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Advocacy is the key

՚՚Positive People Armenian Network՚՚ social NGO with the financial support of Gilead sciences have organized a 7 day long training seminar “Advocacy is the Key”. The training was a follow up project of “STEP-UP: Skills Training to Empower Patients” EATG training Academy which two of the organizations representatives had participated in: Anahit Harutyunyan (President of ՚՚Positive People Armenian Network՚՚ social NGO) and Viken Darakjian(Peer counselor of ՚՚Positive People Armenian Network՚՚ social NGO).The training was initially planned to start in the [...]

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Annual Report of “Changes are possible. Act Now” Project

Dear Partner, We invite you to be present at reporting event of “Changes are possible. Act now” project. Anahit Harutyunyan (President of “Positive People Armenian Network” social NGO) will talk about the work done in 2016, the involvement of direct and indirect beneficiaries, successes and project continuation. The project is funded by the Global Fund to Fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, within the framework of the TB REP regional project. Day: 22 May, 2017 Time: 14:00 Location: National Institute of Health (Komitas street 49/4) Please [...]

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International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day

On 21st of May 2017, we once again joined International AIDS Candlelight Memorial imitative and paid our respect for those who are no longer with us. The event took place in Northern Avenue, Yerevan, Armenia with the participation of our direct beneficiaries, representatives of State and international bodies (Political, Economic, Press and Information Section Delegation of the European Union to Armenia, Ministry of Health of RA), activists (who already participated in our 7 days training program supported by an [...]

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Summery of ”Changes are Possible. Act now” Project

On May 22, 2017 at the National Institute of Health of Ministry of Health of RA named after the academician Avdalbekyan was held summary meeting of “Changes are possible. Act now” project. The project was funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in 2016 within the TB REP regional project. ‘’Positive People Armenian Network’’ Soc. NGO’s staff (Project Implementing Entities) presented in detail each stage of the project, quantitative research, results, registered obstacles and continuity opportunities. Invited persons [...]

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Meeting with Svetlana Izambaeva

On August 29 the staff of “Positive People Armenian Network” social NGO met with Svetlana Izmabayeva. In Russia Svetlana has been implemented unprecedented ‘’Teenergizer’’ project which unites and supports HIV-infected adults and young generation. Svetlana Isambaeva is a clinical psychologist and at the same time carries out functions of a social worker, peer-to-peer consultation and acts as an expert, teaching and disseminating her skills to individuals and companies involved in HIV. Before the meeting with NGO staff together with Polatava, Kiev, [...]

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Involvement of the TB community in the field of advocacy

On 28 of December 2017 ‘’Positive People Armenian Network’’ Soc. NGO(PPAN) organized Focus-Group meeting with people who have or had TB in the past. The initiative of having TB Patients network became from ‘’Changes are Possible. Act Now’’ Project’s activities. The first meeting pursuited to touch several aspects of TB sphere which will empower advocacy activism in general. Fist part of the meeting was presenting role and significance of organizations operating in the field of TB: international structures, networks, communities, [...]

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The first PrEP in Europe Summit will take place in Amsterdam

”Positive people Armenian Network” will be represented in the first PrEP in Europe Summit will take place in Amsterdam by Viken Darakjian. This will be the first community-focused conference on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to happen in the European region. The Summit will bring together health and public health commissioners and policy directors, researchers and clinicians, and PrEP users and advocates. It aims to help build a more united and more equal approach to providing PrEP within the WHO European region, [...]

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World TB day in Armenia

”Positive People Armenian Network” Social NGO (www.ppan.am) with the help and collaboration of our Partners and Donors (TB-REP, Yerevan municipality, The History Museum of Armenia) joined Stop TB Partnership initiative to commemorate World TB Day. The event took place on 25th of March, 2018 with the participation of our direct beneficiaries, TB activists who already participated in our trainings program and the general public. Those who participated were given the opportunity to wear TB related T-Shirts and share TB prevention [...]

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Social-legal issues and their solving guidance for TB beneficiaries

On June 16th, 2018 ”Positive People Armenian Network” Soc. NGO conducted a meeting with TB beneficiaries. This meeting was held within the framework of “Changes are possible. Act now ” regional program. Working plan of the project included various activities which have been carried out in the form of implementing the patient-centered model, raising public awareness, evaluating the needs of beneficiaries, developing the capacity of activists and establishing targeted working network. The organizers and beneficiaries of the meeting had targeted class-discussion, [...]

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Set up of Sectorial issues by the involvement of beneficiaries

On July 13th, 2018 was conducted regular meeting with the TB community representatives within “Changes are possible. Act Now ” project. The format of the meeting and the manner in which the speakers were presented had specification which were addressed to the direct involvement of TB community when it related with sectoral issues and its solutions as well as strengthening the capacity of community as activists. At the beginning of the meeting Anahit Harutyunyan (“Positive People Armenian Network” social NGO) [...]

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