25.04.2017

Cooperation for improving efficiency of existing programs

In Kyrgyzstan, a three-day coordinating event is being organized by a consortium of three regional organizations: East Europe and Central Asia Union of People Living with HIV (ECUO), Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN) and Eurasian Coalition for Men’s Health (ECOM).

For three days, April 25-27, Bishkek became a platform for holding a range of advocacy events:
– Budget advocacy for key populations training,
– Kyrgyzstan advocacy platform coordination meeting,
– Special sessions related to regional and national community organizations’ interaction; organizing and conducting effective advocacy activities; effective interaction of sub-grants within parallel regional projects in order to avoid duplication of activities and providing technical assistance.

Delegates from nine NGOs participating in national consortia of Armenia, Estonia, and Kyrgyzstan, representatives of PLWH, MSM and PUID communities, EHRN, ECUO and ECOM experts and representatives met in the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
The meeting is held within the campaign “Money Can Buy Health If You Budget for It” led by Eurasian Harm Reduction Network, under financing of Robert Carr civil society Networks Fund. The program is implemented by a consortium of three organizations: Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN), East Europe and Central Asia Union of People Living with HIV (ECUO), and Eurasian Coalition for Men’s Health (ECOM).