Encouraged by the Global Fund’s new requirements that activities specifically targeting key affected populations be included in concept notes for HIV funding, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is discreetly and carefully opening its doors to its gay community: a delicate dance for a highly conservative society.
Encouragée par les nouvelles exigences du Fonds mondial d’inclure les populations clés au cœur des demandes de financement pour le sida, la République islamique de Mauritanie s’ouvre discrètement à sa communauté homosexuelle, exercice délicat dans une société très conservatrice.
In a country of 30 million, how to find 20000 HIV+ gay men, sex workers and clients who live in hiding?
Comment retrouver 20,000 personnes séropositives parmi 30 millions d’habitants?
Few take advantage of Fund transparency to trigger open discussions on aid effectiveness.
Mon apprentissage des limites de la liberté d’expression dans une ville-fantôme du Moyen-Orient.
Today’s online collaboration tools and techniques, often referred to as “Web 2.0”, combined with the rapid spread of the internet, the convergence of the web with mobile devices and the improvement of connection speeds in developing countries, offer unprecedented opportunities in health communications. While global organizations may find compelling reasons to promote the collaboration and sharing of experience among health experts, the decentralized logic of Web 2.0 is confronted with the traditional institutional approach to communications and the intellectual and social framework that comes with it. As the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria’s experience shows, the main challenges in harnessing the potential of online collaboration have much less to do with technological considerations than managing institutional change, spending enough resources on staff with the right set of specialized skills, and showing patience in achieving results.
Des milliers de Marocain(e)s qui vivent dans le secret et la peur ont maintenant leurs porte-voix officiels.
Post-war Georgia: a fascinating case study on accountability in international aid.
Thought-provoking blog post by Twaweza’s Rakesh Rajani.
Why the Global Fund is losing ground on one of its founding commitments.
Obstacles de taille à la transparence de l’aide: la peur et la résistance au changement.