Latest from the frontline

stories Prosecute or protect? The law and policing of gay people in Malawi

Superintendent Horace Chabuka, Blantyre’s community policing coordinator, used to think that gay people should not be accepted. But thanks to a small, but ambitious, community organisation in Malawi he has become a key ally in the fight for the protection of sexual minorities....

4 min read | 19 Mar 2017

stories Protests, persecution and improvements: life as a transwoman in Malawi

Imagine finding out your mother took part in a protest – against who you are. That’s what happened to 29-year-old transgender woman Shy Amanda, from Blanytre, Malawi....

3 min read | 19 Feb 2017

stories “I can’t believe I’m this person – I thought my life had ended at 12.”

“I feel I can’t believe I’m this person because I thought my life had really ended with what happened when I was 12.”...

4 min read | 23 Aug 2016

stories Social mapping for better health in Burkina Faso

For HIV positive women, giving birth is dangerous. A community mapping...

2 min read | 17 Jul 2014

stories Community health volunteers: a vital link in Malawi

Community volunteers are changing things for local people affected by HIV...

2 min read | 17 Jul 2014

stories “I feel human again”: Nga’s story from Vietnam

The Alliance is rebuilding lives with methadone programmes and reducing...

2 min read | 17 Jul 2014