[Viva] Fwd: ICW Global Report Back - January 2014

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From: ICW NA <icwnacontact at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 7:41 PM
Subject: Fwd: ICW Global Report Back - January 2014
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This is from our Global Team!!!

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From: ICW Chair <icwglobalchair at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 10:46 AM
Subject: ICW Global Report Back - January 2014
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International Steering Committee (ISC) Report Back

January 2014

Hello ICW Members and Partners,

Here is your update for January 2014.

Things are really moving within the ICW Global Office to ensure that we are
ready for a smooth move from Argentina to Kenya in March of 2014. This
process is being lead by the Transition Working Group who has recently
hired a Transition Manager, Inviolata Mmbavi. Inviolata has a long history
in the women and HIV movement and we are thrilled that she will be guiding
us through this process on the ground in Kenya. As stated in our
communication in November, the ICW Global Office will be registering in
Kenya and have a small office that will have local and virtual staff.

ICW is also proud to announce that it was granted RCNF funding for a
consortium of 5 regions and the global office. This funding will enable a
number of key core positions to be hired and/or retained regionally and
globally as well as to do follow up the successes of Robert Carr 1. ICW is
gearing up to do some very exciting projects -stay tuned!

The Financial Resources and Accountability have been hard at work drafting
proposals in January and ensuring that we meet all the deadlines.

ICW is well into the UNAIDS and FIGO project developing and implementing an
advocacy plan for forced and cored sterilization of women living with HIV.
This project is starting with focusing on the Namibian court case in March
but will quickly move beyond that to all the regions that are experiencing
this human rights violation. In our new Strategic Plan, this is one of our
key goals that we will be focusing on stopping in the next 3 years. Don't
mess with ICW!

We are in the final stretch of our strategic plan which should be launched
shortly. The Advocacy Working group is finalizing our three year Advocacy
Strategy as well. One thing that we will be working on in 2014 is a
revision of all of our policy documents and position statements. We will be
jointing forces the Canadian HIV Legal Network, a global human rights
force, who will be assisting with technical support in this endeavor.

ICW is going to be at the Commission on the Status of Women and are very
excited to be joining our partners in this arena. If you are planning to
attend CSW please contact us immediately as we have a small working group
that has been meeting to strategize. While we do not have any funding we
want to make sure that we document and connect all the amazing women living
with HIV in New York City. We are more powerful together!

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In regional news ICW Southern Africa was re-launched during ICASA in
December 2013 and are gearing up for the Namibia forced sterilization court
case in March. ICW East Africa is also working with ICWSA and the global
team to do joint advocacy with the help of UNAIDS and FIGO around forced
and coerced sterilization.

ICW West Africa participated in peer mentoring learning exchange and
regional policy dialogue on Women's property and inheritance rights in the
context of HIV&AIDS and they are strategizing how to move this issue of
economic justice.

ICW North America has launched its annual campaign LOVE POSITIVE WOMEN
between February 1st - 14th.

ICW Asian Pacific (WAP+) has been busy developing its mentorship program
and getting ready for Melbourne.

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Presidium table: Irene Romero ICW Global , Edith Tristán ICW Panamá, Arely
Cano ICW Latina, Anna Coates ONUMUJER, Cesar Núñez ONUSIDA, Patricia Perez
Fundación Mas Paz Menos Sida/ICW Global ISC Representative

ICW Latina in partnership with the Argentina Foundation, "More Peace Less
AIDS" which is based in the city of Panama and have axes working together,
we make the regional high-level meeting with other networks, at this
meeting presented the preliminary study *technical legal violations of
reproductive rights of women with HIV in four Central American
countries *(Mexico,
El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua). Representatives of the 18 countries
ICW Latina, and other allies such as Dr. Cesar Nuñez UNAIDS, Anna Coates -
ONUMUJER and Edelma Barrio- UNFPA amongst others were present. As a result
of this meeting, a committee was formed to follow up on the agreements in
favor of strengthening the inclusion of women with HIV, but also mainstream
the issue of HIV to other issues and other sectors.

To finish our Report Back we are in the process of creating a list of ICW
members that would like to represent ICW Global, please contact our Global
Advocacy Mentor Beri Hull.

We are so encouraged by all your passion and drive!!! Nothing for Us,
Without Us!!!!

Warmly,

Jessica Whitbread

ICW Global, Chair

Don't hesitate to hold us accountable. Contact your regional
representatives personally! Get involved! Together we can do it!

The International Steering Committee Regional Representatives:

Jessica Whitbread - Global Chair and North American Representative,
icwglobalchair at gmail.com <icwglobalcahir at gmail.com>

Kenole Leminatsela - Vice Chair and Southern Africa Representative,
kmleinatsela at yahoo.com

Arely Caro - Vice Chair and Latin American Representative,
mujerespositivas at icwlatina.org

Patricia Perez - Latin America and Chair of the Regional Board of ICW
Global, pperez at morepeacelessaids.org

Damaris Grinan Terry - Latin America, damarisspbj at infosol.gtm.sld.cu

Marina Soto Calderon  - Latin America, emsc1156 at yahoo.es

Olena Stryzhak - Europe, elenas at ukr.net

Olive Edwards - English Speaking Caribbean, olive_edwards at yahoo.com

Deloris Dockery - North America, d.dockrey at comcast.net

Rebecca Matheson - Asian Pacific, executiveofficer at straightarrows.org.au

Rita Wahab - Middle Eastern/North Africa, ritou at hotmail.com

Souhelia Ben Said - Middle Eastern/North Africa, soubensaid at yahoo.fr

Sandrine Kaffo - Central Africa, vivemataf at yahoo.fr

Teresia Njoki Otieno - East Africa, njokiotieno at yahoo.com

Elizabeth Monisola Ajiboye - West Africa, moniajiboye at gmail.com

Staff:

International Support Office:

Irene Romano, Administrative Assistant, iso at icwglobal.org

Beri Hull, Global Advocacy Mentor, beriicwglobal at gmail.com

Sophie Brion, Legal Fellow,
sophieicwglobal at gmail.com<sopjieicwglobal at gmail.com>

Betty Escobar, UN Liaison, bettyescobar101 at yahoo.com

Regional Coordinators:

Promise Mthembu, ICW Southern Africa, pmthembu at hrisa.co.za

Naro Nukshi, WAP+, naro at apnplus.org

Assumpta Reginald, ICW West Africa, icwnigeria at gmail.com

Lillian Mworeko, ICW East Africa, lmworeko at icwea.org

Jessica Whitbread
ICW Global Chair

icwglobalchair at gmail.com

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Deloris Dockrey and Jessica Whtibread
ICW NA International Steering Committee Representatives
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