News & Updates

W4GF welcomes new Global Coordinator

Hosted by AIDS Strategy, Advocacy and Policy (ASAP Ltd), W4GF was created in 2013 and has grown to be a dynamic and global platform of over 400 women and gender equality advocates who who share a deep commitment to ensuring that Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) funded programmes are gender- transformative […]

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GFAN POSTING: Government of Canada Call to Action and Communications Toolkit for the 5th Global Fund Replenishment Conference

Approximately 50% of the Global Fund investments supports procurements of medicines; health products and equipment. Given that these important features will remain central in building resilient and sustainable systems for health, ensuring that more than US$13 billion is pledged by donors for the Global Fund 5th Replenishment is essential to make real progress and scale-up […]

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S/GAC Key Populations Investment Fund (KPIF): UNAIDS hosted call Monday, 29 August & Thursday, 1 September

The Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy (S/GAC) has announced a $100 million Key Populations Investment Fund (KPIF). The KPIF requests applications from ‘Prime Recipient’ organisations to scale up quality, key population (KP)-led community approaches to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment programs.  Additionally, applications are requested to address social and structural […]

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Stop TB Partnership’s TB REACH launches call for proposals

Calling W4GF Advocates with innovative ideas to end TB?  See this Stop TB Partnership’s TB REACH launches call for proposals. Application submission deadline is 5 September 2016 at 23:59 Central European Time (CET). TB REACH is expecting funding requests from eligible countries for activities or interventions that fit under the following categories: Improving detection, linkage to […]

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Review: CEDAW General Recommendation No. 19: Deadline 30 September 2016

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is currently updating its General Recommendation No. 19: “25 years of CEDAW General Recommendation No. 19 (1992): Accelerating efforts on gender based violence against women”. At its sixty-fourth session, the Committee decided to invite all interested parties to submit comments in writing on the “Draft update […]

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Global Fund Information Note: Strategic Investments for Adolescents in HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria Programs

Issues that affect adolescents more acutely than other age groups – gender inequality-related vulnerabilities, especially for girls; laws and policies that deprive adolescents of information and access to services; criminalisation of same-sex and high-risk behaviours that affect adolescents in key populations; exclusion from school; stigma and discrimination – indicate areas where more targeted, strategic investments are needed, and progress […]

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Recruitment for the Technical Review Panel: DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

W4GF Advocates – please apply! The Global Fund is currently recruiting additional HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and health, rights and development experts to join the Technical Review Panel (TRP). The TRP is responsible for assessing funding requests for technical merit to ensure Global Fund investments are positioned to achieve the highest impact and contribute to the achievement of […]

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Notes from W4GF Webinar: Operationalisation of the Global Fund Strategy (2017 – 2022)

A webinar was organised and hosted by W4GF on July 27 2016 for W4GF advocates and partners for an update on the operationalisation of the Global Fund Strategy (2017 – 2022) and to provide further inputs. 8 participants, including 1 Global Fund Secretariat staff attended the webinar, which covered the following: Global Fund update on operationalising […]

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