Community Organising and Networking Workshop

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Community Organising and NetworkingWorkshop 2
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idEnTIfyiNg gApS aND cHAlLenGEs

• Carlos García de León M
• AVE de México/LACCASO
• Latin American and the
• Caribbean Council of
• Aids Service Organisations

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What are we confronting?
Internal Stigma Stigma Discrimination Guiltyness S
ocial norms Homophobia Gender issues
MASCULINITY Absence of political will Absence of
Funds
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Organising? What for?
Networking Sharing Advocating Project
implementation Monitoring and evaluation Surveilla
nce Visibility Others
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• InVIsiBiLiTY

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HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Latin America

• Prevalences in our region between 10 to 25
• Epidemic beguns with us
• BAD NEWS
• Still with us.

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Latin American experiences

• From local to regional
• Regional Networks
• Human Rights
• Sex workers
• Women issues
• Harm reduction
• People living with HIV/AIDS

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Latin American experiences

• Regional Networks
• Gay and other MSM issues ASICAL
• In Wich networks Gays and other MSMs are?

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As time goes by

• INVISIBILIZATION
• Official discourse FEMINIZATION
• TITANIC Sindrome
• Abscence of Political Will
• Absence of resources (FUNDS)

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One exampleGay and others MSM LA Task Force

• Community initiative
• Fostered by ASICAL and supported by other
  activists
• Regional Networks support
• UNAIDS support and commitment

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Gay and others MSM LA Task Force

• Follows UN Task Force model
• Invisibility of the regional MSM situation
• Resarchers and academics
• Non written agreemnt for colaborative partnership

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Gay and others MSM LA Task Force

• Funding depends in only one partner
• Non participative process
• Returned to community
• Unsustainable
• Competition vs Leadership
• Masculinity issues
• FAILURE

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Challenges

• Visibilization
• Strategic Thinking
• Long term Strategic Planning
• Enable Dialogue
• Respect local culture
• Share experiences

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Challenges

• Work our masculinities
• Build common agendas
• Create a supportive environment
• Learning process for ACTION
• South South / North South
• North North / South - North

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Challenges

• Protection Shell to most vulnerables
• Resource Mobilization
• Respect DIVERSITY
• Fight apathy
• Build Community
• Less words
• more ACTION!!

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Lets Mobilize!!Lets Organize!!
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Muchas Gracias