies and Procedures
• Key Populations Strategic Planning
• In The Media
• Get Involved!
• CSW Events
• This Month’s Profile: Olena Stryzhak
• Regional Updates
• The Chapter for Young Women, Adolescents and Girls

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Issue February