1. Advocacy and Lobbying by Civil Society, Affected Communities, and PLWHA Yuan Wenli 2012-07-26

2. Content Outline The once powerless position of Chinese women with HIV Our efforts The success we have already achieved Future challenges

3. Why Women Rapid feminization of the AIDS epidemic: the proportion of women living with HIV increased five times over the last 10 years (from 7% to 30%) The number of women’s groups is few and women’s capacity is low. Both constrain women’s development. Women and women’s groups’ participation in the AIDS response is limited; their voice is seldom heard during the decision-making process

4. Why Global Fund Important part of China’s AIDS response Community organizations able to actively participate Has gender strategic requirements Women’s participation is still severely lacking

5. What we believe: Unity can bring about change

6. Our Mission Provide grassroots women leaders more opportunities to learn, participate and grow Strengthen women’s voice Promote meaningful participation

7. Our Work Capacity Building & Information Sharing Training workshop content: Basic NGO knowledge Women’s leadership Media communication Advocacy

8. Our Work :Capacity Building & Information Sharing Providing women’s groups with training in media communications Providing women’s groups with comprehensive management training (in cooperation with WAPN )

9. Our Work Capacity Building & Information Sharing Participated in the National Women’ s Federation’s sponsored training Communicated and exchanged with WAPN and UNWOMEN staff.

10. Our Work Focus of our research ： Women living with HIV/AIDS and women’s groups Special and urgent needs Gender and AIDS policies Spousal transmission of AIDS Sex and reproductive health, etc. Research methods: expert support, network coordinating, and participation of people living with HIV/AIDS Results of research: data and cases support expert advice.

11. Our Work

12. Held the “Gender Strategy in the Context of HIV/AIDS— Actions and Challenges” salon: Nongovernment organization sponsors and groups Participation of women’s issues experts and international organization representatives Mutual participation of representatives from women’s and men’s community organizations Formed common action strategies

13. Our Work Meetings Public Events Case studies Open letters Public dissemination Various kinds of lobbying activities, etc.

14. Growth and Achievements Have raised women living with HIV/AIDS’s ability to influence decision making Have increased the number of women representatives in GH national and provincial level committees and advisory groups

15. Growth and Achievements National advisory group of China’s Global Fund AIDS program now has 9 members, 4 of which are women. Have altered CCM’s regulations and added a female CBO member First budget allocation of 237,000 U.S. dollars for gender programming For the first time, incorporated gender as a topic in capacity building courseware

16. Experience Grassroots initiatives by women living with HIV/AIDS and women’s grassroots community organizations can promote women’s needs and questions better. Collaboration among international organizations, specialists, and community organizations promotes consensus building which will more easily achieve outputs. We need to be patient, provide useful data, and seize opportunities for involvement.

17. Obstacles and Challenges The CCM member election has yet to begin, and women’s representation still exists on paper only. The gender funds are still lacking (budget allocation less than 2%) After the Global Fund leaves China in 2013, we still need to strive to improve our strategies and mechanisms pertaining to women’s participation.

18. Obstacles and Challenges Difficulties with registration, lack of legal status. Fundraising difficulties Still need to strengthen cooperation with the government

19. 待到山花烂漫时，她在丛中笑 Where is the road? Thank you!! It is beneath you!