LetsStopAIDS is Canada's largest youth-HIV charity that focuses on HIV prevention and knowledge exchange by engaging young people and fostering leadership. Founded in 2004, we are a global network of over 400 youth-HIV leaders in over 10 countries. LetsStopAIDS focuses on providing meaningful virtual/in-person opportunities that motivate leaders to share knowledge, resources and support to youth affected by HIV.

There is an urgent need for a discussion on how to address the barriers that’s preventing the international community from achieving the 90-90-90 and other global HIV targets. Bringing together a panel of leading community, civil society and intergovernmental actors; this discussion will explore multifaceted challenges in the access to medicines space. We’ll be sharing best practice and reflecting on how the international community must better work together to achieve global HIV targets. Chaired by Rohit Malpani, speaking on the panel will be: • Philippe Duneton, Executive Director of UNITAID • Meg Doherty, the Director of Global HIV, Hepatitis, STI Programmes at WHO • Ketholelie Angami, President, Access to Rights and Knowledge (ARK) Foundation • Mike Podmore, Director of STOPAIDS • Fifa Rahman, UNITAID NGO Delegation Board Member This event is organised by STOPAIDS and the UNITAID NGO Delegation.

The Positively Safe Team at the National Network to End Domestic Violence provides training and technical assistance to domestic violence (DV) and HIV organizations, as well as others working with survivors of domestic violence and people living with HIV. We strive to build partnerships, increase capacity, and enhance linkage to care for survivors and people living with HIV. Our work is centered on increasing safety, raising awareness, and providing educational resources and tools to effectively respond to the intersection of DV and HIV.

In order to meet the UNAIDS goal of getting 90% of people living with HIV know their status, HIV testing services have to be ramped up. This means taking HIV testing outside the traditional facility-based setting and bringing it to communities where key populations can be found. This includes schools and workplaces. The main challenges to getting people tested for HIV is removing barriers (such as distance and economic costs) and addressing HIV testing-related stigma. #SAVESEXY gamifies the HIV testing process in order to address the stigma attached to it. The program uses, celebrities, social media, games, and different forms of art to make testing fun and accessible to as many people as possible. This booth allows you to experience #SAVESEXY firsthand, and for the first time ever, in a digital virtual format!

The Disability Networking Zone (DNZ) aims to create a platform for intense engagement and discussions on evidence-based interventions that are inclusive of people with disabilities and those experiencing disability as a result of living with HIV. Objectives: - To increase awareness and knowledge on the intersection of disability and HIV - To disseminate and present cutting edge research evidence - To disseminate good practice and innovations through diverse formats - To enhance engagement and dialogue with researchers, donors, advocates and people with disabilities - To enhance strategic networking among disability-orientated organisations, disabled people organisations, mainstream AIDS related NGOs, government stakeholders, researchers, clinicians and activists. - To actively involve people with disabilities and people living with HIV who experience disablement on an episodic, temporary or permanent basis, in particular youth

RagaMenco is a collaboration of Spanish and Indian musicians (including two HIV research scientists) from the Bay Area. They explore exciting new territory combining haunting Indian melodies with exciting gypsy, flamenco, and jazz traditions from Spain. In their music you will hear ancient traditions from the Old World finding a new voice in California.

Male sex workers (MSW) who sell/exchange sex for money or goods comprise an extremely diverse population across and within countries worldwide. Information characterizing their practices, contexts where they live, and their needs is very limited, as these men are generally included as subsets of larger studies focused on gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) or even female sex workers. There is growing evidence of a sustained or increasing burden of HIV among some MSW. Shinners will tackle the biological, behavioral, and structural determinants in relation to MSW in this session.

Visit the IIHAC virtual booth to learn about: - Indigenous communities and practices - Determinants of Indigenous health and how to work with the Indigenous-led response in integrating HIV, TB and HCV knowledge and promising practices into cultural frameworks - The global HIV response led by Indigenous Peoples and the critical importance of recognizing Indigenous as a priority population - How the sacred nature of Indigenous worldviews, spirituality, connection to the land, language and traditional practices and medicines are an essential element of Indigenous wellness and resilience.

Homelessness in the San Francisco, California Bay Area has reached critical levels and can have devastating health consequences. The pressure of daily survival needs, exposure to violence, substance use as a means to cope with stress or mental health issues, make people experiencing homelessness (PEH) extremely vulnerable to acquiring HIV and other illnesses. Furthermore, many PEH do not have adequate resources to prepare meals, take showers, do laundry, or access medical care. For over 35 years, CAL-PEP has provided mobile health services to populations who cannot otherwise access care and is currently leading a six-entity coalition providing comprehensive mobile services to PEH called the MOST Project. This “one stop shop” provides showers, clothing, meals, hot beverages, health screenings, linkages to health care, substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, linkages to housing, and systems-navigation support to PEH throughout Alameda county. These services nurture preexisting relationships with communities of people experiencing homelessness who are living with HIV, and form the basis for successful linkage to, engagement with, and retention in medical care. This booth’s objective is to give Global Village attendees a better understanding of the lived experiences and needs of PEH in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visitors will learn about challenges faced and ways to address basic needs of PEH living with HIV.

A real life story of a young Trans woman in Pakistan, who turned her pain into power and strength.

Visual AIDS utilizes art to fight AIDS by provoking dialogue, supporting HIV+ artists, and preserving a legacy, because AIDS is not over. Our booth highlights and promotes our work using the intersection of art and activism as a catalyst for continuing the dialogue about HIV/AIDS in the art world and beyond. Based on our history of creating activist broadsheets and related projects, our booth will serve as a distribution center for information about our publications, artist print projects such as Play Smart VII, four new comics commissions illuminating the diverse realities of living with HIV today, an introduction about the Visual AIDS Artist+ Registry and Archive, and a gathering space to talk about the impact of art in the HIV response. Founded in 1988, Visual AIDS is the only arts organization fully committed to raising AIDS awareness and creating dialogue around HIV issues today, by producing and presenting visual art projects, exhibitions, public forums and publications while assisting artists living with HIV/AIDS. We are committed to preserving and honoring the work of artists with HIV/AIDS and the artistic contributions of the AIDS movement.

Many LTS and elders with HIV report feelings of invisibility and isolation. This networking zone addresses this by celebrating the life experiences of LTS and elders with HIV. The zone will foster a sense of connection and empowerment among elders while highlighting the diversity within this group. The space will bring together community and research agencies and all those who support LTS and elders with HIV. It will bring visibility and give voice to the issues facing LTS and elders with HIV, acknowledging the current issues and challenges while recognizing the resilience and contributions of LTS/elders, including their powerful response to the epidemic. Our programming includes women, youth, people of color, and people of trans experience to support important, powerful and intergenerational dialogue. The zone will offer daily programming reflective of the global diversity of LTS and elders with HIV. This will include presentations and facilitated discussions on topics such as stigma including ageism, sex & dating, disclosure, healthy aging with HIV and comorbidities, and resilience. Organizations and researchers can share results and best practices. Participants will create connections, network and feel a greater sense of belonging with a diverse group of attendees. All participants will understand and honor the challenges facing LTS and elders and celebrate their resilience and wisdom.