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AFEW International
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AFEW International is a Dutch non-governmental humanitarian public health organisation dedicated to giving support and a strong international voice on rights and on health access to underserved populations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Since 2001 AFEW International has been working for all people in Eastern Europe and Central Asia region who face barriers in accessing health, justice, and social participation. At risk and underserved communities face significant barriers to accessing essential health and social services while experiencing high burden of disease and ill health, and are especially affected by HIV, TB and HCV, diseases of poverty, stigma, exclusion and ignorance. What we do?
- Advocating for human rights for key populations and upholding their rights to health.
- Engaging communities in developing participatory approaches.
- Countering stigma associated with HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and TB by providing information to community leaders and creating a supportive environment.
- Developing and support health services for key populations.
- Utilizing innovative strategies to promote healthy behaviours.
- Presenting the EECA HIV health/rights context at the global level – with international fora, networks and experts.
- Linking West and East, and facilitate dialogues at regional and country level. AFEW has evolved over 20 years to form a partnership of independent local organisations working in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Currently, the AFEW Partnership consists of five members operating in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Netherlands, Russia and Ukraine. Box 75752
1070 AT Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Website: www.afew.org
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“Over the next 9 months, we aim to shift public understanding, attitudes, and the systems surrounding women and girls living with HIV, helping ensure that policies, services, and communities respond to their real needs and experiences.” — Mavjuda Ibragimova, Director of the Tashkent regional office of RSIC “ISTIQBOLLI AVLOD”, one of the partners of AFEW International within the project “Empowering Voices for Inclusive Development: Strengthening Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Uzbekistan, focusing on women and youth”, financially supported by European Union.
In September ISTIQBOLLI AVLOD launched a new project to reduce stigma and discrimination. The goal is not only to protect women and girls living with HIV but also to create a safer and more supportive environment for them. This will be done by building strong dialogue with government agencies, offering training, and creating long-term solutions.
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“Over the next 9 months, we aim to shift public understanding, attitudes, and the systems surrounding women and girls living with HIV, helping ensure that policies, services, and communities respond […]
22/09/2025
The United States has launched a new ‘America First Global Health Strategy’ which sets out a new and tailored focus for PEPFAR, working closely with countries most affected by HIV.
The United States has launched a new ‘America First Global Health Strategy’ which sets out a new and tailored focus for PEPFAR, working closely with countries most affected by HIV
15/09/2025
Are you planning to join the next European Testing Week, which will take place 17-24 November?
Don’t forget to sign up on the website to show that you will participate in the November campaign and to indicate your support for the campaign.
Sign up here: https://www.testingweek.eu/sign-up/
European AIDS Treatment Group
European AIDS Clinical Society
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - ECDC
AIDS Action Europe
International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Cobatest Network
World Hepatitis Alliance
WHO Regional Office for Europe
European Liver Patients' Association
IPPF European Network
Correlation European Harm Reduction Network
TGEU - Trans Europe and Central Asia
ILGA-Europe
IGLYO
ESWA
Platform for Undocumented Migrants - PICUM
Migration and Health in EECA
Eurasian Harm Reduction Network - EHRN
Eurasian Movement for the Right to Health in Prisons
15/09/2025
Opportunity for Georgian Civil Society
The Estonian e-Governance Academy (eGA) is hosting a masterclass aimed at enhancing digital awareness and inclusion in Georgia’s rural regions. This initiative is part of the EU-backed ‘Rural Empowerment through Digital Inclusion’ (REDI) project.
Dates: 22–23 September 2025 (Masterclass)
Follow-up Activity: 25–26 September 2025
Location: Kutaisi, Georgia
The masterclass is organised for small teams from Georgian civil society organisations working to bridge the digital divide, particularly in rural communities.
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The Estonian e-Governance Academy (eGA) has announced an exclusive masterclass designed to enhance digital awareness and inclusion in Georgia’s rural regions. The eGA organised this event under the EU-backed ‘Rural Empowerment through Digital Inclusion’ (REDI) project. The masterclass will t...
11/09/2025
To stop the HIV epidemic, general solutions are not enough. What’s needed is an approach that reflects the realities and needs of the people it is meant to serve.
ECOM has developed a Comprehensive HIV Prevention Service Package for MSM, which helps organizations to:
🔹 Build effective engagement with the community
🔹 Use both offline and online tools
🔹 Implement PrEP, conduct testing, and support client well-being
This service package provides a foundation for everyone working to improve the situation in the EECA region — from NGOs to healthcare institutions.
Чтобы остановить эпидемию ВИЧ, недостаточно общих решений. Нужно то, что учитывает реальности и потребности людей, для которых это работает.
