The Seventh Replenishment Brings Us New Hope

by Rachel Ong | May 11, 2022 | #PowerOfMore Updates, News & Updates, Stories from Communities responding to COVID-19

A transgender rights activist and Director Programmes of Khawaja Sira Society (KSS) from Lahore, Pakistan, Moon Ali has been pushed to stand up for her own rights and for the rights of her community from a very young age. As a transgender woman, struggling with...

Launched: “Distanced but not Disconnected: Stories of Community Resilience, Rights and Responsiveness Amidst COVID-19” 

by Niluka Perera | Feb 9, 2021 | Activities, Campaigns, News & Updates, Stories from Communities responding to COVID-19

Watch the Launch Here! On the World Human Rights Day, 10th December 2020, Global Fund Advocates Network Asia-Pacific (GFAN AP) joined hands with APCASO and the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Rights (RFSL) to co-host the...

Human Rights during COVID-19: Battling Stigma and Discrimination

by Rachel Ong | Oct 13, 2020 | Sixth Replenishment, Stories from Communities responding to COVID-19

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) is an international mechanism that mobilises and invests more than US$4 billion a year to support programmes that fight the three diseases, and has been investing in HIV, TB and Malaria responses in...

Protecting community health workers in the fights against epidemics and pandemics

by Rachel Ong | Oct 1, 2020 | Stories from Communities responding to COVID-19

Ani Hernasiri is a Tuberculosis (TB) activist and survivor from Surabaya, Indonesia. In November 2011, Ani was diagnosed with Multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB), and only fully recovered after two years in 2013. Against this backdrop, and as an MDR-TB survivor, Ani...

A step above volunteerism – Providing malaria services in Myanmar during COVID-19

by Rachel Ong | Aug 4, 2020 | Stories from Communities responding to COVID-19

Myanmar is a country with a population of approximately 54 million, and has one of the lowest reported infection rates for COVID-19 in Southeast Asia, with its first confirmed case on 23 March 2020. As of 4th August 2020, Myanmar reported 355 confirmed cases and 6...

Communities & Civil Society Responds to COVID-19 in Bangladesh

by Niluka Perera | Jun 18, 2020 | Stories from Communities responding to COVID-19, Uncategorized

Communities & Civil Society Responds to COVID-19 in Bangladesh  > Communities & Civil Society Actions and Solidarity in Response to COVID-19 > Communities & Civil Society Responds to COVID-19 in Bangladesh In Bangladesh, the Government announced the...