News & Updates

In December 2015, UNDP launched three new tools to support increased investment in gender-sensitive Tuberculosis (TB) and malaria interventions. The updated Checklist for Integrating Gender into Processes and Mechanisms of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria includes new information to support the integration of gender-sensitive TB and malaria programming into every stage of the Global […]

Women4GlobalFund (W4GF) organised a three-day workshop (December 6 – 8 2015)[1] for 40 HIV, TB and malaria advocates primarily from Africa, with the participation of W4GF Steering Group Members from Latin America and Asia. This W4GF workshop (hosted by Pangaea Zimbabwe AIDS Trust) was organised with support from ViiV Healthcare, Stop TB Partnership, The Global […]

Women4GlobalFund (W4GF) met Angele Mouangue from the Dorcas Orphanage Center in Cameroon at the WGF workshop on Strengthening and Integrating TB & Malaria within the HIV Gender Response in December 2015.   At the end of the workshop, participants were asked to develop three commitments – what they would do once returning home; 3 months later; and 6 […]

W4GF supports the meaningful involvement of all transgender people in all Global Fund processes. W4GF advocates please read the full report here _______________ The IRGT and MSMGF are proud to announce the release of a new report entitled “Most Impacted, Least Served: Ensuring the Meaningful Engagement of Transgender People in Global Fund Processes.” The document is produced by the IRGT: A Global […]

Join W4GF advocates for a webinar on February 25th (Thursday) 2016 from 13:00 – 14:00 CET to discuss the Global Fund Strategic KPI Framework. The purpose of the webinar is for W4GF advocates and partners to understand what has transpired since the adoption of the new Global Fund Strategic Framework 2017 – 2022, and have […]

Deadline 8th February 2015 The Global Fund Secretariat is seeking for broad inputs on the draft strategy narrative that accompanies the Strategic Framework 2017 – 2022 approved at the 34th Global Fund Board Meeting. The draft narrative is posted on the Global Fund e-Forum platform and inputs are sought via the e-Forum. Should you prefer, comments can be […]

As published on the Stop TB Partnership here – “There is a need to increase awareness of gender issues in TB programming. There are many opportunities for people to advocate for their inclusion in national strategic plans, Global Fund concept notes and grants. The key is to ensure that gender sensitive and transformative interventions are not only included […]

This summary article provides an overview of a luncheon “HIV is Sexist: Why Advancing Gender Equality is Essential to Ending the Epidemics” hosted by the Global Fund Secretariat during the Preparatory Meeting of the Global Fund 5th Replenishment held on the 17th December 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. As noted in the Global Fund Investment Case […]

Deadline: 2nd February 2016 The Global Fund Secretariat commissioned the Karolinska Institute to review and identify potential indicators – given that promoting and protecting human rights and gender equality has been approved as a Strategic Objective within the Global Fund Strategy Framework 2017-2022. This review is based on a set of criteria (including driving critical […]

Calling W4GF advocates to participate! The next Global Fund Partnership Call will be held on Tuesday, 2 February, 15:00 CET. The call will cover the Equitable Access Initiative (EAI) and the Community, Rights and Gender (CRG) Special Initiative. The call in numbers can be accessed here and the participant access code is: 443025. If there are no call in details […]