FCAA in Munich: Global Trans Conference & AIDS2024 (July)
Below is a round up of FCAA activities taking place in Munich during AIDS 2024.
In addition to our own activities, we have also created The FCAA Funder Guide to AIDS 2024. This resource highlights conference proceedings focused on issues of interest to, or convened by, HIV-related private and public sector funders. In particular, this guide focuses on AIDS 2024 sessions:
- Hosted by or inclusive of one of FCAA’s member organizations;
- Hosted by or featuring FCAA staff; or,
- That have a focus on financing or resourcing efforts to end the epidemic.
Please note, this guide is a google sheet. With the link above, you can view but not edit the spreadsheet. To make it your own, feel free to save as a copy and add other sessions of interest from the full programme.
Questions? Please contact [email protected].
The HIV/AIDS Action Fund Roundtable, organized by Aidsfonds, the International AIDS Society (IAS), and Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) will play an important step towards launching a new Action Fund for HIV cures and vaccines. The Action Fund will catalyze advancements in HIV/AIDS research and development in discovering effective cures and vaccines. The invitation-only roundtable is scheduled on the first day of the 25th International AIDS Conference in Munich, providing a unique opportunity to engage with key opinion leaders and experts across all relevant stakeholder groups.
When: Monday, July 22 from 8:30-11:00
Location is provided to those who are accepted to attend.
With the Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS
When: Monday, July 22 from 11:30-12:30
Location: Room 14b / channel 3
Programme Link: https://programme.aids2024.org/Programme/Session/284
If you are a funder, policy maker, government representative, technical adviser, implementer or community advocate, this satellite will leave you better informed of investment gaps and opportunities for children and adolescents. Now, more than ever, it is important to know that money is being allocated wisely. To be sure of value for money, that policies and commitments are being acted upon and to spot where investment opportunities remain. This satellite will preview new evidence on what is being spent, where, on what kinds of interventions, to what effect and what the gaps are. We will discuss government and donor funding in the priority countries of the Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children; private philanthropy; and the return on investment for “accelerator interventions” that achieve multiple outcomes simultaneously. Thank you to our satellite sponsor, ViiV Healthcare Positive Action.
FCAA’s Director of Research Cat Gironda will participate to feature new FCAA data.
Join Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) for the official launch of the 21st edition of our signature resource tracking report – Philanthropy’s Response to HIV and AIDS: 2022 Grantmaking (July 2024). FCAA staff will dive into the headlines and what’s new in this year’s report. Next, key partners will reflect upon the data, share their own concerns, and discuss how the data can support the philanthropic response to HIV moving forward. We will also discuss how to leverage this new data for AIDS2024.
About the Report: For over two decades, FCAA’s annual resource tracking report has been a beacon illuminating the landscape of HIV-related philanthropy. Our goal is to create data-based evidence that will help funders align resources with critical needs and support the people and places most impacted by HIV.
When: Monday, July 22 from 14:00 to 15:00
Location – UNAIDS Meeting Room 12 and via Zoom. Register online .
This invite-only roundtable, convened by Funders Concerned about AIDS and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, will bring together communities, civil society, and the private sector to discuss practical solutions to counter this trend. The goal is to develop a playbook that outlines concrete and collaborative actions that we can take together to push back against harmful narratives, sustain and expand civic space, increase respect for human rights, and strengthen the HIV response.
When: Monday, July 22 from 15:30 to 17:30
Location is provided to those who are accepted to attend.
FCAA will be hosting a meeting of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Donor Working Group. More details coming soon.
When: Tuesday, July 23 from 10:30-12:00 pm
Location is provided to those who are accepted to attend.
When: Tuesday, July 23 from 15:00-16:00
Location:Room 13a/Channel 6
Programme Link: https://programme.aids2024.org/Programme/Session/16
Inequality, discrimination and poverty continue to drive the HIV pandemic and present the greatest barrier to ending HIV as a public health threat. Community-led organizations are at the forefront of the struggle for equity. This session will outline the growing challenges of: criminalization of key populations, stigma and discrimination; the challenges of first responses (including medical torture, loss of dignity and forced testing); the position of women with regards to marriage, access to treatment, prevention of vertical transmission and sex work; gender inequality and gender-based violence; access to information on health rights; and access to testing and treatment. The session will also highlight the vital role of community-led organizations in addressing these challenges.
FCAA Executive Director Masen Davis will present an intervention on: Unravelling the impact of anti-rights movements on the HIV response: A deep dive.
Please join FCAA, Aidsfonds, CIFF and Sidaction for this special invite-only reception to share ideas, strategize partnerships, and strengthen our HIV response in this political moment.
When: Tuesday, July 23 from 17:00 to 19:00
Location is provided to those who are accepted to attend.
When: Wednesday, July 24 from 14:30 – 16:30
Location:Room 14c/Channel 10
Programme Link: https://programme.aids2024.org/Programme/Session/550
HIV funding, like philanthropy and development assistance more broadly, is rooted in histories of colonialism that perpetuate racism and put decision-making power in the hands of those who have benefited most from colonialism and capitalism. The status quo of funding prevents communities from breaking out of short-term, project-based strategies for leading the HIV response. This workshop will explore methods to unlock equitable funding for community-led organizations through concrete changes to private, public and multilateral funding. The session seeks to build on a global, community-led call for a paradigm shift in the way funds are distributed and received.
FCAA Executive Director Masen Davis to faciliate. This session was created in partnership with the Stephen Lewis Foundation and UHAI.
When: Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 18:00 – 19:30
Location: Room 14a/Channel 9
Programme Link: https://programme.aids2024.org/Programme/Session/288
Troubling trends in anti-abortion, anti-gender and anti-trans policy in the United States are having global implications for HIV, gender and human rights. Full PEPFAR reauthorization is being held up by a section of policymakers using anti-abortion misinformation to threaten the historically bipartisan programme. The risk of a reinstated and expanded Global Gag Rule remains present in 2024 and could severely impact global HIV programming. There is a need to organize community, researchers and funders to share data, insights and strategies to promote sound policy for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This satellite will bring together these stakeholders for a series of presentations and a panel. Presenters will share what is known about U.S. SRHR policies and their impacts on HIV. The panel will focus on harm mitigation strategies to protect human rights and HIV programs globally. Through this convening we aim to create a space for ongoing stakeholder collaborations.
FCAA Executive Director Masen Davis will moderate this session organized by amfAR.