 |
Partners' Directory |
| Home Search Join the Partnership Login | |
| Contact | General | Specializations in Countries | Contribution to the Global Plan | Declaration |
View this partner's profile
Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Africa Young Positives Network (AY+) |
| Street 1: | Uganda, kampala |
| Street 2: | |
| City: | kampala |
| Province: | sikindi |
| Post Code: | 256 |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Phone: | +256701410715 |
| Organization Email: | kintukenny@gmail.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.ayplus.org or http://www.youngpositives.africa |
| Other Online Presence: | |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | None |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
| If yes, please enter your registration number: | 166420 |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Organization Description: | |
| African Young Positives Network is the regional Network of young people living with HIV across Africa. Launched at ICASA 2011 in Addis Ababa, AY+ exists to mobilize and capacitate national and sub-regional groups of young men and women Living with HIV to advocate for services that meet their needs including health and wellbeing. We have 22 well established youth lead organizations (Networks) of young people living with HIV in 22 African countries. These Networks exist to challenge laws and policies that fuel TB/ HIV criminalization, stigma and discrimination. Advocate for accessible and affordable TB/HIV services in line with treatment and care. |
|
| Do you know about the UNHLM declaration: | Yes |
Specializations / Areas of Work | |
|
Advocacy Civil Society and Community Engagement Engaging political leaders and ensuring inclusive leadership Funding, including innovative and optimized approach to funding TB Care Technical Assistance Working on Community, Rights and Gender (CRG) Working on Key Populations related to TB |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Stop TB communications |
| If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who: | |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Resource mobilization |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | Uganda |
| 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: | |
| We have been part of activities of Uganda Stop TB Partnership and also we are part of the Uganda Ministry of Health National Coordination Committee for Tuberculosis thats aimed at generating, discussing and agreeing on policy direction for TB control in Uganda and is tasked with leadership to support coordinate and scale up interventions, treatment and care strategies in Uganda. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Uganda |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Botswana Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Malawi Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Senegal South Africa South Sudan Sudan Switzerland Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia 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: | |
|
TB Care Delivery: we advocate for access of TB-HIV treatment and Care for young people living with HIV in Africa. Drug-Resistant TB: we advocate for access of TB-HIV treatment and Care for young people living with HIV in Africa. TB-HIV: we advocate for access of TB-HIV treatment and Care for young people living with HIV in Africa. New TB Drugs: we advocate for access of TB-HIV treatment and Care for young people living with HIV in Africa. New TB Vaccines: This is done in uganda with our partner ARASA |
|
Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: I kintu kenneth Ivan from African Young positives Network, i never disclose any information. | |
| Application date: | May 18, 2018 |
| Last updated: | December 25, 2020 |