Partners In Health (PIH) was founded on the premise that every person has the fundamental right to health. We believe that it is the obligation of the state to respect, protect and fulfill the right to health, the role of the community to participate actively in its achievement, and the necessity of duty bearers in the international community to work with communities and governments to assure that in a globalized world, the attainment of human rights is global. For more than 30 years, PIH has worked hand-in-hand with local communities and governments to provide equitable access to high quality, patient-centered care in some of the most rural and hard-to-reach settings globally. This exhibition will allow for dialogue among non-governmental organizations, public health officials, activists, clinical and social service providers, and community health workers to engage in dialogue around the principles that guide PIH: directly supporting both the public provision of care and community engagement toward the achievement of the right to health. We aim for this booth to 1) provide a dynamic, interactive space where conference participants can meet and engage with PIH staff to learn about our model of accompaniment and how this integrated, patient-centered approach leads to better health outcomes for PLHIV; 2) provide conference participants from around the world, including CHWs, opportunities to come together and share best practices in the pursuit of health equity; and 3) provide a location for PIH to share materials and tools about community-based treatment accompaniment and social supports with conference participants.

This short film depicts struggles, ambitions of a transgender person named Alisha. Alisha is a young and beautiful transwoman full of confidence. After completing her education, she applies for a job but gets rejected. She tries many times and she faces rejection everytime. This made her question her identity. She starts to loose her confidence. Will she able to get the work she loves? Will she able to fight the world and come out with flying colors?

The objective of the “Global Fund Community Zone” is to cultivate a safe and vibrant space for peer linking and learning that will enhance meaningful community engagement in Global Fund-related issues and processes. The co-hosts will work collaboratively, with the Platforms focusing on communication and coordination support, and GFAN focusing on advocacy and domestic resource mobilization. The space will promote dialogue and experience exchange, as well as the sharing of tools, challenges and lessons.

Unheard Stories is a project by TRANScend, an initiative of The Humsafar Trust (India’s oldest registered LGBTQ organisation), supported by Publicis Sapient. It is a collection of films depicting transgender lives in India. The need for this project emerged from sensitization workshops conducted with employers and educational institutes around awareness on transgender issues. These workshops included transgender persons telling their own stories which made the concepts on sex, sexuality and gender ‘real’ for the audience. However, it also meant the speakers reliving the trauma of discrimination, harassment, violence and abuse faced by them, every time they narrated their stories. Hence, short films on lives of transgender men and women were made with an objective of portraying their lived realities in a dignified and compassionate manner.

Globally, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) is committed to a fast-tracked response to end AIDS among children and adolescents by 2020. This guiding framework sets in place policy, and operations research to prevent new HIV infections among children and adolescents, end mother-to child HIV transmission, and ALHIV remain AIDS-free. Building upon this, EGPAF Uganda has nurtured the opportunities to provide clinical and psychosocial support beyond HIV and co-infection, to address resilience, SRH, sexual and SGBV, mental health, and noncommunicable diseases to adolescents and young people of the Southwestern Region. This peer-led support enables the reduction of effects of stigma, ensure acceptance of HIV diagnosis and resilience, enhance treatment literacy, provide home visits for follow-up in case of missed appointments, and enable active linkages to SRH services but also the health and wellness of youth in their communities. These peer leaders have been trained on also increasing access to testing and have been a source for information on resilience, counseling and treatment management. They have incredible abilities to contribute to conversations about advancing the mission to end HIV among adolescents, whether it's promoting resilience, adherence, the possibility of staying HIV-free, or advocacy for policies that enable young people in school to stay on treatment. In this session, you will hear from young ambassadors about their journeys toward viral suppression, stories of resilience and the future of the AIDS response.

This booth will be hosted by experienced queer artists, with an aim of explaining how art can support youth people in preventing HIV. Bandhu Social Welfare Society aims to address the health care needs and human rights issues of sexual minority populations for achieving a vision of a Bangladesh where every person, irrespective of their gender and sexuality, is able to lead a quality life with dignity, human rights and social justice.

Sunshine Cinema has released a series of virtual reality films (VR) focusing on HIV education. Using the latest technology, the films highlight stigma free life saving information regarding disclosure, treatment & adherence and prevention methods. You can “choose your own adventure” in this immersive media film. #360HIVChoice, is the world’s first attempt to address stigma towards those living with HIV using immersive VR media.

Since its inception in 2015, the Transcrições project was designed to build bridges and foster relationships with the TGW community through art related activities as a preparedness step for establishing a TGW referral center for health care and research at Fiocruz, Brazil. The new format for the workshop encompasses a video showcasing testimonies from the Brazilian attendees and written propositions for the audience. The workshop aims at building empathy through the TGW of various parts of the globe. Having the opportunity to provide this workshop on the IAS online platform will enable us to engage a broader audience.

Welcome to our Haus of Prevention -- the home of Youth against AIDS (YAA). In a world impacted by major technological and societal disruptions we need to find new ways to face the HIV & STI epidemic among young generations. Many regions of the world are lacking a dedicated youth strategy that offers relevant solutions for them. We put youth at the centre in order to reach them in an authentic and credible way. We are the generation that has the potential to end AIDS and prevent new STI infections. For the first time in history we have all the tools to end this epidemic. We are committed to this goal. To achieve this, we promote sexual health among young people internationally and foster innovation in prevention to reach them with relevant services. We work day by day to improve young people's access to knowledge, protection and services and help them to live healthy lives. The focus of our work is peer to peer education, condom distribution, digital prevention & awareness campaigns. To realize our programs, we rely on collaboration. That's why we work with like-minded organizations and partner companies to make a valuable contribution to the global HIV and STI response. Our core values are based on equality, freedom and self-determination. We reach out to peers from our generation by communicating on eye-level, indifferent of social race, sexual orientation or their cultural background. The framework of our work is based on the core values of YAA: love, respect and condoms.

This performance will demonstrate how hip hop music, led and driven by the affected population of youth (male and female) including adolescent girls and young women and adolescent boys and young men, propels and drive messages about HIV prevention in the era of social media with a focus on health as a human right.

The session will highlight two successful experiences in prevention in Brazil, explore the concept of prevention popcorn carried out by GAPA-Bahia, and the International Youth and HIV / AIDS prevention seminar: Forming Advocacy in PrEP, carried out by the NGO Vida em Movimento.

ATLAS VIRTUAL offers a streaming program (6 - 10 July) with impressive stories of People Living with HIV (also in times of Covid-19) from all over the world. And a daily live talk show from Amsterdam, followed by a chat. ALTAS VIRTUAL will stream an 8-hour program 3 times a day (6 - 10 July) with stories, documentaries and photographs of People Living with HIV (PLHIV). The collection has been built up over the last years. In the last few months, new stories have been produced about PLHIV in times of Covid-19. The live stream will feature a daily talk show from a studio in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We will have guests, sharing stories and experiences in Storytelling and live music. Expect a great line up of guests, among them women, youth and long term survivors, artists and community experts. The talk show will be followed by a one-hour online chat. ATLAS VIRTUAL is a community-based project. Over the last years, we interviewed, filmed and photographed inspiring PLHIV, all over the world, portraying a hugely diverse group of community members. ATLAS VIRTUAL shows the strength of HIV communities. Our work has resulted in documentaries, hundreds of filmed stories, exhibitions, presentations and social media campaigns. See: www.atlas2018.org. In the last few months we portrayed again - this time online - the brave men and women living with HIV who have shared their impressive stories with us over the past years again. How are they doing now in times of Covid-19?