ARASA's Regional Treatment Literacy and Advocacy Co-ordinator Honoured with International Award
29 March 2008
We are extremely proud to announce that Gregg Gonsalves, the
Co-ordinator of our regional treatment literacy and advocacy
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Posted By: Michaela ClaytonENDORSE THE DECLARATION NOW!! Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More Than Ever
September 2007
10 Reasons Why Human Rights Should Occupy the Center of the Global AIDS Struggle
At the 2006 United Nations High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, world leaders reaffirmed that “the full realization of all human rights and fund ..... read more
AIDS and Human Rights Organizations Condemn the Firing of South African Deputy Health Minister
9 August 2007
Windhoek, Namibia, 9 August 2007—Today, the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) condemned the South African government for the dismissal of Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge. < ..... read more
Posted By: Michaela ClaytonNew ARASA staff members
04/07/2007
Two new staff members, Luyanda Ngonyama and Jacob Segale, joined existing ARASA staff in a planning & orientation meeting at ARASA offices in Namibia in early May before heading off for human rights training in Swaziland. Luyanda Ngonyama is ARASA's new Advocacy and Lobbying Coordinator and Jacob Segale is ARASA's new Training Officer. Welcome Luyanda ..... read more
Posted By: JacobARASA joins call to African Health Ministers to keep their promises
10 April 2007
ARASA has joined other civil society organisations in calling on African Health Ministers attending the Third Session of the African Union Conference of Ministers of Health from 9 to 13 April 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa, to keep the promises they ..... read more
Posted By: Michaela ClaytonHuman Rights and AIDS Organisations Condemn Rise in HIV Denialism and Quack Cures in Zambia
7 March 2007
(Windhoek, Namibia, 7 MArch 2007) - Today, the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA), a partnership of human rights and HIV/AIDS organisations in the 14 countries of southern Africa, denounced American charlatan, Boyd E. Graves, for peddling false AIDS cures in Zamiba, where his claims to be able to treat HIV infection are creating mass confusion across the country among people l ..... read more
Posted By: Michaela Clayton & Gregg GonsalvesARASA HIV/AIDS and Human Rights in Southern Africa Advocacy Resource Manual now available online
27 February 2007
The newly published ARASA HIV/AIDS and Human Rights in Southern Africa Advocacy Resource Manual is now available online. Click on the Publications link to download your copy. Hard copies of the manual can be ordered from collette@arasa.org.na free of charge. Please help us with assessing the usefulness of the manual by giving us feedback on whether it has ..... read more
Posted By: Michaela ClaytonARASA enters its next growth phase
February 2007
ARASA is set to move into its next growth phase after undergoing an external evaluation conducted in the second half of 2006 and completing a strategic planning process during February 2007. The strategic planning was attended by trustees, members of the three programme steering committees and staff and gave us an opportunity to reflect on past successess and failures, to revisit our mission, visi ..... read more
Posted By: Michaela ClaytonHIV AIDS and Human Rights in SADC Report by ARASA
07 Dcember 2006
ARASA opens its new regional office in Namibia
6 September 2006
ARASA reached a milestone in its development on 6 September 2006 with the opening of its regional offices in Windhoek by the Hon. Minister of Health and Social Services of Namibia Dr Richard Kamwi. The Director, Trustees and staff of ARASA were joined by 30 colleagues and friends of ARASA to celebrate the opening of the regional office. ..... read more
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