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blog How do you reach people at the very margins of marginalisation?

Reaching the people who are the most marginalised in any given setting is one of the greatest challenges development and humanitarian actors face. ...

4 min read | 29 Jul 2021

blog The 40 billion dollar question: Where is HIV?

A financial pledge to advance gender equality will change the lives of millions of women and girls and gender-diverse people around the world. But what will really change for those most impacted by HIV? ...

3 min read | 13 Jul 2021

stories In a time of crisis, who you gonna call?

During the pandemic, many LGBT+ people – especially those with HIV – have experienced a double-edged exclusion and, in some cases, violence. Their options for help are limited....

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stories Pandemic perspectives on sex and survival in the city

In Ecuador, COVID-19 has devastated lives and livelihoods but sex workers have been excluded from government support....

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stories Remembering Sarah Middleton-Lee

Frontline AIDS is deeply saddened to learn of the death of former staff member, and our long term supporter and friend, Sarah Middleton-Lee....

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blog Out of harm’s way: How transforming drug policies will redefine harm reduction

Years ago, when I was part of a team introducing harm reduction programming into a country where at that time it was a new concept, we described our work as reducing the negative consequences of drug use. But over the years I have come to realise that the ills which harm reduction mitigates are not the consequences of drug use, but rather of drug policies....

3 min read | 25 Jun 2021

stories How to bust stigma during a pandemic

In Zambia, DZL has witnessed an increase in stigma and discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is redoubling its efforts to support communities who are marginalised and affected by HIV....

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stories Pride – it’s worth fighting for

This Pride Month we celebrate the achievements of three LGBT+ activists from the Frontline AIDS partnership. Each of them embodies and is the very definition of Pride. Read on and be inspired....

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stories Definition of Marcela: courageous and inspirational trans activist

After being thrown into prison in the 1980s, where she was beaten and humiliated, Marcela Romero became an activist and a human rights defender – standing up for the rights of trans people in her native Argentina....

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