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Context

At a time when the world is romanticizing the righteous ideas of democracy, freedom and justice, an astounding number of people are dying due to AIDS related deaths deprived of food and medicines to expand their lives. In addition, stigma, discrimination and the increasing incidences of violations of human rights have seriously posed an irony on modern democracy.

There has been a massive flow of aid around HIV & AIDS, but it is not reaching the communities. Families are facing multiple crises and many of them are forced to sell their lands and property for care and treatment. Public health care systems do not have capacity to bear the burden of the epidemic. Governments have not been able to fulfill their commitments. International community has failed to keep its promises for fair, sufficient and quality aid. Civil society, particularly in Asia, claims to be politically conscious but has not responded adequately to issues around human rights and HIV & AIDS. Asia is going through the most difficult times in the history; women and children are under the hardest hit. Certainly, there are some inspiring initiatives of some governments, donors, and civil society but they are limited in small locations and many of them are not sustainable. It is now high time for the governments, donors and civil society to be serious about responding to the epidemic with enormous commitments.

Within these critical contexts, a group of activists, HIV positive groups, trade unions, student unions, human rights and health rights activists, women’s rights networks, and journalists facilitated a process to bring different constituencies together in Bangkok in 2004 and the meeting decided to initiate a network which could mobilize interdisciplinary groups and network across Asia. The network was named as Asian People’s Alliances for Combating HIV & AIDS (APACHA). The group also developed and endorsed People’s Charter on HIV & AIDS which is the foundation of APACHA.

Particularly at this time when human existence is under the threat of death, stigma, discrimination and dehumanization, APACHA aims to mobilize citizens across Asia as part of the process in realizing the context, respecting human rights and furthering the process of alteration.

APACHA

APACHA aspires to be a broad alliance that brings together people from various walks of life, especially since it believes that the battle against HIV & AIDS needs to go beyond the arena of health and medicine and include care and compassion, combined with an alliance – building initiative with interdisciplinary groups and social movements. It acknowledges the facts that HIV & AIDS poses political, economic, human rights and governance challenge in the region. Thus, until every facet of society is mobilized, the battle is not possible. APACHA attempts to bring likeminded trade unions, student unions, human rights networks, women’s rights networks, lawyers, sex workers networks, MSM networks, media, academia, Dalits rights networks, land rights movements, indigenous groups, people living with HIV & AIDS to work together for a better Asia, a citizen’s Asia where each citizen can celebrate democracy and justice and can lead a dignified life without exploitation and oppression.

Vision

A world where the rights of people who are infected and affected by HIV & AIDS are protected and state and non- state actors are accountable to prevent and mitigate the causes and consequences of HIV & AIDS.
Mission

To galvanize a regional response jointly taking actions with grassroots and other like minded actors at all levels to reduce vulnerability, and achieve sustained improvements in the quality of life of infected, affected and those who are at the risk of infection.

Goals

  • To facilitate and support social and political mobilizations locally, nationally and internationally and build alliances to effectively address issues related to the causes and consequences of HIV & AIDS.

  • To influence public policies and budgetary allocation on HIV & AIDS from the rights based perspectives.

  • To build international pressure for trade justice, fair patent regimes, aid effectiveness and debt cancellation so as to ensure enough and quality resources are in place for addressing HIV and right to health care.

  • To facilitate and support civil society and media action to change societal attitudes towards HIV & AIDS.

  • To develop a common platform for solidarity movements on different human rights issues in Asia Region.

Major Strategy

  • To expand the network as mass and knowledge based network.

    Intervention Strategies

    • Develop a critical mass of people representing different constituencies

    • Issue based campaigns

    • Alliance building and networking

    • Advocacy

    • Research and documentation

    • Mass and media mobilization

    • Promote rights based approach

    • Capacity Building

    • Create an Asia Regional Knowledge Initiative to share knowledge, information, learning and best practices of the region
    APACHA International Secretariat is based in Nepal. A team of people representing different constituencies across Asia governs APACHA international board. Currently, APACHA is working with different interdisciplinary groups such as trade unions, student unions, Dalit’s rights networks, PLHA networks, women rights networks, faith based networks, human rights activists, media, lawyers and NGOs in Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Cambodia, India, Thailand, China, Vietnam and Srilanka. We extend our hands for solidarity with all like minded groups and networks in the Asia region.
    Know more about APACHA and be part of it:
    If you want to get latest information, news updates, or if you want to share best practices, experiences and raise voices for rights and justice please contact us.
    Email: secretariat.asia@apachanet.org
    Phone: +977-01-4721982, 4721277, 4721278
    Fax: +977-01-4720926
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