Мы создали Комплексный пакет услуг по профилактике ВИЧ среди МСМ, который помогает организациям:
🔹 Настроить эффективную работу с сообществом
🔹 Использовать как оффлайн, так и онлайн-инструменты
🔹 Внедрять ДКП, проводить тестирование и поддерживать благополучие клиентов
Пакет услуг — это база для всех, кто хочет менять ситуацию в регионе ВЕЦА: от НПО до медицинских учреждений.
Call for proposals: advancing equality and inclusion for LGBTI persons in Moldova!
Deadline - 14 September.
This call for proposals is launched within the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova 2025-2028, under the project “Enhancing diversity and equality in the...
21/08/2025
International Overdose Awareness Day spreads the message about the tragedy of drug overdose death and that drug overdose is preventable.
21/08/2025
This webinar will provide participants with scientific, policy, funding and community highlights from IAS 2025, the 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science, held in Kigali, Rwanda, in July. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of the latest trends and emerging priorities in the global HIV response...
14/08/2025
Funding opportunity from the European Commission – promote equality & fight discrimination!
The European Commission is accepting proposals to promote equality and to fight against racism, xenophobia and all other forms of discrimination under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Value Programme (CERV).
Focus Areas
- addressing the challenges LGBTIQ people face in areas where they are particularly disadvantaged (e.g. education, health care, housing);
- LGBTIQ people in the most vulnerable situations, such as transgender and intersex people and those experiencing intersectional discrimination; and rainbow families.
Today at AFEW International, we celebrate the energy, creativity, and resilience of young people across Eastern Europe and Central Asia. 💪💡 For 25+ years, we’ve worked side-by-side with underserved communities — ensuring youth, especially the most vulnerable, are heard, empowered, and leading change toward healthier, more inclusive societies.
In Uzbekistan, our EU-funded project "Empowering Voices for Inclusive Development" is putting young people at the heart of progress.
➡️ Read here more about how we’re empowering youth
On this International Youth Day, we at AFEW International celebrate the energy, creativity, and resilience of young people across Eastern Europe and Central Asia. For over 25 years, we have […]
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AFEW’s work in public health contributes to a healthy society with healthy individuals and specifically healthy key populations at risk for HIV, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and other public health concerns in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA.) A healthy society contributes to a strong and stable EECA and results in the region with economic growth, political stability, a higher quality of life and the right to health for everyone. By providing support and empowering the societies in EECA, we contribute to better chances for all, and we support the future of the region.
AFEW has the knowledge, expertise, network and experience because of working from within the region for more than 15 years. We increase access to prevention, treatment and care for the most vulnerable groups of the society. We are relevant, innovative, reliable, trustworthy and hardworking. We show this through our work, in the collaboration with international, national and local partners, and via our communication channels. We are the organization that makes a difference and delivers a good quality of work. We mobilize communities, assist them to become stronger and more active. We bring the best international practices and innovations to EECA in a practical applicable way.
AFEW International is having a unique position as a regional organisation in public health. We recognize diversity, strengthen regional solidarity, share our knowledge and mobilize communities to fulfil their rights.
House Rules for Facebook of AFEW International
AFEW International gives you an opportunity to respond to our posts. We appreciate your opinion, but there are some rules. The administrators pay attention to respectful communication and the safety of the visitors. The Dutch law applies. Comments that do not comply with the guidelines, listed below, may be deleted by the administrators without giving the reasons. In extreme cases, people can also be banned from AFEW International’s page.
1. No discrimination. Discrimination because of religion, belief, political orientation, race, gender, orientation or whatever other reason is not allowed.
2. No violence and threats. Threatening or invoking violence is not permitted, also when it is meant as a joke. The cases when threats are expressed against a person or a group of people, will be reported.
3. No cursing and/or offence. One has to deal with others and others’ opinions. Therefore, we ask you not to curse, offend and/or defame.
4. Respect the third party’s copyright.
5. No spam or commercial messages. Besides, placing (or linking to) pornographic and/or offensive material is not allowed.
6. We see the denial of HIV/AIDS in its broad sense as an insult to people living with HIV and other people who are dealing with HIV and see the excessive reporting about this on AFEW’s page as spam.
We will try to deal with your comments as carefully as we can. Sometimes it can go wrong though. If you believe that your comment has been removed in error or that a response is wrong, please notify AFEW with a direct message to the page.
The comments of the visitors on this page represent the views and opinions of those visitors. The content of these responses is the responsibility of those who submit them. The third party responses do not imply that AFEW International shares or supports these responses. It is not possible for the administrators of this page to accept the truthfulness of the third party responses.
AFEW International can adjust these guidelines. Therefore, we advise you to read them from time to time.
