The Global Fund’s New Funding Model and Human Rights

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By Shen Tingting

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria launched its new funding model on February 28.  One of the goals of the new funding model is to reflect the Global Fund’s strategic objective to protect and promote human rights by “integrating human rights considerations throughout the grant cycle” and “increasing investments in programs that address human-rights related barriers to access.” During the year-long transition phase to the new funding model, the Global Fund will encourage applicants to include at least one human rights intervention in their requests for support. These interventions should be identified and designed by each country through dialogue with key affected populations, people living with the three diseases, and civil society. The following links are to two information notes that the Global Fund recently issued on HIV, TB and human rights, as well as a news release on the new funding model.

[HIV AND HUMAN RIGHTS INFORMATION NOTE]

 

AIDS Employment Discrimination Case First in China to Receive Compensation

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Congratulations to Justice for All on their successful negotiation of this important anti-discrimination case. Cheng Yuan is  a recent graduate of the Asia Catalyst 2012 NGO Leadership Cohort.

By Cheng Yuan

On January 25, 2013, an important court victory against HIV/AIDS employment discrimination was achieved in China’s Jiangxi Province, when the Nanjing-based NGO, Justice for All successfully mediated with a government agency and obtained compensation for the plaintiff in the lawsuit, Ms. Qi. The agency that was sued paid CNY 45,000 ($7,229 USD) in compensation to Ms. Qi, who thus became China’s first person living with HIV/AIDS to receive compensation in an employment discrimination case.

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Opportunities and Challenges–Updates on Global Fund’s New Funding Model

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By Shen Tingting

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund) is the world’s largest donor to projects fighting AIDS, TB and malaria around the world, and has been a key supporter of NGO responses to HIV / AIDS in China. In 2011 , the Global Fund withdrew its funding from several countries, including China, and is currently in the process of developing a new funding model. In “Opportunities and Challenges” below, Asia Catalyst Advocacy Director Shen Tingting introduces key components of that new model and possibilities for Chinese NGOs.

Opportunities and Challenges – Updates on Global Fund’s New Funding Model

Opportunities and Challenges of the Global Fund New Funding Mode —- Progress

January 2013

Asia Catalyst Shen Tingting

(Author combines the data and information, integration of the Global Fund reform progress following the Global Fund hopes to focus on civil society organizations to help if you have any questions, please contact:.. tshen@asiacatalyst.org )

As we all know, the Global Fund has been committed to the global prevention and control of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. The Global Fund in 2003 to enter China, the project covers 31 provinces and 3000 counties. In 2010, the Global Fund recipients in four countries (Djibouti, Mali, Mauritania and Zambia) found that the more serious financial abuse, which led to the Global Fund to launch a review of corruption and internal management mechanism reform. Meanwhile, the economic crisis led to a global fund can not raise sufficient funds to pay existing projects. 2011, after a series of assessments, the Global Fund decided to stop funding for some countries, including China, Russia, Mexico and Argentina. Because these countries have the capacity to meet their health needs, the Global Fund is also looking to invest can have a greater impact.

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Grassroots Advocacy in China: Year in Review

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By Mike Frick

After a year of secretive negotiations and public pomp and drama, China unveiled its new leaders. But alongside the official narrative of this once-a-decade transition, Chinese grassroots organizations and individual citizens took part in their own smaller-scale dramas when they stood up, individually and collectively, to demand a more equal society. The year 2012 saw creative – sometimes daring – examples of advocacy in the field of health and human rights.

Here is a look-back at some notable campaigns led by activists who demanded equal rights for LGBT people, women, male and female sex workers, disabled people, and people living with hepatitis or HIV/AIDS.

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Sign On to End Violence Against Sex Workers in China

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A coalition of Chinese sex worker organizations is circulating a sign-on letter to call for an end to violence against sex workers.

Brief summary in English: December 17th is “International End Violence Against Sex Workers Day.” The letter says that violence against sex workers in China continues, and gives examples, including:

  • Lack of protection of personal safety for female, male and transgender sex workers, citing documented cases of 218 incidents, including 8 in which sex workers were killed.
  • Fear of seeking help when they encounter violence. Because they fear being jailed for criminal behavior, sex workers are often reluctant to use the law to protect their rights.

The signers call for more attention to safety of sex workers and an end to violence. Sex workers are Chinese citizens and should receive equal treatment in protection of their personal safety and property. They also call for an end to social stigma, discrimination and verbal abuse of sex workers.

Ten Chinese sex worker organizations have signed their names and the China Sex Worker Organization Network has also endorsed it. Please email Guo Ziyang at ouyanghuijie@sina.com to add your organization’s name to the letter.

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