UNAIDS is looking for game-changers! I would have thought they already had enough of them. Though they might have to invite more than just the usual suspects.

Thanks to the Health Gap list for this posting.

Jamie

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Hi to all,

As you may know, UNAIDS is updating its Strategy for 2016-2021.  There are a variety of ways to engage.

The most accessible will be through moderated global virtual consultations. The first of these will be held during the week of 23 March to generate discussion on stakeholder perceptions of strengths, ongoing challenges and game-changers in the AIDS response through the frame of five crosscutting issues: Information, Integration, Innovation, Inclusion and Investment. A second consultation will be held in July on the draft of the Strategy.

UNAIDS Regional Support Teams are hosting regional consultations and inviting participants. Each of the consultations will take a different format—most of them are piggybacking on pre-existing meetings and most of them involve a few different formats and mechanisms.  Regional teams are doing their best to identify and involve representative civil society organizations.  For more information on these consultations you can contact the Regional Community Mobilization Advisors and Gender Advisors listed below.

Eastern and Southern Africa – Community Mobilization Advisor Jackie Makokha, MakokhaJ@unaids.org / Gender Advisor Sophia Mukasa, MUKASAMonicoS@unaids.org
Western and Central Africa --  Community Mobilization Advisor Joey Backory, BackoryJ@unaids.org / Gender Advisor Berthilde Gahongayire gahongayireb@unaids.org
Eastern Europe and Central Asia – Community Mobilization Advisor Naira Sargsyan, SargsyanN@unaids.org /  Gender Advisor Maria Boltaeva, boltaevam@unaids.org
Asia and the Pacific – Tony Lisle, lislet@unaids.org and Community Mobilization Advisor Manuel Da Quinta, daquintam@unaids.org / Gender Advisor Yuki Takemoto, takemotoy@unaids.org
Middle East and Northern Africa – Eltayeb Elamin, ElaminE@unaids.org and Community Mobilization Advisor (a.i. Gender Advisor) Simone Salem, salems@unaids.org
Latin America – Community Mobilization Advisors (a.i Gender Advisor) Shirley Eng, EngS@unaids.org .  You can follow the process online in the following link (updated daily): http://onusida-latina.org/es/noticias/766-consulta.html. (In Spanish)
North America – for Washington DC, please contact Regan Hofmann, hofmannr@unaids.org. For New York, please contact Ruth Blackshaw, BlackshawR@unaids.org
Caribbean – Miriam Chipimo, ChipimoM@unaids.org
Western Europe – Chris Mallouris, mallourisc@unaids.org

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further clarification on this process.  You can also contact the Strategy Development Team at Strategydevelopment@unaids.org

Best wishes,

Malayah Harper, Chief Gender Equality and Diversity
Chris Collins, Chief Community Mobilization