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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa |
| Street 1: | 5th Floor Mercantile House |
| Street 2: | 63 Hout Street |
| City: | Cape Town |
| Province: | Western Cape |
| Post Code: | 8001 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Phone: | +27214225463 |
| Email: | maggie@arasa.org.na |
| Web Site: | http://www.arasa.info |
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General Information | |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
| Organization Reach: | International |
| Organization Description: | |
| Established in 2002, the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) is a regional partnership of non-governmental organisations working together to promote a human rights approach to HIV/AIDS and TB in Southern Africa through capacity building and advocacy. It is constituted in the form of a trust and all partner organisations are members of the trust. Three steering committees, comprising trust members, act as advisory boards for the three ARASA programme areas: training and awareness raising, advocacy and lobbying and regional treatment literacy and advocacy. Central to all of the programme areas is the recognition that some 25 years into the epidemic the protection of human rights remains critical to a successful response to HIV and AIDS. HIV-related stigma and discrimination remain major obstacles to meeting the target of universal access to HIV prevention, care and treatment. It is internationally recognised that protection of human rights, both of those vulnerable to HIV infection and those already infected, is not only a right, but also produces positive public health results against HIV. The denial of human rights such as the rights to non-discrimination and gender equality, information, education, health, privacy and social assistance increases both vulnerability to infection as well as the impact of the epidemic. Particular attention must be given to protecting the rights of vulnerable groups such as women, young people and children as well as the rights of marginalised groups such as men having sex with men (MSM), intravenous drug users (IDU's), commercial sex workers, prisoners and others who engage in activities deemed to be immoral or illegal if they are to avoid infection and withstand the impact of HIV. ARASA's central operational strategy through all three of these programme areas is thus to utilise the ARASA partnership to build and strengthen the capacity of civil society, with a particular focus on PLWA organisations, to effectively advocate for a human rights approach |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 0 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | $1 MIL-$10 MIL |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Stop TB communications |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Network with other partners |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | No |
| Are you in contact with your national TB programme: | Yes |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| In the spirit of joint responsibility and ownership for a targeted effort to address the dual epidemics, an initiative was taken by ARASA to create accessible and scientifically accurate training and advocacy materials to promote the accelerated implementation of the Three I’s for HIV/TB. The TB Heroes Toolkit is made up of a TB Booklet and a Best Practise booklet. |
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Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Namibia |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: | African |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Botswana Democratic Republic of the Congo Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia South Africa Swaziland United Republic of Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Funding Research and Development Technical Assistance |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Botswana |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Lesotho |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Madagascar |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Malawi |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Mauritius |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Mozambique |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Namibia |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | South Africa |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Swaziland |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | United Republic of Tanzania |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Zambia |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Zimbabwe |
Contribution | |
| Please tell us how your organization will contribute to the Global Plan to Stop TB by briefly describing its involvement in any of the areas of work listed below: | |
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TB-HIV: In the spirit of joint responsibility and ownership for a targeted effort to address the dual epidemics, an initiative was taken to create accessible and scientifically accurate training and advocacy materials to promote the accelerated implementation of the Three I’s for HIV/TB. The TB Heroes Toolkit is made up of a TB Booklet and a Best Practise booklet. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | January 9, 2009 |
| Last updated: | October 19, 2012 |