Regional Network

The Regional Network is committed to assisting people living with HIV/AIDS, particularly those in our region, to develop appropriate strategies, policy and support from a community base. The portfolio has a particular focus on treatments access and advocacy issues, as well as education and capacity development at local levals, so that positive people around the world can be supported to respond to HIV with dignity, and in their own right. NAPWA is a member of the Asia-Pacific Network of Positive People (APN+).

Proposal-writing guidelines

 A guide to preparing written proposals to seek funding for PLWHA and HIV/AIDS projects, compiled from the experience of those who have been involved in seeking funds for these programs.

Restrictions on HIV-positive guest workers ‘unjustified, discriminatory, racist’: NAPWA

The proposed Pacific Island guest worker visa program should be open to all people regardless of HIV status, the National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) has said.

Reflections on the 2006 IAC Conference in Toronto

!(thumbnail)/files/2006-oct-iac2-thumb.jpg()! While there has been “slow but useful progress on many fronts,” the global response to HIV/AIDS is still too slow and too weak, writes JOHN ROCK.

International Working Group Report: November 2005 – April 2006

Report from the International Working Group presented to the NAPWA Special General Meeting held on 29-30 April 2006.

Storms brewing over the Pacific

The Pan Pacific Regional HIV/AIDS Conference 2005 was held in Auckland, New Zealand from October 25 to 28. JOHN ROCK was there.

Positive Pacific Forum declaration

For the first time ever the HIV-positive people of the Pacific met, during the Pan-Pacific AIDS Conference in Auckland, to discuss the priority issues that they believe need to be addressed.

A place at the table

p(standfirst).  The involvement of positive people remains a touchstone of the global community’s commitment to responding to AIDS. But how far have we come and how far do we still have to go before the voices of people living with HIV are heard and respected? JOHN ROCK reports from Japan.

Obtaining funding — PowerPoint presentation

 A PowerPoint presentation on Obtaining Funding presented by NAPWA’s International Portfolio Convenor, John Rock, at a skills building workshop at the 2005 ICAAP Conference in Kobe, Japan.

Notes to assist Facilitators and Trainers

 A NAPWA-developed guide for workshop facilitators and trainers,prepared by NAPWA’s International Portfolio Convenor, John Rock.

There is hope

With Australia’s nearest neighbour, Papua New Guinea, facing the possibility of a catastrophic HIV epidemic, Australian AIDS activists are working with local positive people to ensure their voices are heard.