Global Network of People living with HIV/AIDS
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The Global Network of People living with HIV/AIDS (GNP+) is a global network for and by people with HIV/AIDS. The mission of GNP+ is to work to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS. The secretariat of GNP+ is based in Amsterdam.
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[edit] Aim
The overall aim of GNP+ is to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS. GNP+ is based on a policy platform, The Global Advocacy Agenda, which focuses on promoting global access to HIV care and treatment, ending stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS, and promoting the greater and more meaningful involvement of PLWHA in the decisions that affect their lives and the lives of their communities.
[edit] Organisation
GNP+ works with six affiliated regional networks of people living with HIV/AIDS. Each of these networks sends two persons to represent its respective region in front of the Board of GNP+. These twelve AIDS activists and advocates form the governing body of GNP+.
[edit] Strategies
GNP+ achieves its mission through advocacy, capacity building, and communications programs that draw from strategies based on:
- Lobbying for:
- Inclusion
- Visibility
- Access
- Rights
- Linking by:
- Networking
- Mentorship
- Dialogue
- Education
- Sharing of:
- Capacities
- Knowledge
- Strength
- Resources
