1. Unlocking the doors to key populations By Cæcilie Bom Kahama, Head of International Programmes

2. AIDS-Fondet/ The Danish AIDS-Foundation International engagement: - Since 2003 - Advocacy + projects/partnerships - Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe - Target groups: key populations

3. Key populations Who? Why? How?

4. Who? Definition(s) of key populations -MSM (men who have sex with men) - injecting drug users -sex workers (+ e.g. transgender persons, prisoners, uniformed personnel, people with disabilities, migrants, etc. etc.)

5. Why? Injecting drug users: 22 x MSM: 13 X Sex workers: 13 x

6. Barriers -Policies -Stigma & discrimination -Criminalization -Funding

8. How? - Involvement in programs -Community-based approaches -Collect evidence -Acknowledge the structural drivers -Advocacy for the rights of key populations -Stand-alone services or integrated services? 8

9. AIDS-Fondet’s projects: 9 -MSM (LGBT) projects in Malawi, Uganda and Nepal -Sex worker project in Kenya

10. Compassion and support matters! Thank you