RdR Régional - ANCS

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Cité Keur Gorgui Villa R41 Dakar

Regional RdR PROJECT
PROJECT TITLE	Project to disseminate harm reduction expertise to community associations in French-speaking West Africa (Togo and Benin) as part of the fight against HIV and tuberculosis in drug-using populations.
DURATION	3 years
CONSORTIUM	Doctors of the world Coalition Plus ANCS
PARTNERS	Partner 1: Coalition Internationale Sida (Coalition PLUS) Partner 2: National Alliance of Communities for Health (ANCS) Partner 3: Bénin Orientation Neutre Santé (BORNES) Partner 4: Platform of CSOs fighting HIV and promoting health Partner 5: Espoir Vie Togo (EVT)
GENERAL OBJECTIVE	Improving access to high-quality harm reduction services for drug-using populations in West Africa as part of the fight against HIV and tuberculosis.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES	*OS1* Consolidate a healthcare offer that is accessible and adapted to drug users, particularly in the fight against HIV and tuberculosis, with a specific focus on women drug users, by building the capacity of community-based CSOs. *OS2* Developing a cross-cutting advocacy approach to bring about changes in national and regional policies on drug users to ensure greater respect for human rights *OS3* : Documenting and disseminating expertise and good practice in harm reduction for drug users
AREA OF INTERVENTION	Togo Benin Côte d’Ivoire
BENEFICIARIES	Drug users Community-based organisations Partners CEPIAK Service providers Agent in the judicial chain Community leaders
INTERVENTIONS	Carrying out a bio-behavioural study; Capacity building for partner CSOs ; Carrying out outreach activities aimed at CDIs and creating links with health facilities to ensure a continuum of care; Development of the integrated approach in a health facility in each country for adapted and non-stigmatising PUD treatment; Promoting the community approach and supporting the development of low-threshold services in care centres for drug users; Advocacy workshops with the security forces ; Training journalists on RDR; Workshops to upgrade communities of practice on the themes of harm reduction and rights ; Strengthening the capacity of community-based CSOs in their advocacy approaches through the development of high-impact strategies; Mobilising alliances and stakeholder synergies for more effective advocacy; Implementing the advocacy actions identified and monitoring their impact; Regional training on good practice: harm reduction, balanced and effective drug policies, civil society participation in advocacy; Organisation of coordination and monitoring meetings and planning workshops ; Workshops to represent and deconstruct the image of the PUD and to raise awareness of the human rights approach to the PUD among healthcare providers and local associations; Workshop to share and validate the national strategy with partners (ECOWAS, WADC, WANCSA, etc.)