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live & let laugh 😌

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!

#SAFEStart+ is inviting community-led organizations working on EVT, HIV, Hepatitis B, Syphilis, Maternal & Child Health to apply for small grants to scale up community-led responses.

Deadline: 30/06/2026, 23:59hrs

More details: https://t.co/bFTh22711r

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

“We must now ensure that our health systems are responsive, equitable, people-centred, & driven by real-time evidence,” said Dr. Upenytho G. DuGuMm, Commissioner, Community Health Department, @MinofHealthUG, during the inception meeting.

Cc: @UNAIDS_UG | @hepsuganda | @MBKeno

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

“We are embarking on the journey of institutionalizing community engagement, a decisive step towards ensuring that the voices of communities are not only heard, but systematically used to inform decisions & improve service delivery.” - Dr. Upenytho George
#CommunityActions4Change

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

#ONGOING

@MinofHealthUG, in collaboration with #ICWEA & @hepsuganda, convenes an Inception Meeting for the official launch of the “Engagement of Recipients of Care in Improving Services & Influencing Policies for Integrated Chronic Care Service Delivery in Ug” initiative.

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

Let us work together to ensure that this becomes a foundation of health system strengthening in Uganda,” - Dr. Upenytho DuGuMm from @MinofHealthUG remarked during the inception meeting, as he welcomed the collaboration in centering community voices at the heart of integration.

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

As part of ongoing consultations, ICWEA with @hepsuganda met with the Commissioner for Health Services, Dr. Upenytho G. DuGuMm, @MinofHealthUG to discuss strategies & a structured engagement plan to strengthen integrated, client-responsive HIV, TB & chronic care services in Ug.

[Kachaina Media @Kachainamedia]

“Kachaina, ICWEA Ambassador, UNAIDS Representative, & National TB Liplocy program (NTLP)& Ambassador, Uganda Stop Tb Partnership , Ambasador Reach a hand Uganda (RAHU) shares a powerful insights at the National HIV/Aids Symposium 2025 in Mbarara at MBArara Universityof Science and Technology (MUST) .

As a champion in the fight against HIV/TB and Malaria . Kachaina mobilized communities, moderated key sessions, & presented solutions to #EndHIV by 2030! 🇺🇬💪 With expertise in journalism, diplomacy, & global studies, Kachaina continues to inspire & influence change.

This took place on friday 28th Nov. 2025. #HIVSymposium2025 #EndAIDS" #UAC #UgandaAidsCommission . #KachainaMedia @aidscommission @ICWEastAfrica @MinofHealthUG @reachahand @HumNabimanya @RHUganda @UNAIDS @Winnie_Byanyima @TugumeNelsonO @DianaAtwine @JaneRuth_Aceng @TuryahabweStav2 @RichardKabanda2

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

Many violent episodes go unmentioned. Stop violence against people's children. Soon we shall name and shame

[Victoria Katamba @VictoriaKatamba]

Absolutely! 💯 Prevention is power, and so is online safety. On #WorldAIDSDay, sharing accurate HIV info online fights stigma & strengthens prevention for women & girls living with HIV. Let’s advance
#ChoiceManfesto
#16DaysOfActivism

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

Not all violence leaves bruises.

Let's unite to end digital violence against women & girls.

Cc: @UNTrustFundEVAW
@unwomenuganda @Mglsd_UG
@UNDPUganda @UN_Women

#16DaysOfActivism | #NameItToEndIt

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

Day 10 of #16DaysOfActivism

Online platforms exposing women’s HIV status must be shut down — full stop.

Technology should amplify voices, not endanger them.

This #NameItToEndIt campaign is a reminder: digital spaces must be SAFE for women & girls living with HIV.

#EndVAWG

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

ICWEA showed up strong at #ICASA2025 — connecting, sharing, & celebrating the leadership of women living with HIV across Africa.

Community presence matters.
Visibility matters. Our voices matter.

Cc: @ViiVHC @UNITAID @UNAIDS @Aidsfonds_intl

#HIVPrevention
#ChoiceManifesto

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

At #ICASA2025, ICWEA met with @UNITAID at their booth to discuss progress under #SAFEStart+, which supports the #TripleElimination of HIV, syphilis & Hepatitis B.

With partners, we reaffirm a shared goal: End vertical transmission. No mother no baby left behind.

Cc: @PATHtweets

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

At #ICASA2025, ICWEA met with @AchrekarAngeli, Deputy Executive Director for the Programme Branch, @UNAIDS to spotlight the urgent need for equitable #HIVPrevention options & ensuring women & girls remain at the center of the response.

Cc: @UNAIDS_UG @Winnie_Byanyima @lmworeko

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

ICWEA engaged Doris K. Macharia, President of @EGPAF, on scaling community-led solutions to end HIV among children & achieve the elimination of vertical transmission.

Cc: @UNITAID @PATHtweets @Hep_Alliance @UNAIDS @ViiVHC @iasociety @Aidsfonds_intl @unicef_aids @aidscommission

[beatrice ajonye @bajonye]

#SAFEstart strategies is what we need to find over 12,000 children who have not yet been diagnosed in Uganda, STOP exposure of children to HIV&HBV, close the gaps in HBV programming (community empowerment in understanding HBV continum of care). 🎉🎉@ICWEastAfrica@UNITAID@PATH

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

Day 11 | #16DaysOfActivism

Healthcare should never hurt.
No woman or girl should face practices that compromise her dignity — online or offline.
We stand with survivors & demand zero tolerance for abuse in ALL spaces.

Cc: @UNTrustFundEVAW @UN_Women @UNDPUganda

#EndVAWG

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

Women with end AIDS by 2030 & refuse the sunsetting of @UNAIDS until when AIDS is sunset @UNAIDS_ESA @ICWEastAfrica @w4_gf

[Nampenja clare @nampenja]

We are ending HIV among adolescent girls and young women, HIV prevention is a real deal at ICASA 2025, ACCRA Ghana

[ICWEAAt20 @ICWEastAfrica]

Day 12 | #16DaysOfActivism

Intergenerational leadership is reshaping our movements.

Young leaders are re-imagining how we prevent violence, challenge stigma & protect rights & when generations join forces, systems shift.

Cc: @UNTrustFundEVAW @UNDPUganda @UN_Women

#EndVAWG