LGBTIQ organizations in Africa reporting human rights abuses linked to COVID-19 May 19, 2020
Stephen Lewis Foundation / Canada, Press release
On International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, we launched Partners in Pride – a campaign to urgently call for solidarity with community-based LGBTIQ organizations in sub-Saharan Africa.
In our latest newsletter, you’ll read about community-led responses to HIV in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on human rights – and about hope, resistance and resilience.
“People affected by HIV and AIDS will be doubly challenged by the coronavirus. Our support for SLF partners working in communities affected by HIV and AIDS is ongoing and cannot be interrupted."
HIV and COVID-19 Appeal
How can you help SLF partners respond to COVID-19? As the new coronavirus spreads across sub-Saharan Africa, our community-based partners are best placed to protect and support the most vulnerable populations. People affected by HIV and AIDS are particularly at risk, and must not disproportionately suffer the impacts of COVID-19. We're launching a COVID-19 Appeal as donations are urgently needed to ensure grassroots organizations can continue to provide critical services and outreach. Click here to find out more...
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The Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF) works with community-level organizations which are turning the tide of HIV & AIDS in Africa by providing care and support to women, orphaned children, grandmothers and people living with HIV & AIDS. Since 2003, we have funded over 1800 initiatives, partnering with more than 325 community-based organizations in the 15 African countries hardest hit by the global AIDS pandemic.
These grassroots groups are the lifeline for their communities: they provide counselling and education about HIV prevention, care and treatment; distribute food, medication and other necessities; reach the sick and vulnerable through home-based health care; help orphans and vulnerable children access education and work through their grief; and support grandmothers caring for their orphaned grandchildren.
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World will survive COVID-19 only if 'swift action' taken to help Africa, UN humanitarian says March 25, 2020
Matt Galloway and Idella Sturino, Toronto, Canada, CBC Radio: The Current
